My recipes (when they include meat) normally have suggestions for my vegetarian and vegan readers at the bottom. This recipe is different, it is a vegetarian recipe at it’s base… no meat! Here is my fresh take on a meatless lasagna the time it takes is definitely worth the wait.
Meatless Lasagna…
This recipe doesn’t include any meat (No pork or beef). I didn’t substitute the meat with anything specifically in this recipe.
What Makes This Lasagna So Fresh?
This lasagna features onions, bell peppers, garlic and spinach. A variety of items that make me think of a sunrise peeking over a grass topped hill… so peaceful, yet exciting.
What to Serve With Lasagna?
This lasagna is pretty filling on it’s own. Some things that would pair well with this pasta are a salad, artisanal bread loaf cut into slices and topped with a Parmesan garlic butter, roasted broccoli topped with avocado oil, parmesan and seasonings.
How To Layer Lasagna
Layering Lasagna is soooo easy!
Sauce
Pasta
Ricotta Mixture
Spinach
and top it all off with Cheese! 🙂
The Veggie Filled Lasagna Recipe:
Time To Prep: 20 minutes
Time To Cook: 1.5 hours
Ingredients:
1 box of oven ready lasagna noodles
2 bell peppers
1 white onion
1-2 oz of spinach
2 cans of diced tomatoes
1 can of tomato sauce
15 oz of whole milk ricotta
2 cup mozzarella cheese- shredded
1/2 cup parmesan cheese shredded
(1) 6 oz can tomato paste
(1) 15 oz can tomato paste
2 cans of crushed tomatoes
1/2 cup of water
1 large egg
1 tablespoon of olive oil
2 cloves of garlic
Season With Your Heart!
Here are Some Seasoning Suggestions:
3.5 teaspoons of salt separated in two groups: 2 teaspoons and 1.5 teaspoons
A few fennel seeds
2 tablespoons of sugars
3.5 teaspoons of Italian seasoning
1.5 teaspoons of dried basil
1/4 teaspoon of black pepper
2 teaspoons dried parsley
Instructions:
- Preheat your oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Chop up your garlic, onion, peppers, wash and dry your spinach and open up your cans.
- Place your olive oil in a pot and heat it up on medium heat.
- Add your onions to the pot and cook until slightly brown.
- Turn your flame down slightly and add in your garlic. Cook until fragrant.
- Add in your tomato sauce, tomato paste, crushed tomato, fennel seeds, sugar, peppers, water and season to your hearts content with some salt, pepper, Italian seasoning, basil, . Mix to combine and simmer for 1/2 an hour. Your flavors will marry and become beautifully delicious… your sauce will cook down slightly.
- While you sauce simmers away, let’s make the ricotta mixture! Grab a medium sized bowl add ricotta, salt, parsley, parmesan, egg. Stir all of your ingredients until they are combined.
- If you have noodles that are not oven ready, boil them until they are al dente. If you have oven ready noodles please skip this step.
- Grab your lasagna pan and layer away: sauce, noodles, ricotta mixture, spinach mozzarella and repeat until you run out ingredients. Always complete your lasagna with a top layer of mozzarella.
- Cover your pan with aluminum foil. Bake in the oven for 40-50 minutes until heated through. Remove aluminum foil and bake for another 15-20 minutes until the top of your lasagna is golden brown.
- Remove from the oven and let it sit for 10-12 minutes before serving.
- Enjoy! This meatless lasagna is best shared with friends! 🙂 If you make this share it with me on Instagram.
Stay Kind, Eat Well, Get Inspired,
Alexis
