N.y.i. Lasagna

Ready, Set, Cook! Special Edition Contest Entry: This is a great comfort food recipe that has everything, mashed potatoes, noodles, cheese, and BACON, plus more. The idea came from eating potatoe and cheese pirogeis when I lived in Pittsburgh. Cook the noodles, saute the vegetables, then layer everthing in a casserole dish, and pop it in the oven. Couldn't be easier.

• Ready In: 1 hr 15 mins
• Serves: 12
• Yields: 1 Casserole

Ingredients

• 1 (24 ounce) package  Simply Potatoes Traditional Mashed Potatoes
• 7  noodles  lasagna noodles
• 1 (15 ounce) jar alfredo sauce
• 1⁄2 lb bacon
• 1 (10 ounce) box spinach (frozen)
• 1  large red bell pepper
• 8  ounces  goat cheese, crumbles
• 4  ounces  shredded cheddar cheese
• 8  stalks green onions
• 1  tablespoon white wine vinegar
• 1  tablespoon  minced garlic, divided
• 1  teaspoon kosher salt
• 1  teaspoon  cracked ground pepper
• 1  teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes

Directions

1. Spray a 9" X 13" X 2" glass baking dish with cooking spray, set aside.
2. Cook Lasagna Noodles in salted water, drain, set aside.
3. Dice Bacon, saute until crisp, drain on paper towels, save grease, set aside.
4. Defrost Spinach in a bowl; squeeze moisture from defrosted Spinach. Discard moisture. Set aside Spinach.
5. Dice Red Bell Pepper and slice 4 green onions into 1/8" rounds, saute both in 2 Tbs. reserved Bacon grease until wilted.
6. Add reserved Bacon, Red Bell pepper and Green Onion to the bowl with the Spinach. Add White Wine Vinegar, salt, pepper, 1 Teas. minced garlic,and crushed red pepper; and mix. Set aside.
7. Mix Goat Cheese Crumbles with Simple Potatoes, Traditional Mashed Potatoes, and remainder of minced garlic. Set aside.
8. Combine the Potatoe mixture with the Bacon, Pepper and Onion mixture.
9. In the greased casserole dish: Layer 1/2 the jar of Alfredo Sauce. Top with a layer of the Lasagna Noodles ( 3 1/2) . Top with the Potatoe/Bacon mixture. Layer with remaining noodles (3 1/2), Cover noodles with remaining Alfredo Sauce. Cover with Alumminum foil. Bake 350 Degrees F @ 30-45 min (until bubblely). Top with Cheddar Cheese, bake until cheese melts and slightly browns. Top with remaining sliced green Onions. Slice and serve.