Pasta-free veggie lasagne

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Nutritional Info
  • Servings Per Recipe: 12
  • Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 298.0
  • Total Fat: 15.1 g
  • Cholesterol: 50.8 mg
  • Sodium: 448.3 mg
  • Total Carbs: 19.7 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 5.2 g
  • Protein: 25.1 g

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Introduction

vegetarian lasagna without pasta (for low car dieters) vegetarian lasagna without pasta (for low car dieters)
Number of Servings: 12

Ingredients

    cooking oil spray
    one large eggplant, cut lengthwise in thin strips, no more than 1/2 inch wide
    2 pounds of part skim ricotta cheese
    chopped garlic, 4 cloves or more
    1/4 parmesan cheese grated
    2 cups of mozzarella (part-skim) shredded
    1 bunch of fresh basil, chopped
    1 tablespoon of italian seasoning
    salt and pepper
    1 small onion
    1 medium bell pepper
    4 cups of sliced mushrooms
    1 bunch of broccoli, florets only, coarsely chopped
    3 oz. spinach
    2 cups of crushed tomatoes (San Marzano) or your favorite marinara
    2 small zucchini
    2 small yellow squash

Directions

preheat oven to 350"
cut eggplants lengthwise 1/2 inch wide and arrange on cooking sprayed baking sheet
bake for 20 minutes
in a mixing bowl, mix the ricotta with half of the chopped garlic
Stir in the parmesan and 1 1/2 cups of mozzarella cheese, chopped basil, italian seasoning, sald and pepper, and set aside
saute the onion, remaining chopped garlic, pepper, mushrooms, and broccoli for 8 minutes. Add the chopped spinach and remove from heat. Allow to cool and mix with the ricotta mixture.

Assembly:

crushed tomatoes
eggplant slices
ricotta mixture
zucchini or squash slices
crushed tomatoes,
eggplant slices
ricotta mixture
zucchini or squash slices
ricotta mixture and so on

End with a layer of zucchini or eggplant on top with crushed tomatoes and 1/2 cup of mozzarella
Bake for 1 1/2 hours....

Serving Size: makes 12 4" squares

Number of Servings: 12

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user ZMFERNANDEZ.