Quest 73: Eenie & Meenie's Veggie Lasagna
Eenie and Meenie's garden is looking pretty good these days. So today, I thought we could share a great vegetarian lasagna recipe that uses some great vegetables. Enjoy!Gear!
2 small Zucchini Squash
8 oz. Ricotta cheese
4 T. Pesto (recipe here)
1 Egg
2 cups Mozzarella cheese, divided
1/2 cup Parmesan cheese
2 cups of Spaghetti Sauce
1 cup Roasted Red Peppers, chopped
2 cups Spinach Leaves
Box of Oven Ready GF Lasagna Noodles
Salt and Pepper
Quest!
Slice zucchini 3/16 thick with a mandeline. Be careful to use the guarding to keep your digits safe.
Place zucchini slices on paper towels and set a side to dry in the refrigerator for about 4 hrs.
In the meantime, let's make some cheese filling.
Mix together, ricotta cheese, 1cup mozzarella cheese, Parmesan, pesto, salt and pepper. Refrigerate until ready to use.
In the bottom of a 8x8 pan place about 1/3 of sauce.
Add a layer of lasagna noodles.
Add a layer of cheese mixture.
Add another layer of lasagna noodles. Followed by a layer of spinach leaves.
Add a layer of zucchini slices
Add a layer of roasted red peppers
Add another 1/3 of the sauce.
Continue layering until you run out of room.. Top with remaining cup of mozzarella cheese.
From here you can freeze this delight and bake another day at 400 degrees F for about 45-50 minutes.
Or, you can bake it now at 400 degrees F for about 30-35 minutes or until golden brown.
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