Olive Garden Florentine Lasagna Recipe - Cooking Index

Olive Garden Florentine Lasagna

Type: Pasta, Vegetables
Serves: 12 people

Recipe Ingredients

1 lb  Fresh spinach
1 lb  Fresh mushrooms - chop coarse
1 cup  Onion - chopped
10 x  Garlic - mined
2 tablespoons  Olive oil
3 cups  Ricotta cheese
1 2/3 cups  Parmesan cheese - divide
1   Egg
1/2 teaspoon  Salt
1/2 teaspoon  Black pepper
3/4 teaspoon  Dried basil
3/4 teaspoon  Dried oregano
16   Lasagna noodles
4 1/2 cups  Mozzarella cheese - shredded
  Marinara sauce or tomato-
  Cream sauce as desired
  Extra parmesan cheese

Recipe Instructions


Source:
Steam spinach until tender; press out excess moisture and chop coarsely. Chop mushrooms and onions and mince garlic over medium-high heat until onions are tender; drain excess liquid and cool. Mix ricotta cheese, 2/3 cup Parmesan, egg, salt, pepper, basil and oregano in large bowl. Add cooled spinach and mushroom-onion mixture and mix on low speed until just blended. Cook lasagna according to package directions; rinse under cool water and drain thoroughly. Place foru lasagna strips in bottom of lightly oiled 9x13" pan, overlapping slightly. Top with 2 c of spinach filling. Sprinkle with 1-1/2 c shredded cheese and 1/3 c Parmesan. Repeat layering two more times and top with remaining four lasagna strips. Spread 1 cup of marinara or tomato-cream sauce over top and cover tightly with foil. Preheat oven to 350~ and bake, covered, for 1 hour. Remove from oven and keep warm at least 30 minutes before cutting. Top with extra Parmesan cheese. (Can be refrigerated a day in advance of baking if desired. ) Abilene Reporter News 3/10/94

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