I've had this recipe for ages, and it never fails to disappoint. It's a great way to sneak more vegetables into your family's diet (and, truth be told, they probably won't even know they're there)! Try this on for size:
Sure, you can see some "green" in there (that's the spinach - we'll get to my tip about that later). But there are a few other veggies that you can't see, and that's the magic of this recipe! Get out your food processor for this one and mince away!
Veggie Lasagna
1 10 oz. package frozen spinach
1 large zucchini, minced
1 large carrot, minced
1 8 oz. package mushrooms, minced
1 onion, minced
3 cloves garlic, minced
4.5 cups marinara sauce (if using jarred, this is 1.5, 26 oz. jars of sauce)
3 Tbsp olive oil
12 lasagna noodles, boiled, cooled, and separated
32 oz. ricotta cheese
1/2 cup Parmesan cheese
2 Tbsp parsley flakes
2 eggs, beaten
2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp pepper
16 oz. mozzarella, shredded
- Place olive oil and zucchini, carrot, mushrooms, and onion in pan. Saute until vegetables are tender and are no longer giving off juices.
- Place marinara sauce in a medium sized pot. Add vegetable mixture and heat through.
- Cook spinach according to package directions. Drain thoroughly.
- Place ricotta cheese, Parmesan cheese, parsley flakes, beaten eggs, salt, pepper, and spinach in a mixing bowl and mix until thoroughly combined.
- Spray a 13 X 9 pan with cooking spray. Beginning with a thin layer of sauce, make three full layers each of noodles, ricotta mixture, sauce, shredded mozzarella, ending with shredded mozzarella.
- Bake in a 350 degree oven for 35 minutes. Cool for 15 to 20 minutes before serving.
This recipe is delicious with Pesto Swirl Bread.
Notes:
The sauce will be very thick like this, which means that the lasagna sets up just fine:
By putting the spinach in the ricotta filling, you aren't running the risk of getting a "clump" of spinach in your lasagna (which I have had happen to me before). The ricotta offers a way for the spinach to be suspended evenly in the lasagna:
If you opt to use fewer veggies (e.g. "My daughter/son/monkey's uncle wouldn't touch this with a ten-foot pole if I put mushrooms in it, so I'm leaving them out!" I would recommend that you start with less sauce so that the lasagna doesn't become runny.)
Enjoy!
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