Last night I had two friends over for dinner. I made the spinach and black bean lasagna (which I haven't made in what seems like 2 years), we had a little guac and chips for starters (the avocados were perfectly ripe yesterday!), salad and bread.
While I was pulling the carrots out of the fridge, I smacked my head into the freezer door. This morning I woke up with a headache. This is not good.
I was really glad for the company, though. I haven't seen very many people since Monday (I can count them all on one hand), and it was getting to be too much quality time with the D-ster. Plus these two are very fun!
I finished reading Slam by Nick Hornby (thanks Mom and Dad) on Monday, and now I'm reading Mergers and Acquisitions by Dana Vachon (thanks Chris and Elysia!). So far, so good.
Do you have a recipe for the lasagna?? Sounds delicious :)
ReplyDeleteSpinach-Black Bean Lasagna
ReplyDeleteIngredients:
2 large eggs
1 15 oz. container ricotta cheese
1 10 oz. pkg. frozen chopped spinach, thawed and well drained
1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro
1/2 tsp. salt
2 cups (8 oz.) shredded Pepper Jack cheese, divided
2 cups (8 oz.) shredded Cheddar (or Colby) Jack cheese, divided
2 16 oz. cans black beans rinsed and drained
1 2 lb, 13 oz. jar pasta sauce (I like one jar spicy red pepper sauce and one jar roasted garlic sauce)
1/2 tsp. ground cumin
9 precooked lasagna noodles (I never pre-cook my lasagna noodles)
Garnish: chopped fresh cilantro
Instructions:
Stir together the first 5 ingredients and 1 cup pepper cheese; set aside.
Mash beans with a potato masher or fork in a large bowl; stir in pasta sauce and cumin. Spread one third of the bean mixture on the bottom of a 13 x 9 inch baking dish.
Layer with 3 noodles, half of spinach mixture, 1 cup shredded cheese, and one third remaining bean mixture. Layer 3 more noodles, remaining spinach mixture, and 1 cup shredded cheese.
Spread with half of remaining bean mixture; top with remaining 3 noodles and remaining bean mixture.
Bake, covered, at 350 for 1 hour; uncover and top with remaining Monterey Jack cheese. Bake 5 more minutes or until cheese melts. Garnish if desired.
Modified from southernliving.com
Enjoy!