Veggie Lasagna
CATEGORIES
INGREDIENTS
- Cooking Time: 60
- Servings: 8-12
- Preparation Time: 90
- 4-5 cups (my) tomato sauce
- Box of no-boil lasagna sheets
- 1 lb ricotta cheese
- 2 eggs
- 1 1/4 lbs mozzarella cheese
- 1 cup of parmesan cheese
- 8-12oz of white mushrooms
- 2 med-large zucchini
- 2 med-large yellow squash
- 2 large red bell peppers
- 1 package of frozen spinach
- Salt
- Pepper
- Parsley
- Thyme
- Olive oil
DIRECTIONS
- Slice zucchini and squash into 1/4 inch thick coins. Toss coins with olive oil, salt, pepper, and thyme. Grill or broil until cooked through and browned.
- Slice mushrooms and saute in olive oil.
- Roast red peppers on grill or stove top, and slice into strips when cool.
- Wring out spinach until most of the water is gone (soggy lasagna = bad!). Or, if using fresh spinach, cook ahead of time and wring out remaining water.
- Mix ricotta, 1/2 cup of parmesan, 2 eggs, salt, pepper, and parsley.
- Preheat oven to whatever temperature lasagna box calls for.
- Coat the bottom of a 12X15 or deep roasting dish with a thin layer of tomato sauce. Top with a layer of lasagna sheets. Top lasagna with a thin layer of ricotta mixture. Top ricotta with spinach, mushrooms, and red peppers. Spread out veggies evenly. Top with tomato sauce and mozzarella.
- Repeat lasagna/ricotta layers. Top this layer by spreading out zucchini and squash coins evenly. Top with tomato sauce/mozzarella layers.
- Top with lasagna sheets, remaining sauce and mozzarella. Add remaining 1/2 cup of parmesan and cover with foil.
- Bake for 45 minutes, and remove foil for final 15 minutes so cheese is brown and bubbly.
- Wait 10-15 minutes to serve.