Vegetable Lasagna
Guess what I made this weekend?
Lasagna! How'd you know? ;)
I heart lasagna. You really can't go wrong with pasta and cheese! When I became vegetarian, I just left the meat out of my lasagna. And . . it was disappointing. I think leaving out that whole pound of ingredients kinda threw off the balance. So this time around, I made vegetable lasagna. I used spinach, carrots, and cauliflower because I had all three in my fridge, but there are tons of variations out there. Stouffer's makes a frozen vegetable lasagna with spinach, broccoli, and carrots, so I might try that combo next time. The cheese portion of the recipe also has tons of flexibility. I didn't use ricotta because I didn't have any on hand - just use what you have!
Vegetable Lasagna
• 6 lasagna noodles • 2 - 3 cups shredded cheese (I used a combo of mozzarella and parmesan) • 1 jar of tomato sauce (mine was 24 oz.) • 3/4 cup shredded cauliflower • 3/4 cup shredded carrots • 1 egg • 1 minced garlic clove • 4 cups fresh spinach • 1 tablespoon olive oil Instructions Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Boil lasagna noodles according to the package directions, drain. Add olive oil and garlic to a skillet and saute for 2-3 minutes. Add the spinach and cook until wilted. Shred the carrots and cauliflower in a food processor, and combine with the egg and wilted spinach. Spread about a cup of tomato sauce in the bottom of an 8x8 baking dish, then two of the lasagna noodles, then about 1/3 of the vegetable mixture, and top with about 1/3 of the cheese. Then twice more - sauce, noodles, veggies, cheese. Cover with aluminum foil and bake for 25 minutes. Remove foil and bake an additional 20 - 25 minutes. Allow to cool for 5 - 10 minutes. Enjoy! |
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Can't wait to see the assembly action unfold? I started with a layer of tomato sauce, then noodles, and then filling:
Holy moly, this looks delicious! I love the healthy addition of crazy amounts of veggies :)
ReplyDeleteYeah, the veggies totally negate the three cups of cheese ;)
DeleteCatMan is a total lasagna freak, so we have veggie lasagna around once a week. He's fussy about veggies though (which is hilarious, since he's been a vegetarian most of his life - how does a vegetarian not like veggies?!?) Anyhow, I generally use a layer of scrambled eggs where the meat would go. I scramble them up with some diced onion & garlic, and whatever veggies I think I can sneak in there without setting off his alarms (generally some mushrooms and maybe a bit of spinach or grated zucchini.)
ReplyDeleteMy other trick is that I generally use cream cheese, or a thick cream sauce made with cream cheese in place of the ricotta layer. I've never been a big fan of the ricotta... sorta tasteless IMHO, and the cream cheese adds a lovely flavor as well as a nice creamy texture.
Happy lasagna making!
Ooh, sneaky - I love it! haha
DeleteBoth scrambled eggs and cream cheese sound like good additions, thank you!
This sounds amazing! I love the healthy veggies in it!
ReplyDeleteI might be biased, but I really enjoyed it haha ;)
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Thanks!
DeleteAnd definitely - I have plenty of recipes that use sugar :)