Black Bean Lasagna I

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 9 lasagna noodles
• 1 pint part-skim ricotta cheese
• 1 egg
• 1/2 cup chopped onion
• 1/2 cup chopped green bell pepper
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 2 (16 ounce) cans black beans
• 1 (15 ounce) can tomato sauce
• 8 ounces shredded mozzarella cheese

Recipe

Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ready Time: 1 hr 30 mins


• in a large pot of lightly salted boiling water, cook the lasagna noodles 10 minutes, until al dente, and drain.
• in a bowl, blend the ricotta cheese and egg, and set aside. preheat oven to 350 degrees f (175 degrees c). coat a 3-quart baking dish with cooking spray.
• spray a large skillet with cooking spray, and saute the onion, green bell pepper, and garlic until tender. mash 1 can of black beans. stir mashed black beans, whole black beans, and tomato sauce into skillet, and cook until heated through.
• arrange 3 lasagna noodles in the bottom of the prepared baking dish, and layer with 1/3 each of the ricotta mixture, black bean mixture, and mozzarella cheese. repeat twice.
• bake 40 to 45 minutes in the preheated oven. let stand 10 minutes before serving.