This recipe has been adapted from one printed in the 1964 edition of the Better Homes & Gardens red-checkered cookbook entitled "Lazy Day Lasagna". The original recipe was designed for regular pasta - those who can eat gluten can modify it back quite easily. Just pre-cook your pasta to al dente and prepare as described below!
GFCF Note: Because some people who must follow a gluten-free diet also avoid casein - the milk protein found in most forms of cheese - it is possible to substitute soy cheeses for the dairy versions listed below.
Ingredients:
- One box of Tinkayada "Pasta Joy" Lasagna noodles
- One 16 oz jar of spaghetti sauce
- One package of pre-sliced and pre-washed white mushrooms
- 6 oz shredded mozzarella cheese
- 12 oz ricotta cheese
- 6 oz provolone cheese sliced or shredded
Instructions for Preparation of Gluten-Free Pasta
On the package, instructions state "do not pre-cook" for use in a baked dish. However, it is difficult to layer uncooked pasta evenly and gracefully in a pan. For best results:
- Bring a pot of water to a boil
- Add pasta until bends and entire noodle is submerged (1 minute or less)
- Immediately drain and leave in collander to cool
This process results in softer pasta to work with, without overcooking the rice noodles to the point of disintegrating.
Instructions for Gluten-Free Lasagna Preparation
- Preheat the oven to 375º fahrenheit
- Use cooking spray to lightly oil a 13" x 9" glass casserole baking dish
- Layer the bottom of the pan with prepared, cooled gluten-free lasagna noodles
- Layer this with half of the ricotta cheese, crumbled to as thin a layer as possible
- Add a layer of provolone and then about 1/3 of the mozarella cheese
- Layer mushrooms over the cheese
- Add about half of the jar of spaghetti sauce, spooning over it evenly.
Repeat the strata again, beginning with the pasta and topping the dish with the last of the sauce and the mozarella.
Bake in a 375º oven for about 30 minutes, until the cheese is melted and the lasagna is warm all the way through. The gluten-free pasta will stay a little firm, which helps the dish hold its shape when removing it for serving.
Let stand for 10 minutes before serving.
Related Recipes:
- Old-Fashioned Chicken Soup - this recipe is another quintessential comfort food, also gluten-free. This recipe also includes instructions for making and saving gluten-free chicken broth for use in later recipes.
- Easy Beef Stew Recipe - another budget-friendly, family-friendly and gluten-free recipe to serve a hungry bunch. Like the chicken soup recipe, this article also includes instructions for gluten-free beef broth.
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