It really is possible to make yummy lasagna without any pasta noodles! This version is made up with mostly all vegetables, but you won't miss the pasta - I promise!
Ok, the title of this post gives it away, but let me start by saying you will not miss the noodles in this vegetable lasagne recipe – I promise!
It’s oozy, yummy and so good just like traditional lasagne but instead of being just meat, grains and dairy – this recipe is almost entirely made up of vegetables. A huge win in the nutrition department, if you ask me.
This dish freezes beautifully (I’ve got half a dish in my freezer right now myself) and is the perfect straight from the freezer into the oven kinda meal when you are short on time or have a busy week. It’s definitely a crowd pleaser too, perfect for gatherings and potlucks.
I posted a picture of this recipe a couple of weeks ago on my facebook page after craving this while writing about my favorite healthiest pastas. Several of you requested the recipe, so here it is! I hope you enjoy it as much as we do around here – it’s one of my husband’s favorites.
Vegetable Lasagne With No Noodles
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Cook time
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Serves: 6
Ingredients
- 1 jar of strained tomatoes (24 ounces)
- 1 onion
- 2 garlic cloves
- ½ tsp red pepper flakes
- ½ tsp salt
- 1 tbsp of olive oil
- 1 egg
- 1 container of ricotta cheese (15 ounces)
- 1 tbsp dried italian herbs or ¼ cup fresh basil chopped
- ½ cup shredded raw parmesan
- ½ cup goat mozzarella or other raw cheese
- 1 large zucchini sliced long into ½ pieces
- 1 large yellow squash sliced long into ½ pieces
- 4 cups of baby kale, spinach or other dark leafy greens
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees
- For the tomato sauce, start by sauteeing onions in olive oil for 5 mins on low/medium heat in a pan on the stove
- Once onions are cooked tender, add garlic and sautee 2 more minutes
- Add tomatoes, red pepper, and salt and bring to a boil, then reduce to simmer
- Allow tomatoes to cook for at least 10 mins
- (Alternatively you can use your favorite jarred tomato sauce)
- In a bowl combine egg, ricotta cheese and herbs and stir well
- Place about ⅓ of the cooked tomato sauce on the bottom of a large baking dish
- Layer zucchini on top of tomato sauce
- Spread ½ ricotta mixture on top of zucchini
- Layer with ⅓ more tomato sauce
- Layer squash to top of tomato sauce
- Spread ½ ricotta mixture on top of squash
- Layer greens on top of squash
- Top with remaining sauce, shredded cheese and bake covered for 30-40 mins until bubbly and cheese is slightly browned
- Allow lasagne to rest for 10 mins before serving - it's HOT!
Notes
***Please
remember to choose all organic ingredients if possible - especially the
zucchini and squash because it could be genetically engineered***
If you know someone who loves lasagne, please share this post with them, and remind them to buy organic zucchini and squash to stay away from GMOs.
Buon Appetito,
Food Babe
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