Dinner

Cracker Lasagne is for Dinner.

Cracker Lasagne takes several minutes to prepare.

Cracker Lasagne takes several minutes to cook.

Cracker Lasagne makes 8 servings.

The ingredients for Cracker Lasagne are:

3 cups cottage cheese
2 cup milk
4 large eggs
scant 1/2 teaspoon fine grain sea salt

splash of olive oil
1 large onion, chopped
2 shallot, chopped (optional)
1/2 pound brown mushrooms (about 24 medium), brushed clean and chopped
pinch of fresh thyme (optional)
4 big handfuls of spinach, washed and chopped
1 cup ricotta cheese
1 cup gruyere, shredded
36 2 x 4 - inch crispy crackers

Here is how you make Cracker Lasagne:

Preheat oven to 400F degrees with rack in the middle. Oil your baking dish and set aside.Using a hand blender (or food processor or regular blend) puree the cottage cheese, milk, eggs, and salt until smooth. Line a separate deep dish or baking pan with the crackers and cover with 1 1/2 cups of the cottage cheese mixture, reserving the rest for later use. Let the crackers soak for about 10 minutes - long enough for them to soften a bit, but not long enough for them to loose all their structureIn the meantime, in a large skillet over high heat, cook the onion and shallot in a splash of olive oil along with a pinch of salt. Cook for a couple minutes, until they begin to soften up a bit. Stir in the mushrooms, and cook until they release their liquid and start to brown, another 5 minutes or so - stirring once or twice along the way. Remove from heat and stir in the spinach. Combine with the remaining cottage cheese mixture.Arrange about 1/3 of the soaked crackers in a single layer in the bottom of prepared pan - I break up the crackers a bit to make things fit. I should mention things are much easier if you're using a square pan. Ladle 1/3 of the spinach mushroom mixture over the first layer of crackers. Add 1/3 of the ricotta and the gruyere. Add another layer of crackers, another 1/3 of the mushroom mixture and cheese, a final layer of crackers and the remaining mushrooms and cheese - three layers total. Place in oven for about 30 minutes or until top is golden (edges golden). Remove and cool for 15-20 minutes - this helps everything set up nicely. Serve warm or at room temperature.Makes about 8 - 10 servings.Number of Servings: 8Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user CATCH23.

The nutritional information for Cracker Lasagne is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 8
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 472.3

• Total Fat: 17.2 g
• Cholesterol: 115.9 mg
• Sodium: 938.9 mg
• Total Carbs: 54.8 g
• Dietary Fiber: 6.0 g
• Protein: 33.0 g

The dietary needs meet for Cracker Lasagne is Vegetarian