---------- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.02 Title: Mushroom & Spinach Lasagna Categories: Pasta, Main dish, Veggie, Italian Yield: 12 servings Sauce: 2 md Red pepper 1/2 md Onion 2 cl Garlic 4 md Raw tomato 1/8 ts Ground thyme 1/2 c Vegetable broth (home made) 1/8 ts Hot pepper sauce 1 md Onion Lasagna: 1 ts Balsamic vinegar 3 md Raw tomato 4 cl Garlic 6 oz Mushrooms 1 c Ricotta cheese (skim milk) 2 oz Swiss Cheese low fat 1/4 c Fresh basil 1 lb Fresh spinach 1 tb Fresh parsley 6 oz Lasagna noodles (spinach) 4 oz Parmesan; grated Sauce: Use the first 8 ingredients to make the sauce. Roast the red peppers, and all the onions and garlic. (To roast onion and garlic in a microwave) place an unpealed onion in microwave for 5 minutes on high. In the last 2 minutes add garlic cloves. Combine peppers, onion, garlic, tomato (peeled, seeded & diced), thyme, and stock in a sauce pan; simmer for 15 minutes. Transfer to food processor or blender, add pepper sauce and balsamic vinegar and then puree. Set aside. Lasagna: Cook lasagna noodles per instructions, drain and rinse with cold water. Wash spinach leaves, chop coarsely, and steam. In a non-stick skillet combine onions, tomatoes, garlic and mushrooms; simmer until liquid evaporates, about 15 minutes. Let cool then add ricotta cheese, Swiss cheese, basil, parsely, salt, and pepper. Mix well. In an oiled 9x13" baking dish, put down a layer of noodles. Top with a layer of spinach, then onion-and-tomato mixture, then parmesan. Repeat layers until all ingredients are gone. Bake in a 350 F oven for 40 minutes. Serve with tomato-red bell pepper sauce on top. -----