Friday, September 23, 2011

Spinach lasagna with eggplant

This is a lower calorie version of my favorite lasagna.  It works out to only 184 calories per piece!  This is done in the oven rather than the crock pot.

1 cup part-skim ricotta cheese
1 cup frozen spinach, thawed
2/3 package Trader Joe's marinated and grilled eggplant and zucchini OR 1 eggplant and 2 zucchini, sliced thin and grilled with olive oil
6 no boil lasagna noodles
1 3/4 cups marinara sauce
3.5oz mozzarella cheese, shredded\
to taste - salt, garlic powder, onion powder

Preheat oven to 375 F.  Prepare a 9" square pan.

Filling: mix spinach and ricotta cheese and season with salt, garlic powder and onion powder.

Assembly: layer 1/4 cup sauce, 1/2 the grilled vegetables, 1/2 cup sauce, 3 noodles, the spinach filling, remaining vegetables, 1/2 cup sauce, remaining 3 noodles, 1/2 cup sauce and the cheese.

Bake for 1 hour.  Remove from oven and allow to sit about 10 minutes to set up a little.  Cut into 9 3" squares.

Review:  This was fabulous!  The best lasagna ever.  We all loved it.

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