A nutritious meal that makes a lasagna out of your favorite vegetables. If you’re looking for a meal with less meat, this is a must-try recipe for you.
How To Make Vegetable Lasagna
Using a variety of freshly cut vegetables, we've layered them with marinara sauce, lasagna noodles and a variety of cheeses to make it into this stunning and hearty dish.
Ingredients
- 12 lasagna noodles, uncooked
- 2 medium carrots, sliced diagonally
- 1 medium onion , sliced, cut in half and each half
- 1 cup celery, thinly sliced fresh (or fennel)
- 1 medium green bell pepper, seeded and sliced
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- salt and pepper, to taste
- 1 medium zucchini, sliced diagonally
- ½ cup fresh spinach leaves
- 1 cup fresh mushrooms, sliced
- 15 oz Part-skim ricotta cheese
- 1 egg
- ½ cup Parmesan cheese, grated divided
- 1 cup mozzarella cheese, shredded
- ¼ cup fresh basil, chopped
- 3 tbsp fresh parsley, chopped
- 4 cups marinara sauce, jarred or homemade
Instructions
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Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. In a large pot of boiling, salted water, cook noodles until slightly chewy, about 8 minutes. Drain and carefully drape noodles over side of colander.
- Meanwhile, place carrots, onion, fennel and bell pepper in OvenWorks(tm) 2-qt. square casserole. Drizzle with olive oil; sprinkle with salt and pepper, then stir lightly.
- Microwave on high 6-8 minutes, until vegetables are barely fork tender.
- Add zucchini, spinach and mushrooms.
- Microwave 5 minutes more.
- Using a slotted spoon, remove vegetables from casserole to inverted casserole seal.
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In a small bowl, combine ricotta, egg, ¼ cup parmesan, basil and parsley.
- Spray casserole with nonstick cooking spray.
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Spoon about ½ cup sauce into bottom of casserole.
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Reserve ¼ cup mozzarella. Arrange 4 noodles overlapping in casserole, top with about ⅓ the vegetable mixture, ⅓ the ricotta mixture, 1 cup sauce, ¼ cup mozzarella, and 1 tbsp parmesan.
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Repeat, layering 2 more times, ending with sauce.
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Microwave on high for 12-15 minutes, until lasagna is bubbling at sides.
- Sprinkle top with remaining mozzarella, and bake in preheated oven 20 to 25 minutes until top is crusty.
- Cooking Time: 13-20 minutes.
Nutrition
- Sugar: 13g
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- Calcium: 455mg
- Calories: 497kcal
- Carbohydrates: 62g
- Cholesterol: 70mg
- Fat: 16g
- Fiber: 6g
- Iron: 4mg
- Potassium: 1117mg
- Protein: 27g
- Saturated Fat: 8g
- Sodium: 1244mg
- Vitamin A: 5269IU
- Vitamin C: 40mg
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