by Cheryl Cruz

Created on: June 22, 2008   Last Updated: December 08, 2011

This recipe was given to me by my grandmother. She loved to make dinner for her family. This was one of her favorites and ours as well.

Spinach Lasagna

1 pound ricotta cheese
2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese,divided
1 egg
1 package frozen chopped spinach, thawed and drained
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon oregano
dash pepper
32 ounces spaghetti sauce
9 or 12 lasagna noodles or enough to fill pan in layers, uncooked
1 cup water

Procedure:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease 9 x 30 inch pan. In a large bowl, mix ricotta cheese,1 cup mozzarella cheeze, egg, spinach, salt, oregano and pepper. In greased pan, layer 1 cup sauce. 3 or 4 noodles and half of cheese mixture.

Repeat. Top with remaining noodles and sauce.

Sprinkle with remaining 1 cup of mozzarella cheeze. Pour water around edges of pan. Cover tightly with foil and bake for 1 hour and 15 minutes.

Let stand for 15 minutes before serving. Serves 6 to 8.

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