Sunny's Latin Lasagna

Sunny's Latin Lasagna
Sunny's Latin Lasagna might be a good recipe to expand your main course recipe box. This recipe makes 8 servings with 844 calories, 45g of protein, and 49g of fat each. This recipe covers 44% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 2 hours and 25 minutes. This recipe is typical of Mediterranean cuisine. Head to the store and pick up button mushrooms, oven ready" lasagna noodles, spinach, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the vegetable oil you could follow this main course with the Blueberry Coffee Cake #SundaySupper as a dessert.

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Watch how to make this recipe.
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Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
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In a medium bowl stir together ricotta, spinach, egg, cumin, salt and set aside. In a large saute pan over medium-high heat add 3 tablespoons of oil and 3 tablespoons of butter and saute ground pork and cayenne pepper until meat is brown, about 5 to 7 minutes.
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Remove meat from the pan to a bowl and add mushrooms to the pan. Cook until tender, another 5 minutes.
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Add meat back to the pan, stir in 1/2 cup of the Parmesan, season with salt and pepper, to taste, then transfer mixture to a bowl and set aside.
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To assemble, layer bottom of 12 by 9-inch casserole dish with 1/3 of the salsa, then 6 noodles, overlapping to cover the entire bottom surface of the dish. Next add and evenly spread half the ricotta spinach mixture, half the pork mushroom mixture, and a layer of mozzarella.
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Layer another 1/3 of the salsa, 6 noodles, the remaining ricotta spinach mixture, and the remaining pork mushroom mixture. To finish add the last 6 noodles, top with the remaining salsa.
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Place the remaining mozzarella slices on top along with the remaining Parmesan. Finish with a drizzle of olive oil and pepper, to taste.
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Bake covered for 45 minutes. Increase oven temperature to 425 degrees F, uncover, and bake for 15 more minutes or until golden brown and bubbly.
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Combine all ingredients in a food processor and puree until almost smooth. Adjust seasoning, to taste.
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DifficultyExpert
Ready In2 hrs, 25 m.
Servings8
Health Score59
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