Black Bean Lasagna

Total Time

1 Hour 30 Minutes

Servings

8

Ingredients

• 9 lasagna noodles
• 1 pint part-skim ricotta cheese
• 1 egg
• 1/2 cup chopped onion
• 1/2 cup chopped green pepper
• 2 cloves finely chopped garlic
• 2 (16 ounce) cans black beans
• 1 (15 ounce) can fresh tomato sauce
• 8 ounces shredded mozzarella cheese

Instructions

1. In a large pot of lightly salted boiling water, cook the lasagna noodles 10 minutes, until al dente, and drain.
2. In a bowl, blend the ricotta cheese and egg, and set aside. Preheat oven to 175°C. Coat a 3-quart baking dish with cooking spray.
3. Spray a large skillet with cooking spray, and sauté the onion, green pepper, and garlic until tender. Mash 1 can of black beans. Stir mashed black beans, whole black beans, and fresh tomato sauce into skillet, and cook until heated through.
4. Arrange 3 lasagna noodles in the bottom of the prepared baking dish, and layer with 1/3 each of the ricotta mixture, black bean mixture, and mozzarella cheese. Repeat twice.
5. Bake 40 to 45 minutes in the preheated oven. Let stand 10 minutes before serving.