No Boil Florentine Lasagna
By: Mary Farkas
Published: Tuesday, July 27, 2010 - 2:05am

Ingredients




Get no bake lasagna noodles,
1 pound Italian sausage (hot or mild)
1 pint ricotta cheese
1 pound mozzarella cheese (get it shredded to save time)
Fresh grated Parmesan cheese
1 pound fresh baby spinach leaves
2 eggs
1 quart red spaghetti sauce, warm
olive oil
grated nutmeg

Preparation

1 Heat oven to 375 or use microwave oven. 2 Slice open and brown Italian sausage, drain grease, and mix with spaghetti sauce. Heat. 3 Place ricotta in a deep mixing bowl. Add the eggs, and about 1/2 to 1 teaspoon grated nutmeg. 4 Rinse the baby spinach, pat dry. 5 Take your lasagna pan (about 8X13) and spread olive oil all over the bottom and sides. 6 Place no bake lasagna noodles across the bottom in a single layer. 7 Cover with 1/3 ricotta mixture, then 1/3 spinach leaves, then 1/3 sauce, then 1/3 grated Mozzarella. 8 Repeat noodles, ricotta cheese, spinach, sauce & meat, Mozzarella, ending with Mozzarella. Sprinkle well with Parmesan cheese. 9 If the pan is microwave safe, cover well with plastic wrap and cook for 35 minutes on high, turning often. Allow to rest for at least 5 minutes before serving. 10 If you oven-bake, cover tightly with aluminum foil, time for 45 minutes, uncover and bake for 15 more minutes (to brown). 11 Allow to rest for at least 5 minutes before slicing.