Spinach Black Bean Lasagna

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Source: http://www.myrecipes.com/recipe/spinach-black-bean-lasagna-10000000258981/

   Ingredients                                                   Directions

• 2 large eggs, lightly beaten
• 1 (15-ounce) container ricotta cheese
• 1 (10-ounce) package frozen chopped spinach, thawed and well drained
• 1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 4 cups (16 ounces) shredded Monterey Jack cheese with peppers, divided
• 2 (16-ounce) cans black beans, rinsed and drained 
• 1 (2-pound, 13-ounce) jar pasta sauce 
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
• 9 precooked lasagna noodles
• Garnish: chopped fresh cilantro

Stir together first five ingredients and monterey jack, set aside. Mash beans in a bowl, stir in pasta sauce and cumin. Spread some of the bean mix on a lightly greased baking dish, layer with 3 noodles, half of spinach mix, some cheese. Repeat layers until you run out of stuff. Bake covered at 350 degrees for an hour, uncover, add more cheese, bake until cheese melts.

Notes

It's vegetarian lasagna, but it's delicious. I added extra spinach and it was probably too much. But it was still delicious. The spinach & black bean combo in lasagna is genius. I froze a bunch of this and lived off of it for weeks. 10/10

Lentils, Garlic & Tomatoes

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Source: http://www.food.com/recipe/lentils-garlic-and-tomatoes-16666#

Ingredients

4 teaspoons olive oil
1 tsp lemon juice
1 tsp salt
5 cloves minced garlic
1/2 lb tomato (peeled and minced)
1 cup dried lentils (washed and drained)

Directions

Cook the garlic in oil until it's turning brown, add tomatoes and cook until it's thick (about 8 minutes), add lentils and water, bring to a boil, cover, and reduce heat. Simmer about 30 mins, add the salt and lemon juice, mix it all up.

Notes

I've cooked this once & thought it had great flavor, was healthy, and pretty cheap/easy. Only problem I had was with the lentils-- they had dried peas mixed in and those didn't cook at the same speed so the peas were  still hard. I give it a 7/10 because it tasted good, was cheap, and healthy.