Meat Veggie Lasagna Recipes

WORLD'S BEST (NOW VEGETARIAN!) LASAGNA

Steps:

• Heat oil in a Dutch oven over medium heat. Add onion and garlic; cook, stirring, until tender, 3 to 5 minutes. Stir in plant-based sausage, meat substitute crumbles, crushed tomatoes, tomato sauce, tomato paste, water, 1 tablespoon parsley, sugar, basil, 1/2 teaspoon salt, Italian seasoning, fennel seeds, and pepper. Bring to a boil; reduce heat and simmer, covered, stirring occasionally, until thickened, about 1 1/2 hours.
• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add lasagna noodles; cook 8 to 10 minutes. Drain and rinse noodles with cold water.
• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Meanwhile, stir together egg, ricotta, remaining 2 tablespoons parsley, and 1/2 teaspoon salt in a bowl.
• To assemble lasagna, spread 1/3 of the sauce in a 9x13-inch baking dish. Arrange 6 noodles lengthwise over sauce. Spread with 1/2 of the ricotta mixture. Top with 1/3 of the mozzarella slices. Spoon 1/3 of the sauce over mozzarella and sprinkle with 1/4 cup Parmesan. Repeat layers and top with remaining mozzarella and Parmesan.
• Bake, covered with cooking spray-coated foil, for 25 minutes. Remove foil and bake until hot and bubbly, about 25 minutes more. Cool for 15 minutes before slicing into 12 equal servings.

VEGETABLE LASAGNA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees. In a medium bowl, whisk together ricotta cheese, eggs, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper. Add spinach, and stir well to combine.
• Spread a small bit of tomato sauce in the bottom of a 9-by-13-inch glass baking dish or dishes. Arrange a layer of lasagna noodles on top. Spread 1/3 of the ricotta mixture over the noodles, followed by 1/3 of the remaining sauce; sprinkle with 1/3 of the grated cheese. Repeat to make two more layers, ending with cheese. If freezing, cover tightly with plastic wrap. Before baking, defrost in the refrigerator overnight.
• Cover with aluminum foil. Bake 30 minutes. Remove foil; continue baking until top is golden brown, about 15 minutes more. Let cool slightly before serving.

VEGETARIAN LASAGNA

Steps:

• Mix carrots, oregano, and spaghetti sauce together.
• Mix Ricotta, spinach, and eggs together in separate bowl.
• Spread ½ cup spaghetti sauce in bottom of 9 x 13 inch baking dish.
• Layer 3 lasagna noodles, ½ remaining sauce, ½ Ricotta mixture, ½ sliced zucchini, ½ sliced mushrooms, ½ Mozzarella, and ½ Parmesan.
• Repeat layers with remaining ingredients.
• Bake in 350 degrees oven for about 45 minutes.

VEGGIE LASAGNA

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
• Boil lasagna noodles according to directions on box.
• In microwave safe bowl, melt butter for 30 seconds in a microwave oven.
• Add flour and stir until mixed.
• Add milk all at once.
• Cook in microwave on high for about 6 minutes, stirring every two minutes until thick.
• Add parmesan cheese and stir until melted.
• Saute onions, carrots and mushrooms in cooking spray until tender.
• Add drained broccoli and cook until warmed through.
• Mix cottage cheese and ricotta cheese with egg substitute, cornstarch and Mrs Dash seasoning.
• Pour 1/2 cup sauce in bottom of a 9X13 pan.
• Layer 3 noodles with 1/2 of cheese mixture, 3/4 cup of mozzarella, 1/2 of veggie mixture and 1/2 cup sauce.
• Repeat layers ending with noodles.
• Top with remaining sauce and cheese.
• Be sure to cover noodles completely with sauce.
• Bake uncovered for 30 minutes or until warmed through.

VEGETARIAN LASAGNA

Steps:

• For the sauce: Put the olive oil and garlic in a medium pot over low heat. Cook the garlic, stirring occasionally at first and more often as it colors, until golden brown, about 7 minutes. Raise the heat to medium-low, add the onions and a large pinch of salt and cook, stirring occasionally, until the onions are softened, about 5 minutes. Add the carrots, and cook, stirring occasionally, until softened, about 5 minutes. Add the tomato paste and red pepper flakes, and cook, stirring constantly, for 2 minutes. Add the tomatoes, bay leaves, basil sprig, thyme and 1 teaspoon salt, raise the heat to medium and bring the sauce to a lively simmer. Continue to cook, stirring frequently, until quite thick (if you draw a spoon through the sauce, you'll see the bottom of the pot for a few seconds before the sauce fills back in), about 30 minutes. As the sauce thickens, turn the heat down a bit so the bottom doesn't scorch. Stir in the chopped basil. Let cool to room temperature before assembling the lasagna. (Makes 1 quart.)
• To assemble: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Squeeze the spinach in your hands to remove as much liquid as possible. Put it in a large bowl, and stir in the ricotta, 1/2 cup of the Parmesan, the egg, 1 teaspoon salt and the nutmeg.
• Spread 3/4 cup of the tomato sauce on the bottom of a 9-by-13-inch baking dish. Lay 3 lasagna noodles across the sauce (they won't touch). Spread 3/4 cup tomato sauce on top. Dollop 1/3 of the ricotta mixture (about 1 cup) across the sauce, and use the back of a spoon to spread it (it will smush into the tomato sauce, which is fine). Scatter 1 cup of the mozzarella on top.
• Repeat the layering 2 more times. Top with the last 3 noodles, spread the last 3/4 cup tomato sauce over them and scatter the remaining 1 cup mozzarella and 1/4 cup Parmesan over the top. Spray a large piece of foil with cooking spray, and cover the baking dish.
• Bake until the noodles are soft and the cheese has melted, about 40 minutes. Remove the foil, and continue to bake until the cheese is bubbling and the lasagna is slightly browned around the edges, about 15 minutes more. Let rest 10 minutes before serving.

MEAT & VEGGIE LASAGNA

Steps:

• Mince onion, slice carrots and mushrooms, crush garlic cloves. In a large sauce pan at medium heat, sautee the minced onion and crushed whole garlic cloves in 1 tablespoon butter until garlic begins to brown, ca. 3 mins. Add carrots and mushrooms and sautee ca. 5 mins. Salt and pepper ground beef, add to the sauteed vegetables. Stir well to break up larger clumps of ground beef. Cook at medium heat until beef is slightly brown, ca. 5 mins. Remove stems from canned tomatoes and add to veggie meat mix, add tomato juice from the canned tomatoes. Fill the empty can with water and add to mix. Add tomato paste, stir well and add bay leaves. Bring the sauce to a boil, reduce heat until the sugo is simmering, cover. Stirring occasionally, let the sugo simmer for ca. 1 hour. Add some water if necessary. After ca. 1 hour, begin to prepare the Bechamel sauce. In a medium sauce pan at medium heat, melt butter and whisk in flour until the base is smooth. Heat for ca. 3 minutes, but be careful not to let the mix burn. Add warm milk and whisk continuously until sauce thickens. This can take up to 15 mins. The sauce may simmer, but do not let it boil. Once the sauce is viscous, add nutmeg, garlic, salt & pepper. Set Bechamel aside. Remove bay leaves and whole garlic cloves from sugo. Add heavy cream, oregano, basil and remaining tablespoon of butter. Remove from heat. Preheat oven to 375°F. First spread a layer of sugo in the baking dish. Arrange a layer of lasagna pasta sheets to cover the sugo. Pour Bechamel on top of the lasagna sheets and sprinkle with shredded Mozarella. Add lasagna sheets to cover and top with sugo. The order is: Sugo, lasagna, Bechamel & Mozzarella, lasagna, sugo,.. repeat until dish is full. The bottom layer should be sugo, the top layer should be Bechamel. Generously sprinkle with Parmesan, and cover with tin foil (papillote). Bake lasagna for 40 minutes, remove tin foil, and bake for another 20 minutes.