Healthy Recipe

Black Bean Lasagna

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  • Total Time 45 min Ico-add
  • Yield 4 Servings
  • Level Medium

A delicious vegetarian recipe made of lasagna noodles.
 

Ingredients

  • 1 - 28 ounce jar tomato pasta sauce
  • 1/2 cup water
  • 2 cans (15 ounce) black beans, rinsed and drained
  • 1 3/4 cups low fat ricotta cheese
  • 1 egg
  • 12 uncooked lasagna noodles
  • 2 1/2 cups shredded skim mozzarella cheese
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Directions

  1. 1. Preheat oven to 375 degree F.
  2. 2. Over low heat, simmer tomato sauce, water, and black beans. Meanwhile, in a small bowl, combine ricotta cheese and egg. Set aside.
  3. 3. Using a 9 x 13 inch baking dish, place 1 cup of the bean/sauce mixture on the bottom of the dish. Place 3 pieces of uncooked lasagna noodles on top of the sauce.
  4. 4. Next, spread about 2/3 cup of the ricotta mixture over the noodles. Top with 1 cup of the bean/sauce mixture, lastly about 1/2 cup of the mozzarella.
  5. 5. Repeat two layers of noodles, ricotta, bean/sauce, and mozzarella. Then place on the remaining 3 lasagna noodles and pour the remaining bean/sauce mixture
  6. 6. Over all.
  7. 7. Top with remaining mozzarella. Cover with foil and bake at 375 degree F for 30 minutes. Remove foil and continue to bake another 15 minutes.
  8. 8. Remove from oven and let stand for 15 minutes before cutting.