Bitsy's Vegetarian Lasagna

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In my younger days, many of my roommates were vegetarians. One night when it was my turn to cook - i developed this meat-free lasagna recipe. I'm not a vegetarian, but i really liked it! I hope you do too.

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Steps

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Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

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Undercook lasagna noodles in salted water - should still be slightly rubbery.

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Cool.

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Set aside.

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In 2 tablespoons olive oil , saute finely chopped onion , green bell pepper , mushrooms , minced garlic and ground black pepper until tender.

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Add all but 1 cup tomato sauce to this mixture and heat slightly.

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Set aside.

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In separate bowl , combine ricotta cheese , cottage cheese , eggs , chopped spinach and chopped parsley.

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Set aside.

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Thinly slice mozzarella cheese.

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Set aside.

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Butter oblong baking dish that will accommodate the length of noodles.

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Start at the bottom of pan with a layer of noodles.

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Next a layer of sauce.

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Next the cheeses / eggs / spinach mixture.

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Next mozzarella slices.

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Continue to arrange in layers a-b-c-d-a-b-c-d-a until all ingredients are used up.

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Top layer should be a layer of noodles.

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Pour the last 1 cup of tomato sauce over the top.

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Sprinkle the 1 / 2 cup of fresh grated parmesan cheese over the sauce.

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And sprinkle the 1 .

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Ingredients

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lasagna noodle, tomato sauce, mozzarella cheese, ricotta cheese, cottage cheese, green bell pepper, fresh mushrooms, onion, fresh parsley, garlic cloves, fresh parmesan cheese, eggs, fresh spinach, olive oil, fresh ground black pepper, mrs. dash seasoning mix