Thursday, January 12, 2012

Lasagna with spinach



Ingredients:
* 8 ounces lasagna noodles
* 1 pound ground beef
* 24 oz jar marinara sauce or any tomato sauce
* 1 pound frozen spinach - refroze spinach
* 2 cups ricotta cheese
* 2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
* 1/4 cup parmigiana cheese - grated
* salt and pepper ( for taste )
* oil

Instructions:
1. Bring a big pot to boil and cook the noodle to al dante not fully cooked or fallow the direction behind the box. Drain and set a side
2. a big bowl mix ricotta cheese with spinach and grated parmigiana cheese, then add some salt & pepper. set a side
3. Coat a deep skillet with oil in medium heat. add a ground beef, salt and pepper and cooked for 5-6 minutes. stir occasionally
4. add the marinara sauce to the beef. stir occasionally for ingredients mix together
5. remove the sauce from the skillet and place the sauce in a bowl. set a side
6. to assemble lasagna, put a couple spoon marinara sauce in baking dish. arrange noodles over the sauce.
 put 2-3 tablespoon a ricotta and spinach mixture on the noodle. add marinara sauce and sprinkle mozzarella cheese. repeating the steps until finished.
8. a last layer put an extra shredded mozzarella cheese and parmigiana cheese. cover the noodle with foil. bake in the oven until bubbling. last 5 minutes remove the foil and returned the lasagna to oven. cook until cheese golden brown.