Mile High Lasagna Pie

Recipe courtesy of jerseyjessie

Ingredients:

14 lasagna noodles

2 Tbsp Olive oil

1 ½ cups finely chopped carrot

2 cups finely chopped zucchini

4 cloves garlic

3 cups sliced button mushrooms

2 6oz packages pre washed spinach

2 Tbsp fresh basil

1 egg beaten

15oz ricotta cheese

1/3 cup finely shredded parmesan cheese

½ tsp salt

¼ tsp black pepper

26 oz jar of tomato sauce (or you can make your own)

2 cups shredded mozzarella

1. Cook noodles, drain and rinse in cold water, set aside
2. Meanwhile in a large skillet heat olive oil over medium heat. Add carrot, zucchini and half garlic. Cook and stir about 5 minutes or until crisp tender. Transfer to a bowl
3. Add remaining oil to skillet and heat over medium-high heat. Add mushrooms and garlic. Cook and stir about 5 minutes. Add spinach, cook 1-2 minutes. Remove with slotted spoon to another bowl, stir in basil.
4. Combine egg, ricotta, parmesan cheese, salt and pepper.
5. Preheat oven to 375F.
6. To assemble pie use a 9x13 spring form pan. Spread ½ cup pasta sauce, arrange 3-4 cooked noodles over sauce, trim and overlap to cover sauce. Top with half of spinach-mushroom mixture. Spoon ½ ricotta cheese mixture over spinach mixture.
7. Top with another layer of noodles, spread with ½ remaining pasta sauce. Top with all of zucchini-carrot mixture.
8. Top with another layer of noodles and remaining sauce. Gently press down pie with back of spatula.
9. Place spring form pan on foil lined baking sheet. Bake in pre-heated oven for 60 minutes. Top with remaining cheese for last 15 minutes. Once done baking let stand on wire rack for 15 minutes before serving. Remove sides of pan.

* Allow lasagna to sit for at least 15 minutes to absorb all the sauce, if you remove the side too soon the lasagna pie will fall apart!*