Lasagna Spirals

Total Time: 1 hr 50 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 9 lasagna noodles
• 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
• 1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley or 1 tablespoon basil
• 1 (10 ounce) package frozen spinach, thawed
• 2 teaspoons olive oil
• 4 cups sliced mushrooms
• 1 onion, chopped
• 4 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 teaspoon dried basil
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper
• 1 egg, lightly beaten
• 2 cups ricotta cheese
• 1/2 cup freshly grated parmesan cheese
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1 onion, chopped
• 4 teaspoons flour
• 3/4 cup 10% cream
• 2 1/2 cups canned diced tomatoes
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper

Recipe

• 1 cook noodles in boiling salted water until tender but firm (about 8-10 minutes).
• 2 drain; rinse under cold water.
• 3 arrange in layer on towels.
• 4 filling: squeeze spinach dry and chop.
• 5 in skillet, heat oil over med heat; cook mushrooms, onions, garlic, basil, salt& pepper for about 15 minutes or until starting to brown and liquid is evaporated.
• 6 stir in spinach; cook, stirring for 2 minutes.
• 7 let cool for 5 minutes.
• 8 stir in egg, ricotta cheese and parmesan cheese.
• 9 tomato cream sauce: melt butter over med heat.
• 10 cook onion stirring occasionally for 8 minutes or til very soft.
• 11 sprinkle with flour and cook, stirring for about 1 minute.
• 12 stir in cream and bring to a boil; cook for 1 minute.
• 13 drain tomatoes, reserving juice.
• 14 add tomatoes to pan along with salt& pepper.
• 15 bring to a boil.
• 16 transfer to a blender and puree til smooth.
• 17 blend in reserved tomato juice.
• 18 set 1/2 cup of sauce aside; pour remaining sauce into 9x13 dish.
• 19 working with one noodle at a time, spread 1/2 cup of the spinach mixture on noodle, leaving 1/4" border uncovered.
• 20 starting at short end, roll up.
• 21 cut in half lengthwise; place cut side down in sauce.
• 22 drizzle rolls with reserved sauce; sprinkle with mozzarella cheese.
• 23 cover tightly with foil.
• 24 bake in a 350 oven for 40 minutes or until bubbly.
• 25 uncover and broil for 2 minutes or until golden.
• 26 let stand 10 minutes before serving.
• 27 sprinkle with parsley if desired.