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
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Catherine
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TexWisGirl says
makes me very hungry! 🙂
Laura says
I bet this is delicious. Nothing better than comfort food this time of year. xo Laura
Comedy Plus says
You know how I love all things pasta. Yes indeed.
Have a fabulous day Catherine. Big hugs. ♥♥♥
Ginny Hartzler says
Yum, it looks wonderful! A fresh and healthier take on the old favorite.
Angie@Angie's Recipes says
I want some too! It looks very satisfying and tasty!
Choc Chip Uru says
Almost lasagna is still lasagna and still super delish 😀
Cheers
Choc Chip Uru
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...
sandie says
I've never tried anything like that - looks good.
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
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 :))))
Nadji says
Un plat de lasagnes joliment préparé et certainement délicieux.
J'aime beaucoup.
A bientôt
Maureen | Orgasmic Chef says
Definite comfort food for me and now it's what I want to eat even though I ate dinner 3 hours ago. 🙂
Heather @ My Sweet Mission says
Catherine, we love lasagna for the holidays and yours looks delicious, love that it has sausage and spinach in it too!
Have a sweet weekend.
Heather
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Beauty Follower says
Looks really delicious!
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nonna papera says
Devono essere molto buone!
Mary Frances says
The spinach and mushrooms are an awesome addition to lasagna! And I love how much faster this recipe is.
ATasteOfMadness says
I find the thought of making lasagna daunting. This sounds more like my kind of dish!
BrSpiritus says
Funny enough, I decided to make lasagne today for dinner, then saw this article lol
Dottie Sauchelli Balin says
Dear Catherine, Looks so comforting! Love Lasagna and this recipe is filled with many delicious ingredients, that you can't help but love it. I have used the no boil noodles and they are so good, not sticky or rubbery. They take less time and look much better. Have to try this recipe for sure. Thanks for sharing dear friend. Have a blessed week ahead...Dottie 🙂
lisaiscooking says
Comfort food like this lasagna sounds perfect right now!
Chiara says
When I think of Italian comfort food, a yummy lasagna like this comes to mind, blessings my dear, xo
what's baking?? says
Looks really good
speedy70 says
Bellissima questa lasagna riccia, e tanto gustosa, brava!!!!
Victoria says
Looks delicious! I love that you included mushrooms and spinach 🙂
Brandi says
We love lasagna so much that we had it twice so far this month. Next time I'll have to try your version!
Srivalli says
Your version of lasagna surely lives up to the name..looks so nicely done..I have been having making lasagna from scratch on my to do list for the longest time..:)..should atleast give recipes like this a shot!
Cakelaw says
Yum! What a wonderful looking dish. Lasagne is one of my favourite pasta dishes, so I am sure I'd ove this.
Barbara says
That looks delicious, Catherine! We do love pasta dishes. So comforting!