This recipe is for a 9 x 13" casserole. Cooked lasagna noodles fit nicely in this size casserole, since you can fit 3 lasagna noodles side by side. Please note that the photos show a different size casserole.

Ingredients:

• 12 lasagna noodles
• 1 lb. ground chicken
• 1/2 lb. cooked spinach (1 bunch spinach)
• 1/2 lb. mozzarella cheese
• 4 cups tomato sauce
• 2 cloves garlic
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 tablespoon salad oil
• a little asiago cheese (optional)
• a little gorgonzola cheese (optional)

1. Boil the lasagna noodles as directed on the package, in a shallow steel pot that measures at least 12 inches in diameter. [1]
2. Rinse the spinach repeatedly to make sure that all the dirt and sand is washed away. Boil the spinach for about 2 to 3 minutes. Drain and squeeze the water out. Chop up the spinach finely. Mince the garlic.
3. Heat 1 tablespoon of salad oil in a pan and sauté the ground chicken and garlic until cooked. Add spinach and salt and cook a little longer until the salt is well blended.
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4. Preheat the oven to 375°F (190°C). Oil a 9 x 13" casserole. Spread 3 tablespoons of tomato sauce on the bottom of the casserole dish.
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5. Lay 3 strips of lasagna noodles side by side. Spread 1/4 of the spinach and chicken over the noodles. Spread 1 cup of tomato sauce.
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6. Sprinkle 1/4 of the mozzarella cheese. Optional: sprinkle a little asiago cheese or gorgonzola to give a little more flavor and kick to the lasagna.
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7. Repeat steps 5 and 6.
8. Cover the casserole with aluminum foil and bake at 375°F (190°C) for 25 minutes. Remove the foil and bake 10 more minutes to melt the cheese and brown the top.

Notes:

• [1] Boiling lasagna noodles can be rather tricky because of their large size. I find that using a large and shallow pan helps to save water and time to heat up the water. When I put the lasagna noodles into the pan, I lay each noodle on top of the previous one and orient them as if they are pointing to a different hours of a clock. To ensure that the noodles cook evenly, every minute or so I use tongs to pull the bottom noodle out and place it on top.

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