I am by no means a professional chef, but I do like to eat a nice meal. Since I lived in UWM’s Sandburg Hall last year, I couldn’t really eat as well as I wanted too. I craved comfort food more than anything so I looked up ‘Dorm friendly Comfort food’ online and of course I put my own little twist on it.
Being able to make a small, well cooked meal with few ingredients, a mug and a microwave has made me very proud of myself. Even though as a Sophomore I live somewhere with a kitchen I still enjoy my comforting Lasagna in a mug.
Prep Time: 12 minutes
Cook time: 3 minutes
Total time: 15 minutes
Category: Vegetarian
INGREDIENTS
- 1/2 fresh lasagna sheet
- 2 1/2 cups (75g) baby spinach, roughly chopped
- 1/4 medium yellow bell pepper, diced
- 1/4 cup part-skim ricotta cheese
- 3 large basil leaves, finely chopped (optional)
- 1/4 tsp kosher salt
- 1/8 tsp granulated garlic
- 6 TBS pasta sauce or tomato sauce
- 1/3 cup shredded part-skim mozzarella
INSTRUCTIONS
- Cut the lasagna sheet in half, and cut each strip in half again. Place the pasta sheets into a bowl, and pour very hot water in it, until it covers all the pieces. I used boiled hot water from my electric kettle. Set the pasta pieces aside.
- Chop the spinach and place it in a microwave-safe bowl. Cover the top with plastic wrap and poke a few holes in it for ventilation. Microwave for 1 minute. Take out the spinach and let it rest.
- Grate the mozzarella while you wait for the spinach to cool.
- Mix the spinach with the ricotta, pepper, granulated garlic, and salt. Set mixture aside.
- Pour 2 tablespoons of pasta sauce at the bottom of the mug. Top with a piece of softened pasta sheet. Add some spinach mixture, 2 tablespoons of mozzarella, and a pasta sheet. Continue building the lasagna, ending with a layer of pasta sheet at the top. Sprinkle mozzarella over the pasta.
- Microwave everything for 1 minute 30 seconds. Check to make sure that the mozzarella is melted. If it isn’t, continue microwaving at 15-second intervals until the cheese is fully melted.
- Serve immediately.
Notes:
- Loosely adapted from Meal in A Mug.
- This recipe also works with collard greens instead of spinach. It tastes great, but do note that the collards will have less moisture than spinach.
- From “Healthy nibbles” website, via Buzzfeed. Dorm room friendly meal.
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