Clam and Mushroom Lasagna Recipe

Preheat the oven to 350. Combine the onion and garlic in large, nonstick skillet and cook over med lo heat, until the onion is translucent.. Add a little water, if necessary to prevent scorching. (I did add a bit of olive oil at this point). Add the mushrooms and cook them until soft, about 5 minutes. Set aside. Drain the clams, reserving the liquid. Set them aside. Combine the clam juice and the milk and heat until bubble appear around the edge, either in a microwave oven or on the top of the stove. Melt the margarine in a 2 -3 qt saucepan over med-lo heat. Add the flour and cook, stirring constantly for 2 minutes. Add the hot clam juice and milk mixture all at once, stirring constantly with a wire whisk. Bring to a boil over med-lo heat, reduce the heat to low and simmer, stirring frequently, until the mixture starts to thicken, about 5 minutes. Remove the saucepan from the heat and add the pepper oregano, and thyme and mix well. (I added some Cavender's, of course, at this point). Stir in the reserved clams and the parsley and set aside.

Spray a 9 x 13 inch baking dish with nostick spray. Spread 1/2 mushroom mix evenly over bottom of dish. Cover with a layer of cooked lasagna noodles (5 ovenready ones). Top the noodles with all the ricotta cheese and 1/3 of the clams. Add a second layer of noodles. Spread the remaining mushroom mixture over the noodles. Cover with 1/2 the remaining clams. Sprinkle half of the mozzarella cheese evenly over the top. Top with the remaining noodles, clams and mozzarella cheese. Sprinkle the bread crumbs evenly over the top. Bake, uncovered in the preheated oven until bubbling and lightly browned, about 30 minutes. Allow to stand for 5 minutes before cutting.,

Calories: 353 Fat 9g Cholesterol: 46 mg Sodium: 663 mg.