Thursday, August 4, 2011

BLACK BEAN LASAGNA

Ingredients :

  • 1 − 28 ounce jar tomato pasta sauce
  • 1/2 cup water
  • 2 cans (15 ounce) black beans, rinsed and drained
  • 1 3/4 cups lowfat ricotta cheese
  • 1 egg
  • 12 uncooked lasagna noodles
  • 2 1/2 cups shredded skim mozzarella cheese

Instructions :

  • Preheat oven to 375F. Over low heat, simmer tomato sauce, water, and black beans.
  • Meanwhile, in a small bowl, combine ricotta cheese and egg. Set aside. 
  • Using a 9 X 13 inch baking dish, place 1 cup of the bean/sauce mixture on the bottom of the dish. 
  • Place 3 pieces of uncooked lasagna noodles on top of the sauce. 
  • Next, spread about2/3 cup of the ricotta mixture over the noodles. 
  • Top with 1 cup of thebean/sauce mixture, lastly about 1/2 cup of the mozzarella.
  • Repeat two layers of noodles, ricotta, bean/sauce, and mozzarella.
  • Then place on the remaining 3 lasagna noodles and pour the remainingbean/sauce mixture over all. 
  • Top with remaining mozzarella. 
  • Cover withfoil and bake at 375F for 30 minutes.
  • Remove foil and continue to bakeanother 15 minutes. 
  • Remove from oven and let stand for 15 minutesbefore cutting.

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