Spinach Mushroom Lasagna

Total Time: 1 hr 45 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 4 tablespoons olive oil, divided
• 3 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 (28 ounce) can crushed tomatoes, preferably fire-roasted
• 1 1/4 tablespoons salt
• 15 no-boil lasagna noodles, rippled style
• 2 (10 ounce) packages frozen chopped spinach, thawed in microwave
• 1 lb mushroom, cleaned and sliced
• 1 1/2 teaspoons dried basil
• 12 ounces reduced-fat cream cheese, divided and softened
• 3 3/4 cups part-skim or whole milk mozzarella cheese, shredded
• 3/4 cup parmesan cheese, grated

Recipe

• 1 saute garlic over medium-high heat in 2 tablespoons oil until garlic starts to sizzle. add tomatoes and enough water to make a sauce that's neither thin or gloppy. bring to a simmer, reduce heat and simmer, partially covered, for about 10 minutes (makes a generous 3 cups) time saver: use 1 25 to 26 ounce good-quality marinara sauce.
• 2 adjust oven rack to lower-middle position; preheat oven to 400°f.
• 3 dissolve salt in 2 quarts of hot tap water in a 9 x 13 inches lasagna dish. add noodles; soak until soft, about 10 minutes. drain and arrange noodles in a single layer on baking tray.
• 4 squeeze dry the thawed spinach in a colander. set aside. heat 2 tablespoons oil in a 12 inches skillet over medium-high heat. saute mushrooms, preferably baby bella, until tender and well-browned, 5 to 7 minutes. add spinach, stir, then remove from heat. stir in basil, 8 ounces cream cheese, and 1/4 cup broth.
• 5 smear 1/4 cup marinara over the bottom of the baking dish, then make four layers in the following orderl three lasagna noodles, 3/4 cup marinara, a scant cup of vegetable filling, 3/4 cup mozzarella, 2 tablespoons parmesean. top it all off with the last three noodles, the cream cheese mixture, 3/4 cup mozzarella, and 1/4 cup parmesean. spray foil with cooking spray; cover pan.
• 6 bake until bubbly throughout, about 40 to 45 minutes. leaving lasagna on same rack, turn oven to broil. remove foil and broil until top is spotty brown, 4 to 5 minutes. remove from oven; let sit for 10 minutes. cut into squares and.