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Quick Veggie & Cheese Lasagna

Most people think of lasagna as a meat-lover’s dish. But this version puts a vegetarian twist on an Italian classic. It’s loaded with goodness.
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Course Casserole, Pasta
Cuisine Continental

Servings 8 servings
Calories 3920.48 kcal

Ingredients

  

  • 9 lasagna noodles, cooked as directed on box
  • 6 1/4 cup(s) pasta sauce (2-25-oz. jars)
  • 1 medium zucchini, sliced thinly
  • 2 roma tomatoes, sliced thinly
  • 1 red bell pepper, sliced thinly, vertically
  • 1 medium onion, sliced thinly
  • 10 white button mushrooms, sliced thinly
  • 2 small head of broccoli (stem removed, cut into small pieces)
  • 4 tablespoon(s) basil, thinly sliced)
  • 2 cup(s) mozzarella cheese, shredded
  • 2 ounce(s) cheddar cheese
  • 2 ounce(s) Parmigiano Reggiano cheese
  • 1 3/4 cup(s) low-fat ricotta cheese
  • 2 cup(s) medium eggs
  • 2 garlic cloves, minced
  • 6 ounce(s) spinach
  • 1/8 teaspoon(s) salt, to taste
  • 1/8 teaspoon(s) pepper, to taste

Instructions

 

  • Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
  • In a large bowl combine spinach, ricotta cheese, eggs, garlic, and salt and pepper to taste.
  • In a 9×13 lasagna pan, add a few oz of the pasta sauce to lightly coat the bottom.
  • Add 3 lasagna noodles to cover the bottom of the pan with out overlapping the noodles.
  • Add half the ricotta/spinach mixture by dolloping it onto the noodles, sprinkle zucchini, tomato slices, broccoli, onion, mushrooms and bell pepper slices.
  • Add 20 or so oz (the rest of the first jar of pasta sauce), covering the veggies, add 4 oz of mozzarella cheese to finish off the layer.
  • On the next layer, add 3 more lasagna noodles, the other half of the spinach and ricotta mixture, the rest of the veggies, half a jar of pasta sauce, and 4 oz of mozzarella cheese.
  • Then, to finish it off, layer the remaining lasagna noodles, the rest of the pasta sauce, and all remaining cheese.
  • Bake in the oven for 40-50 minutes until cheese begins to brown.
  • Ready in 1 hour.

Nutrition

Calories: 3920.48kcalCarbohydrates: 444.53gProtein: 256.13gFat: 147.12gSaturated Fat: 64.37gCholesterol: 683.5mgSodium: 9656.15mgFiber: 79.33gSugar: 164.28g

Keyword Eggs, Fresh Spinach, Lasagna, Tomato
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