Vegetable Italian Lasagna

Name: Vegetable Italian Lasagna
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 38 min
Total time: 1 h 8 min
Yield: 10 serving(s)
Ingredients: 2 medium carrots, sliced; 1/3 cup onion, chopped; 2 garlic cloves, minced; 1 1/2 teaspoons olive oil; 15 1/2 ounces meatless spaghetti sauce; 1/4 cup water; 1 1/2 teaspoons dried oregano; 3/4 teaspoon dried basil; 1 1/2 cups mushrooms, sliced; 1 small zucchini, cut into small strips; 1 (10 ounce) package frozen chopped spinach, thawed and well drained; 2 eggs, beaten; 1 1/2 cups 1% fat cottage cheese, drained; 1/4 cup parmesan cheese, grated; 6 ounces lasagna noodles, cooked, rinsed and drained; 1 1/2 cups part-skim mozzarella cheese, shredded; 2/3 cup part-skim mozzarella cheese, shredded

Submitted by LUv 2 BaKE

"Here's a very veggie different delicious lasagna. I really enjoy the sliced carrot in this recipe."

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photo by Sharon123

Ready In:: 1hr 8mins
Ingredients:: 17
Serves:: 10

ingredients

2 medium carrots, sliced
¹⁄₃ cup onion, chopped
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 ¹⁄₂ teaspoons olive oil
15 ¹⁄₂ ounces meatless spaghetti sauce
¹⁄₄ cup water
1 ¹⁄₂ teaspoons dried oregano
³⁄₄ teaspoon dried basil
1 ¹⁄₂ cups mushrooms, sliced
1 small zucchini, cut into small strips
1 (10 ounce) package frozen chopped spinach, thawed and well drained
2 eggs, beaten
1 ¹⁄₂ cups 1% fat cottage cheese, drained
¹⁄₄ cup parmesan cheese, grated
6 ounces lasagna noodles, cooked, rinsed and drained
1 ¹⁄₂ cups part-skim mozzarella cheese, shredded
²⁄₃ cup part-skim mozzarella cheese, shredded

directions

In a medium covered skillet, cook carrots, onion, and garlic in about 1 1/2 tsp oil till onion is tender but not brown.
Stir in the pasta sauce, water, oregano, and basil; simmer covered 15 minutes or until carrots are tender.
Stir in the mushroom and zucchini into the skillet; cooked uncovered about 5 minutes or till zucchini is tender.
Meanwhile, using a wire stainer, squeeze any remaining liquid from the thawed spinach with a metal spoon.
In a bowl stir together the spinach, eggs, cottage cheese and parmesan.
Arrange a single layer of cooked lasagne noodles on the bottom of a greased 12 x 7 1/2 x 2-inch baking dish; top noodles with 1/3 of spinach mixture, spread with 1/3 of the sauce mixture, add with 1/2 cup mozzarella cheese, top with add 1/3 of the vegetable mixture - REPEAT layers 2 more times.
Bake uncovered in a 375°F oven 35 minutes or till heated through.
Top lasagne with 2/3 cup mozzarella; return to oven for 3 minutes or until top cheese has melted.
Let stand 10 minutes before serving.

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Reviews

delicious and a great way to add veggies to your kids' meal! I pretty much doubled the recipe and used a full box of recipe-ready lasagna noodles. I substituted ricotta for the cottage cheese because it's what I had and used extra sauce. By doubling the recipe, it needed extra oven time, approx. 45-50 mins total.

mjayling1
Delicious, wholesome, and healthy. My husband and 2 children liked it (a rare occurrence in my house)! Thanks for sharing.

Indogreek
Delicious! I made as directed, but used all 26 ounces of the spaghetti sauce I had. Everybody loved it! Thanks Luv!

Sharon123

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LUv 2 BaKE

Hi! Thanks for visiting my page! I just graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Human Nutritional Sciences in May 2008 after 5 years of hard work. My hard work paid off as I was accepted to a post graduate dietetic internship which I am currently completing and will be done in June. The internship allows me achieve professional designation as a registered dietitian. This is a very exciting but also a very busy time for me so I have not been contributing to zaar nearly as much as i'd like to. I have always loved baking and cooking and looking for healthier recipes or ways to make recipes healthier to fit into my lifestyle. I am pesco-vegetarian as I do not want animals to suffer for my consumption. I also love to be active in individual sports and train year round for triathlon. I am both an active racer and volunteer. The distance I prefer most is the Sprint distance - 750m swim, 20km bike, 5km run. This upcoming race season marks my 16th year of participating in triathlon. I love it just as much, if not more, than I did 16 years ago!! I also have a newfound love for Iyengar yoga. I have a profound love for animals and the pretty little kitty you see as my icon is my 16 1/2 year old cat Snuggles. Sadly, Snug passed away in March 2006, and is dearly, dearly missed. Snuggles <a href="http://photobucket.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e13/tri_rules85/snuggles2VSM.jpg" border="0" alt="Photo Sharing and Video Hosting at Photobucket"></a> The photo below of our two new family additions. Layla (the calico) came home with us from the Humane Society in September and Saxon (black and white) came home two months later as a companion for Layla. Gladly they have become very good pals. <a href="http://photobucket.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e13/tri_rules85/saxonandlaylasleepVSM.jpg" border="0" alt="Photo Sharing and Video Hosting at Photobucket"></a> <a href="http://photobucket.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e13/tri_rules85/zaargamestext.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket - Video and Image Hosting"></a> <img src="http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b399/susied214/beartag_1_1.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket - Video and Image Hosting"> <img src="http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b399/susied214/adopted_1_1.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket - Video and Image Hosting"> <img src="http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y53/DUCHESS13/World%20Tour/ZWT2.gif"> Playing for: <img src="http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e13/tri_rules85/kitchenexpeditionslogo.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a> <img src="http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b399/susied214/permanent%20collection/200_artistrichardneuman-art-prints_.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket - Video and Image Hosting"> <img src="http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b399/susied214/permanent%20collection/untitled.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket - Video and Image Hosting"> <img src="http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b399/susied214/projects/pacbanner.jpg" border="0" alt="Photo Sharing and Video Hosting at Photobucket"> <img src="http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b399/susied214/projects/200_PACpic.jpg" border="0" alt="Photo Sharing and Video Hosting at Photobucket"> <img src="http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y53/DUCHESS13/Zaar%20World%20Tour%203/ZWT3-Participation.gif"> Playing for: <img src="http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e13/tri_rules85/MixinVixensbannerSM.jpg" border="0" alt="Photo Sharing and Video Hosting at Photobucket"></a> <a href=http://www.recipezaar.com/cookbook.php?bookid=177335 target="_blank"><img src="http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y53/DUCHESS13/RSC%20Banners/RSC9-LUV2Bake.jpg"></a> <a href=http://www.recipezaar.com/cookbook.php?bookid=177334 target="_blank"><img src="http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y53/DUCHESS13/RSC%20Banners/RSC10-LUV2Bake.jpg"></a> <img src="http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y53/DUCHESS13/RSC%20Banners/RSC11-LuvtoBake.jpg"> <img src="http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b280/carolinamoon21/TasteofYellow.jpg"> <img src="http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b399/susied214/permanent%20collection/Adopted1smp.jpg" border="0" alt="Photo Sharing and Video Hosting at Photobucket"> <img src="http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b399/susied214/permanent%20collection/smPACp.jpg" border="0" alt="Photo Sharing and Video Hosting at Photobucket"> <img src="http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b280/carolinamoon21/Ingredients/Other/photo-swap-7sticky.jpg"> <img src="http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b399/susied214/permanent%20collection/PAC08Main.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"> <img src="http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b399/susied214/permanent%20collection/adoptedspring08.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"> <a href="http://www.amazingcounter.com"><img border="0" src="http://cb.amazingcounters.com/counter.php?i=2199213&c=6597952" alt="track net visits"></a> <a href="http://www.getisp.info/dsl-service.html">popup blockers</a>

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