This week I have three meals that will warm you from the inside out! It may be snowing where you are, but you’ll be cozy and satisfied with a hearty chicken sausage lasagna, creamy vegetable pot pies, and a simple but delicious lentil and rice dish. All of these meals are even better the next day, so you’ll eat well and keep toasty all week long! Enjoy!
Grocery list
1 15-oz. container ricotta cheese
5 garlic cloves
1 lb. mushrooms
1 celery stalk
1 knob ginger
1 jalapeño
1 lemon
1 bag of red lentils
1 large parsnip
1 butternut squash
1 large sweet potato
4 carrots
1 yellow onion
1 leek
olive oil
1 quart vegetable broth
1/2 pint cream
1 box puff pastry
1 egg
1 package spicy chicken sausage
1 large jar marinara sauce
1 cup crumbled goat cheese
1 bag shredded mozzarella cheese
1 box no-bake lasagna noodles
Mushroom, Goat Cheese and Chicken Sausage Lasagna
A great make-ahead dish, this lasagna reheats beautifully!
Serves 6
1 15-oz. container ricotta cheese
3 garlic cloves, minced
1/2 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. pepper
8 oz. sliced mushrooms
2-3 links spicy chicken sausage, sliced
1 large jar marinara sauce
1 cup crumbled goat cheese
2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
1 box no-bake lasagna noodles
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. In a bowl, mix together the ricotta cheese, salt, pepper and garlic.
3. Spray a 9×13 inch pan with cooking spray, and then drizzle in about a quarter cup of the marinara sauce. Lay three lasagna noodles flat. On top of the noodles, spread a little bit of the ricotta mixture, followed by a small handful of mushrooms, sliced sausage and crumbled goat cheese. Follow with another quarter cup of sauce and top with three more noodles.
4. Repeat this process three times, ending up with a layer of noodles and the remainder of the sauce. Sprinkle the mozzarella cheese all over the top, followed by the rest of the goat cheese.
5. Cover pan very loosely with tin foil and bake for 40 minutes. Remove foil and bake for an additional 10 minutes. Let cool completely before slicing and serving.
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