This is a simple version of lasagna that turned out quite good. The longing for some real comfort food and the desire to make it easy and cook with what was on hand gave way to this dish.
Almost Lasagna
- Total Time: 1 hour
- Yield: 5-6 1x
Ingredients
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- 2 lbs. of loose Italian sausage
- 9 oz box of frozen chopped spinach
- 1 quart of button mushrooms - sliced
- 4 - 5 cups of marinara sauce
- 16 oz of mozzarella - shredded
- Parmesan or Romano cheese for grating
- Olive oil
- Dashes of salt
- Dashes of dried oregano
- Dashes of red pepper flakes
- Dashes of black pepper
- 1 lb. of lasagna noodles
Instructions
- Heat the sauce.
- Heat a large frying pan with 2 tablespoons of olive oil. Add the spinach and sauté in the pan until thawed and dry. Remove and place in a dish until ready to use.
- Add another tablespoon of olive oil to the pan; add the sliced mushrooms to the pan; along with dashes of all the spices. When the mushrooms are slightly golden remove and toss with the spinach.
- Add the sausage to the pan and sauté until cooked. Add the sausage to the mushrooms and spinach and toss.
- Cook the noodles as directed.
- In a large baking dish; ladle sauce at the bottom and top with the noodles. Spoon the sausage, mushroom and spinach combo on top. Sprinkle with the cheese and grating cheese; more sauce and another layer of noodles. Repeat this process until the noodles are used.
- Preheat Oven 300 degrees.
- Bake for 40 – 45 minutes.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 50 minutes
- Category: Main Dish
Enjoy with Love,
Catherine
xo
tedeternura.com says
Que PLATOS tan deliciosos nos dejas CATHERINE.
A disfrutarlos en estas próximas Fiestas; y que esten llenas de BIENESTAR Y SALUD,
FELIZ NAVIDAD AMIGA!!!
Un abrazo enorme :))))
mae says
I don't see how you did all that pre-cooking in only 10 minutes -- you must be much faster than I am! You refer to cooking the pasta but I wondered if you couldn't just use the no-boil lasagne noodles to make it faster. I think they are the best invention in the whole pasta family!
Living the Gourmet says
Mae, I have never used no-boil lasagne noodles before, but let me know how it works!
Thank you for visiting!
xo
sandie says
I've never tried anything like that - looks good.
Louise says
Love the ingredients in this "almost" lasagna, Catherine. I guess it's all about the layering and these layers look yummy!
Thank you so much for sharing, Catherine...
Choc Chip Uru says
Almost lasagna is still lasagna and still super delish 😀
Cheers
Choc Chip Uru
Angie@Angie's Recipes says
I want some too! It looks very satisfying and tasty!
Ginny Hartzler says
Yum, it looks wonderful! A fresh and healthier take on the old favorite.
Comedy Plus says
You know how I love all things pasta. Yes indeed.
Have a fabulous day Catherine. Big hugs. ♥♥♥
Laura says
I bet this is delicious. Nothing better than comfort food this time of year. xo Laura
TexWisGirl says
makes me very hungry! 🙂