It's Easter Sunday (evening) and I had a good day all to myself. Yesterday was tons of fun, too, with the BFF's and the kiddos Easter Egg Hunting Party!!! Plus a great night with another set of friends playing Trivial Pursuit and Taboo. But today was just me and I took full advantage:
I slept in, then went for a short ride to the sunny coffee shop where I sipped a latte in the sun, caught up on homework and researched bicycles (looking for a new ride) and then went for a nice long ride along the Lake, stopping at the "beach" to pretend like I was with my family at the real beach in FLA. That would have made the day perfect- to have been with the Family (I miss them tons!!). Upon returning home, I took The Girls for a super long walk, which they loved, and then back to clean this place I call home. To relax, I made myself a really fabulous dinner, something I have not taken time to do in a while. Yeah, I am still cooking but nothing really that fancy or well thought out. I've had no time (excuses!!--- really I just haven't been inspired. But then...).
A few weeks ago a friend came to visit. I was supposed to do some serious cooking for this friend, but alas we were distracted by the City and all it has to offer via exploring and on-demand-food and, er, beverage... still, I wish I had made at least one tasty dinner for us. Humph. So I guess I made this tonight thinking that it would have been nice to share with this friend of mine...instead I'll hope that (you) read this and make it for (yourself) some time-- It's so tasty!
I'm calling this dish Mushroom Lasagna Per Uno, but I actually made 2 servings- one for now and one for later this week. I had a feeling I'd really like this and want to eat it again this week. Turns out, I was right.
Ingredients
4 oz lasagna pasta (approx. 4 noodles) - 1.5 C chopped onion
- 3.5 oz (1.5 cups or so) Mushrooms sliced
- 1 tsp crushed garlic
- 2 tsp Italian seasoning
- ½ tsp black pepper
- ¼ tsp salt
- 1 tsp olive oil
- 2 T red wine
- ½ C Fat Free Ricotta
- 2 oz reduced fat mozzarella
In a sauce pan, using 1 tsp olive oil, saute onion and garlic with spices for several minutes until soft. Add the sliced mushrooms and wine. Stir frequently until all are soft and cooked through. Remove from heat and reserve. Don't scrape the sauce pan so that some of the spices stay in the pan. Then add the strained tomatoes to the pan, bring to a simmer and cover.
Spray 2 individual casserole/souffle/mini-pie (whatever you have that's small enough to make personal lasagnes) dishes with oil-spray. Layer 1 noodle in the bottoms of the dishes. Divide mushroom and ricotta between the two dishes. Layer the remaining noodles. Divide the tomato sauce between the dishes to smother the noodles.
Uncover, sprinkle with mozzarella and return to the oven to melt the cheese.
Serve with a salad or something light and green*.
One thing, during the visit and discussions about food (less talk, more action, I know I know!) I told my friend was "I try to follow a rule and have something green* with each meal." Yikes! I almost forgot my own rule tonight. Happily, I remembered that I had an artichoke in the fridge and, well, artichokes are certainly green! I boiled this beauty just in time to serve with my tasty lasagna, using the sauciness of the lasagna as a dip, and sipping my newest bottle of Malbec.
Mushroom Lasagna with Artichoke:
A delicious and perfect end to a peaceful, solitary Easter Sunday!
Servings Per Recipe: 2
Amount Per Serving
Calories: 397.7
Total Fat: 6.7 g
Cholesterol: 25.0 mg
Sodium: 578.8 mg
Total Carbs: 62.4 g
Dietary Fiber: 7.5 g
Protein: 21.9 g
This dish is higher in calories than I typically like to aim for a single meal. Still, under 500 calories with over 20 grams protein, and less than 7 grams of fat isn't bad at all. If you break it down further, you get over 18% of A, more than 45% calcium and tons of other great nutrients. I think that helps balance the increase in calories. Plus the fact that I went on that long-ass bike ride! Tangent coming soon...time to digress-- let's leave the discussion/post here and say- bon appetite!
This dish is higher in calories than I typically like to aim for a single meal. Still, under 500 calories with over 20 grams protein, and less than 7 grams of fat isn't bad at all. If you break it down further, you get over 18% of A, more than 45% calcium and tons of other great nutrients. I think that helps balance the increase in calories. Plus the fact that I went on that long-ass bike ride! Tangent coming soon...time to digress-- let's leave the discussion/post here and say- bon appetite!
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