Spring Vegetables Lasagna is a perfect lasagna for vegetarians. It’s a balanced meal with the goodness of vegetables, noodles for carbs and the two cheeses for protein, not to mention the riot of colors it brings to the table.
Preparation Time | 1.5 hours |
Servings | 6 |
Difficulty | Medium |
Ingredients
Lasagna noodles | 9 |
Marinara sauce | 35 oz |
Paneer or cottage cheese | 2 cups |
Black pepper | 1/2 tsp |
Salt | 1/2 tsp |
Mozzarella cheese | 2 cup |
Onion | 1 cup chopped |
Carrots | 1 cup chopped |
Zucchini | 1 cup chopped |
Red or yellow bell pepper | 1 cup |
Spinach | 5 oz |
Fresh basil leaves | A handful |
Olive oil | 2 tbsp |
Method
- Boil the lasagna noodles as per the package direction. Once ready, drain and keep aside.
- Chop all the vegetables in half a centimeter cubes. Spinach can be roughly chopped.
- Heat oil in a nonstick pan. Once the oil is hot, add chopped onions and saute for a minute.
- Add rest of the vegetables and saute for a few minutes on medium heat until they start to brown.
- Now, add chopped spinach and 1/4 tsp of salt and saute till spinach leaves wilt and the mixture dries up. Turn off the heat.
- Run the vegetables in the food processor for a couple of swirls to chop the vegetables finely, don’t puree.
- Mix the crumbled paneer, chopped vegetables, 1/4 tsp of salt and crushed black pepper.
- Assemble the lasagna. Spread about 1/2 cup of sauce in a 12 x 6 inch baking dish.
- Lay down 3 boiled noodles in the dish. Spread half the vegetable mixture on the noodles. Spread about 1/2 cup of sauce on vegetables. Sprinkle 1/2 cup of mozzarella cheese on sauce.
- Repeat the previous step again.
- Lay the last 3 noodles in the dish. Pour all the remaining sauce on top and spread. Break the basil leaves roughly and spread on the sauce. Sprinkle the remaining mozzarrela cheese on top.
- Cover the dish with aluminum foil tightly and put in the preheated oven at 425 degrees Fahrenheit. After 15 minutes, remove the foil and bake for another 15 minutes.
- Take it out of the oven, Spring Vegetables Lasagna is ready.
Summary
Recipe Name
Spring Vegetables Lasagna
Author Name
Ruchi Garg
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