A Change Up for Lent...

Yesterday was a good day. The sun was out. I got a lot done at work. I ran my 3.5 miles in almost record time. I cooked two dinners and washed dishes. Watched some shows, took a nice bath and did some reading. Yep, that was my day, but it was a good day nonetheless as I felt productive.

My first dinner was a chicken and wild rice casserole from none other than Pinterest found here.

I then made a lasagna primavera for a change up to our usual fish on Fridays during Lent.

Here is the recipe I came up with using stuff in my pantry:

• 12  no-boil lasagna noodles
• 3  cups frozen spinach, thawed and drained
• 2  green peppers, cut into 1/2-inch pieces
• 1 can of artichoke hearts, drained and chopped
• 1 can of Italian style tomatoes, drained
• 1  container (15 oz) ricotta cheese
• 1 package of Italian shredded cheese
• 1 jar of spaghetti sauce
• Italian seasonings, salt and pepper to taste

I might add I would probably add a little more to it next time with some carrots and zucchini.

Here is a pic of the ingredients and prep work.

Mix the spinach and ricotta cheese together. Then put a thin layer of spaghetti sauce on the bottom, layer with noodles, spinach/ricotta mixture, veggies, cheese, and then repeat. I did three layers of that, but you could do more.

And here you have the final product after baking for one hour at 350 degrees in the oven. I tried just a bit of it last night, and it was pretty good although like I said I probably would add more veggies if I had them in my house at the time. 

This was a great alternative, and I hope Todd likes it it too!