Recipe Of The Week: Swiss Chard Lasagna Florentine

Swiss Chard Lasagna Florentine

preheat oven to 350 degrees

1/2box of lasagna, prepared according to box

3/4 cup chopped onion

5 cups spaghetti sauce

1 lb Swiss chard, chopped (separate stems and leaves)

2 eggs

2 Tablespoons of olive oil

2 finely chopped cloves of garlic

15 oz ricotta cheese

1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese

1 pound shredded mozzarella cheese

In a large skillet, heat oil and add chopped Swiss chard stems.  Saute for two minutes then stir in the leaves in handfuls at a time, cooking for 3-5 minutes.  Add onion and garlic near the end of sauteing.  Cover and cook for another 3-5 minutes.  Uncover and continue cooking to reduce the liquid.  Warm the spaghetti sauce.  In a large bowl, beat the eggs and stir in the ricotta, the Parmesan and 1/2 cup of the mozzarella cheese and the Swiss chard.  In a 15 x 9 inch baking dish, layer in 2 cups of sauce, half the lasagna noodles, 2 cups of sauce, all of the egg mixture, 1/2 the mozzarella, then the remaining lasagna noodles, sauce and mozzarella.  Cover with foil.  Bake for 30 minutes, uncover, bake an additional 10 minutes.  Let stand for 10 minutes, cut, serve, and enjoy.