Vegetable Lasagna

Ingredients:

9 lasagna noodles (Barilla "no boiling required" brand is easiest)

1 8-oz. container of sliced, fresh mushrooms

1 cup pre-packaged shredded carrots

1 medium yellow onion, chopped

3 tbs EVOO

1 15-oz. can of tomato sauce

1 12 oz. can of tomato paste

1 small can of sliced black olives

3 tbs of fresh basil

1 1/2 tsp of dried oregano

1 10-oz. package of frozen chopped spinach, thawed, and squeezed to remove water

1 cup of low-fat cottage cheese

1 cup of part-skim ricotta cheese

4 cups of shredded mozzarella cheese

1 3-oz. container of shredded Parmesan cheese

Instructions:

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. In a large skillet, saute the mushrooms, carrots, and onions in olive oil until tender. Stir in tomato sauce, paste, olives, spinach, basil, and oregano. Mix cottage cheese and ricotta together in a separate bowl. Place a single layer of lasagna noodles in a PAM'ed 13x9 baking dish. Spread with a layer of cottage cheese/ricotta mixture, spinach/tomato mixture, and mozzarella/Parmesan mixture to cover the noodles. Repeat layers (3 of each). Bake at 375 for about 40 minutes or until bubbling. Let stand for a few minutes before serving.

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