Potato, Spinach, & Mushroom Casserole

Total Time: 1 hr 25 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 55 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 6 large baking potatoes (about 3 lbs i have also used 3 lbs of red potatoes. your preference.)
• 6 tablespoons olive oil
• 4 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 3/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 3/4 lb fresh mushroom, sliced thin
• 1 1/2 lbs spinach, stemmed & washed
• 1 1/2 cups ricotta cheese
• 1/2 lb gruyere cheese, shredded

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 400.
• 2 grease 2 large baking sheets& set them aside.
• 3 scrub potatoes under cold water.
• 4 do not peel.
• 5 cut potatoes lengthwise into 1/4 inch thick slices.
• 6 place slices in a large bowl.
• 7 add 4 t olive oil, garlic, salt and pepper to bowl.
• 8 toss the potatoes gently coating them as best you can.
• 9 it is easiest to do by hand, but a little messy.
• 10 once tossed, lay potatoes out on prepared baking sheets.
• 11 try not to overlap.
• 12 cover pans tightly with aluminum foil& bake for 30 minutes (see below what to do while potatoes are baking).
• 13 when done, remove pans from oven.
• 14 uncover to cool.
• 15 do not turn oven off.
• 16 while potatoes are baking, heat remaining 2 t oil in a large pot.
• 17 add onions and cook over medium heat until soft (about 5 minutes).
• 18 add mushrooms until they throw off their juices (about another 5 minutes).
• 19 stir in spinach.
• 20 then add salt& pepper to taste.
• 21 cover and cook til spinach wilts (about 4 minutes).
• 22 uncover and cook off any liquid in the pot.
• 23 remove the pot from heat and stir in ricotta.
• 24 grease a 13 x 9 inch baking pan.
• 25 line the bottom of pan with 1/3 of potatoes.
• 26 spoon 1/2 spinach mixture over layer of potatoes& sprinkle with 1/3 of cheese.
• 27 make another layer of potatoes, cover with remaining spinach mixture& another 1/3 of the cheese.
• 28 lastly, cover with remaining potatoes& sprinkle the rest of the cheese.
• 29 bake until the casserole turns golden brown on top.
• 30 approximately 25 minutes.
• 31 remove pan from oven& let settle for 5 minutes before cutting up slices.