POTATO, SPINACH, & MUSHROOM CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400.
• Grease 2 large baking sheets& set them aside.
• Scrub potatoes under cold water.
• Do not peel.
• Cut potatoes lengthwise into 1/4 inch thick slices.
• Place slices in a large bowl.
• Add 4 T olive oil, garlic, salt and pepper to bowl.
• Toss the potatoes gently coating them as best you can.
• It is easiest to do by hand, but a little messy.
• Once tossed, lay potatoes out on prepared baking sheets.
• Try not to overlap.
• Cover pans tightly with aluminum foil& bake for 30 minutes (see below what to do while potatoes are baking).
• When done, remove pans from oven.
• Uncover to cool.
• Do not turn oven off.
• While potatoes are baking, heat remaining 2 T oil in a large pot.
• Add onions and cook over medium heat until soft (about 5 minutes).
• Add mushrooms until they throw off their juices (about another 5 minutes).
• Stir in spinach.
• then add salt& pepper to taste.
• Cover and cook til spinach wilts (about 4 minutes).
• Uncover and cook off any liquid in the pot.
• Remove the pot from heat and stir in ricotta.
• Grease a 13 X 9 inch baking pan.
• Line the bottom of pan with 1/3 of potatoes.
• Spoon 1/2 spinach mixture over layer of potatoes& sprinkle with 1/3 of cheese.
• Make another layer of potatoes, cover with remaining spinach mixture& another 1/3 of the cheese.
• Lastly, cover with remaining potatoes& sprinkle the rest of the cheese.
• Bake until the casserole turns golden brown on top.
• Approximately 25 minutes.
• Remove pan from oven& let settle for 5 minutes before cutting up slices.