Lasagna With Spinach And Pepperoni

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 10 lasagna noodles
• 1 1/2 lbs ground beef
• 1 cup sliced pepperoni
• 2 cups fresh spinach
• 1 (20 ounce) jar marinara sauce
• water
• 15 ounces ricotta cheese
• 2 cups mozzarella cheese, grated
• 1/2 cup parmesan cheese, grated
• 2 cups colby-monterey jack cheese, grated
• 1 egg
• 1/3 cup milk
• oregano
• garlic powder
• onion powder
• chili powder
• salt
• pepper

Recipe

• 1 cook lasagna noodles as directed on package. drain and let cool.
• 2 meanwhile, cook ground beef seasoned with salt, pepper, onion powder, garlic powder, chili powder and oregano to taste.
• 3 add pepperoni when hamburger is about 3/4 cooked through and cook together until hamburger is done.
• 4 rinse spinach and pat dry.
• 5 add spinach to pan and saute until the spinach wilts.
• 6 drain excess oil from pan.
• 7 add jar of marinara sauce plus 1/2 jar of water and let cook on medium low heat for about 15 minutes.
• 8 mix ricotta cheese, egg, milk, salt and pepper in small bowl.
• 9 mix mozzarella, parmesan and colby jack in small bowl.
• 10 put about 2 heaping spoonfuls of marinara mixture on bottom of pan.
• 11 layer as follows: five lasagna noodles, 1/2 of ricotta cheese mixture, 1/2 of marinara mixture, 1/2 of grated cheese mixture then repeat.
• 12 cook at 350 degrees until heated through. about 30 minutes.