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LASAGNE-3(MV)            USENET Cookbook            LASAGNE-3(MV)

SPINACH LASAGNA

     LASAGNE-3 - Classic spinach lasagna

     This recipe was posted to usenet by sridhar@spt.tek.com who
     got it from Sean Gilley (slg@e.ms.uky.edu).  I modifed it
     slightly to my tastes (naturally).

INGREDIENTS (Serves 6-8)
     32 oz     tomato sauce
     1 lb      canned tomatoes
     1-2       medium onions
     8         cloves garlic
     8 oz      black olives, drained (optional)
     8 oz      green olives, drained (optional)
     8 oz      mushrooms (optional)
     1         large bunch broccoli (optional)
     12-16 oz  mozzarella cheese
     12-16 oz  other cheese (cheddar, swiss, jack, etc.)
     16 oz     cottage cheese
     1/2 cup   parsley (optional)
     8-12 oz   spinach
     3         eggs
     2 lb      lasagna noodles (approximately 2 boxes)
               Italian spices, to taste

PROCEDURE
          (1)  Sauce:  Put tomatoes and tomato sauce in large pot
               over low heat.  Press garlic, add.  Chop onions,
               olives, mushrooms, and broccoli, add.  Add spices
               to taste.  Simmer covered over low heat until the
               whole tomatoes have merged with the rest of the
               sauce and you can no longer tell where one begins
               and the other ends.

          (2)  Cheese:  Grate the cheeses and mix.  Add eggs,
               parsley, and spinach, mix well.

          (3)  Building the lasagna:  In a lasagna pan, put in
               just enough sauce to cover the bottom of the pan.
               Make a layer of noodles.  Using about half of the
               available cheese mixture, make a layer of cheese.
               Another layer of noodles.  Cover the noodles with
               sauce, the important thing being to make sure all
               noodles have at least some sauce on them.  Another
               layer of noodles.  Use the rest of the cheese mix-
               ture and make a layer of cheese.  Put down the
               last layer of noodles, then use the remaining
               amount of sauce, or as much as possible, and cover
               the noodles in sauce.

          (4)  Bake at 375 deg. F for 45 minutes.

NOTES
     The lasagna noodles are uncooked when you build the lasagna.
     Be stingy with the sauce, if you aren't, you'll end up short
     at the end where you need it most.

     If you do things as specified here, you will end up with a
     lasagna layered as (s-n-c-n-s-n-c-n-s), (sauce, noodles,
     cheese, etc.) but some prefer the heretic's way: (c-n-s-c-
     n-s-c-n-s)

RATING
     Difficulty: moderate.  Time: 2-3 hours.  Precision: Approxi-
     mate measurement OK.

CONTRIBUTOR
     Original recipe by Sean Gilley, Mathematical Sciences, U of Kentucky
     slg@e.ms.uky.edu

     Posted by S.Sridhar, Tektronix Inc., Portland, Oregon
     sridhar@spt.tek.com

     Submitted by
     Dave Van't Hof, VLSI Cad, MIPS Computer Systems, Inc., Sunnyvale, Calif, USA
     vanthof@mips.com