Memories & lasagna

OK, I need to take a breather from studying. I wanted to post about one of my favorite old dishes today: My lasagna.


I first found this lasagna dish somewhere online, and I've since added my own touches. (The original recipe called for cottage cheese; I prefer ricotta.)

I used to make it for the roomies back in college, because not only did everyone love it, but it made so much that it fed everybody for a week. You just cut off a hunk and microwave it, and it's as delicious as new.

I am still somewhat ill, and very busy studying, so I knew this would be a good dish to make this weekend. (It'll feed us until next week, I'm sure, with just the two of us.) So here it is...


My favorite lasagna

Ingredients:

• 1 lb. Lasagna noodles
• 26 oz. Can of tomato sauce
• 1 lb. Ricotta cheese (or a 15 oz. tub)
  
• 8 oz. Mozzarella (shredded)
• 8 oz. Some other cheese (shredded or crumbled)*
• 1 cup Parmesan cheese
• Small package of frozen spinach (thawed and drained)
• 9 x 13 Baking dish
  

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
2. Cook pasta & drain.
3. Mix tomato sauce & ricotta cheese in a bowl.
4. Mix cheeses together in another bowl.
5. Layer ingredients in order: sauce, pasta, cheese. You start with sauce to prevent noodles from burning in your pan, and you should end with cheese on top. (In one of the middle layers, sprinkle the spinach.)
   
6. Bake 30-45 minutes or until cheese is golden.
   

* Today I used an 8 oz. mixed Italian cheeses package of those "crumbles." I also sprinkled some gorgonzola on top, because it's my favorite cheese.

Prep time: about an hour
Feeds: a ton