Spinach Crepe Layered Casserole
By Trina Astor-Stewart ©
A delicious lasagna style casserole that melts in your mouth. Easy and quick to prepare, you will certainly get raves for this one!
Prepare a medium sized casserole dish by oiling or buttering the pan. Pre-heat the oven to 400 F.
Crepe Batter (Crepes are fast and easy to mix up anytime for a quick meal, filled with all kinds of things. For a delicious pancake, just add 1 teaspoon baking powder to the dry mix.
Blend together well in a separate bowl,
¾ cup Astoria Mills Basic Mix #1
½ teaspoon salt
Dash nutmeg
1 teaspoon Xanthan Gum
In a mixing bowl whisk together slightly
3 eggs
2 cups milk ( a little more to reach desired thinness)
Add the dry mix to the wet and beat some more with the whisk until all is incorporated together and bubbles form in the batter. Set aside. Whisk again slightly before using in recipe.
Cheese layers
2 cups either, Cottage or Ricotta cheese, pureed to a thick pourable consistency with a little cream and Grated Mozzarella Cheese.
Spinach layer
Saute in sauce pan until lightly golden stage
1 chopped onion in a little olive oil
1 finely chopped sweet red pepper
½ teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon black pepper
Mushroom Layer
1 lb sliced mushrooms
½ cup walnut pieces
Dash salt and cayenne pepper
Saute mushrooms until golden brown.
Toss in a few handfuls of freshly washed spinach and Toss lightly to mix together and remove from heat once the spinach is wilted sufficiently. Puree in a blender for greater ease in spreading.
Assemble Casserole
1. First layer is a thin layer of Crepe Batter.
2. Now pour on a layer of the pureed spinach, gently spreading ii as evenly as possible on top of the crepe batter.
3. Spoon some mushrooms on top of spinach layer
4. Drizzle with another thin layer of crepe batter
5. Pour cheese mixture on top
6. Repeat until casserole dish is filled.
7. Drizzle grated mozzarella cheese on top
Place the casserole in the oven and bake for about 30 to 40 minutes, until heated through and bubbly.
Remove from oven, let rest about 5 minutes and serve hot, with a slice of Trina’s crusty gluten free Italian Bida Bread garlic toast. Heaven! PS, if you just love tomatoes, add a layer of tomato sauce for even more joy.
