Recipe: Vincent Price Lasagne Verdi Alla Bolognese (Green Lasagne Casserole)

Except for my abbreviations, this is how it is written. I also included his recommended recipe for the tomato sauce at the end.

LASAGNE VERDI ALLA BOLOGNESE
(Green Lasagne Casserole)
serves 6"

"You can buy uncooked lasagne, but it is not hard to make your own, and they do taste much better. In case you can't tell one pasta from another without a score card, lasagna are the broad, ribbon-like squares or rectangles, and when they are green it is because spinach has been added to the dough-spinach and vitamins. This casserole is a marvelous one-dish meal."

"frozen chopped spinach, eggs, flour, salt, pepper, butter, onions, celery, carrots, oregano, ground lean beef, ground loin of pork, dry white wine, tomato sauce (his recipe below), milk, cream, parmesan cheese"

"GREEN LASAGNE OR NOODLES:
1) cook 1 pkg frozen chopped spinach according to pkg directions. Drain well, pressing out moisture with back of spoon. Chop finely and force through a food mill.

2) In mixing bowl beat: 2 eggs, and 1/2 tsp of salt. Beat in the spinach puree. Beat in: about 2 1/2 cups flour, or enough to make a firm dough. Knead thoroughly, adding a little more flour if necessary. Cut dough into 4 pcs and let rest 30 minutes. Then roll out one piece at a time very thin on a well floured board in to a 12-inch square. For lasagne cut into 4 inch squares.

3) Dry on towel for 1hr.then cook in boiling salted water for 8 minutes. drain and rinse thoroughly. makes 1 pound of green pasta.

MEAT SAUCE:
1) In skillet heat 1/4 C butter. Saute 2 onions finely chopped, 1/2 C finely chopped celery, and 2 small carrots, chopped, until lightly browned. Sprinkle with 2 tsp salt, 1/2 tsp pepper, 1 tsp oregano.

2) Add:1 pound of ground lean beef, 1 pound ground loin of pork, 1/2 C dry white wine, 6 TBLS tomato sauce (recipe follows. Simmer 15 minutes, stirring frequently.

3)CREAM SAUCE:

1) in saucepan melt 1/2 C butter. Stir in:1/2 C flour, 1tsp salt,1/4 tsp pepper.

2)Add: 1 quart hot milk and cook, stirring until sauce is smooth and thick. Cover and cook over low heat for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
3) Stir in 1 Cup of cream.

PRESENTATION:
1) Preheat oven to moderate (350 degrees).

2) Grate enough parmesan cheese to measure 1 Cup.

3) In a buttered 9 x 13 1/2-inch baking dish arrange a layer of lasagne using 6 of the cooked squares. Spread one third of the MEAT SAUCE, sprinkle with 2 TBLS of cheese, top with 6 more squares of lasagne. Spread with 1/3 of CREAM SAUCE and sprinkle with 2 TBLS of cheese. Repeat these layers twice more, so you have 6 layers, ending with cream sauce. Sprinkle with remaining grated cheese.
4)Bake in moderate oven for 15 minutes and serve in the baking dish."

###TOMATO SAUCE RECIPE ###
from "Ernie's on Montgomery Street" in San Francisco.(As presented in "A Treasury of Great Recipes") for use with Lasagne Verdi.

1) In sauce pan heat 2 tbls butter.

2) Add: 1 clove garlic, minced, 2 medium onions, chopped and cooked over moderate heat for 5 minutes, or until onions are transparent.

3) Add: 4 ripe tomatoes, peeled and chopped, 1 TBLS tomato paste, 1 tbls flour, 1 Cup beef stock, 1/4 tsp thyme, 1/2 bay leaf, 1 tsp salt, 1/2 tsp pepper. Stir to mix well, bring to boil and simmer for 15 minutes, stirring occasionally.

4) Stir in: 2 medium mushrooms, minced and cook for 5 minutes longer. Keep hot.

Please forgive any typos. Hope this helps.