SOUTHWEST LASAGNA

Ingredients:

  • 1 cup salsa
  • 5 cups spaghetti sauce
  • 9 sheets of uncooked oven-ready lasagna noodles
  • 10 ounces sautéed ground beef
  • 1 pound ricotta cheese
  • 8 ounces (1 cup) Monterey Jack cheese
  • 8 ounces (1 cup) Parmesan cheese
  • optional – add zucchini to sauce

Directions:

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  2. Oil a 10×13 casserole dish.
  3. Finely grate and combine cheeses.
  4. Layer…
    ¼ spaghetti sauce , 3 sheets of noodles, 1/3 of salsa, 1/3 of ground beef, 1/3 ricotta,
    1/3 of cheese, repeat (using all ingredients), top with last ¼ of spaghetti sauce
  5. Cover and bake for 30 minutes,
  6. Uncover and bake 10 minutes longer.
  7. Let stand outside the oven for 10 minutes.

Dehydrate:

  • Use spatula to break up the noodles and spread on covered dehydrator trays.
  • Dehydrate for 5 hours at 145 degrees.

Yield: Serves 4 (weight 1 dehydrated serving = 6.5 ounces)

Rehydrate:

     Cover with water just above level of food in pot, boil, stir, and serve.

Serving Suggestion: Serve with Parmesan cheese and garlic bread croutons.

Calories: 967