Mushroom Spinach Lasagna

Mushroom Spinach Lasagna

1 500g tub 2% cottage cheese
1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
1 egg, lightly beaten
1/4 tsp each grated nutmeg, salt, and pepper
1 300g package frozen spinach, thawed 1
12 oven-ready lasagna noodles
1 cup shredded provolone or mozzarella 2


Tomato Mushroom Sauce:
1 tbsp vegetable oil 3
1 onion, chopped
1 carrot, finely diced
3 cloves garlic, minced
4 cups sliced cremini or white button mushrooms 4
2 tsp dried Italian herb seasoning 5
1/4 tsp each salt and pepper
pinch hot pepper flakes 6
1 700ml jar of prepared pasta sauce 7

In large saucepan, heat oil over medium-high heat; sauté onion, carrot, garlic, mushrooms, herbs, salt, pepper, and hot pepper flakes until liquid is evaporated (about 8 minutes). Add pasta sauce and 1-1/2 cups water; bring to boil.

Meanwhile, in a large bowl, combine cottage cheese, Parmesan cheese, egg, nutmeg, salt, and pepper. In sieve, press moisture out of spinach; chop and add to bowl, stirring to combine.
Pour 1 cup of the sauce into slow cooker. Arrange 3 of the noodles8 over sauce. Top with half of the cheese mixture. Cover with 3 noodles and half of the remaining sauce. Repeat with noodles and remaining cheese mixture. Sprinkle with shredded mozzarella or provolone. Cover and cook on low for 3 hours or until bubbly and pasta is tender.

Makes 8 servings.

Per serving: about 363 cal, 22g pro, 11g total fat (5g sat fat), 44g carb, 5g fibre, 41 mg chol, 999mg sodium. %RDI: 25% calcium, 16% iron, 52% vit A, 18% vit C, 26% folate.


1 Save yourself a step and buy frozen chopped spinach.
2 I had mozzarella, so I used mozzarella.
3 I used olive oil, because that's what I use.
4 I used a mix of both, probably about 75% cremini and 25% white button.
5 I used dried parsley, oregano, and basil, for a combined total of about 2 tsp.
6 I skipped this.
7 I used Classico's tomato basil sauce.
8 My slow cooker is oval-shaped (or, perhaps more precisely, rectangular with rounded corners), and I found I had to break the noodles to make them fit well.



Courtesy of Melanie!