Spinach Pepper And Eggplant Lasagna Recipes

SPINACH EGGPLANT LASAGNA

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 190C/375F degrees.
• Place the sliced eggplant onto a baking tray and brush with the olive oil on both sides.
• With a hot grill, place the eggplant under and grill until both sides are golden (turn over the eggplant once one side is cooked).
• Set aside.
• In a bowl, mix the spinach, ricotta, nutmeg, salt and pepper.
• Put a layer of the eggplant at the bottom of a greased baking dish.
• Spread some of the spinach mixture over the aubergine and cover in a layer.
• Cover this layer with a few spoons of low carb marinara sauce
• Repeat the layers until used up.
• Sprinkle the top with the Parmesan and mozzarella cheese and bake for 30-40 minutes.
• Eat and enjoy!

SPINACH, PEPPER AND EGGPLANT LASAGNA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F / 180°C.In a skillet, heat olive oil and cook garlic and mushrooms about 3 minutes. Add spinach and continue cooking for 2 minutes. Set aside.Cut peppers in two, remove seeds and ribs. Lay peppers cut-side down on an oiled baking sheet. Put peppers right under broiler and cook until their skin begins to swell and turn black. Put peppers in a bowl, cover and cool before peeling.Peel peppers and cut into strips. Set aside.In a bowl, mix cheeses together. Set aside.Spread béchamel sauce in the bottom of a baking dish, lay 3 sheets of lasagna over the sauce, cover with spinach-mushroom mixture, top with 1/3 of the béchamel sauce and sprinkle with cheese.Repeat with 3 more sheets of lasagna, cover with eggplant and peppers, top with 1/3 of béchamel sauce and sprinkle with cheese.Finish with last 3 sheets of lasagna. Cover pasta with remaining sauce and sprinkle with remaining cheese.Bake about 30 minutes. Brown a few minutes under broiler.

RED PEPPER AND SPINACH LASAGNA

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350°F Place the peppers in a roasting tin and drizzle with the oil and balsamic vinegar. Roast for 20 minutes, add the garlic and roast for a further 10 minutes until the peppers are softened and charred.
• Meanwhile, wilt the spinach in a large pan with a splash of water for 2 minutes only. Season well and set aside.
• To make the sauce, heat the milk with the bay leaf to just below boiling point and simmer gently for 5 minutes. Melt the butter in a non-stick pan, add the flour and cook, stirring all the time, for 2 minutes. Gradually add the milk, whisking well, and bring to the boil until thickened. Stir in the mustard and half of the Parmesan.
• To layer up the lasagna, spoon a third of the sauce into the base of an ovenproof dish. Scatter over half of the peppers, half of the spinach and half of the mozzarella. Top with a layer of lasagna. Repeat this process, finishing with the final third of the sauce. Scatter over the remaining Parmesan and bake for 25 to 30 minutes.

EGGPLANT AND SPINACH LASAGNE SPIRALS

Steps:

• Roast tomatoes for sauce:
• Preheat oven to 450°F.
• Toss tomatoes with 3 tablespoons oil, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper and arrange, cut sides up, in 1 layer in 2 oiled glass or ceramic shallow baking dishes. Roast tomatoes in upper and lower thirds of oven, switching position of dishes halfway through baking, until skins are wrinkled and beginning to brown, 35 to 40 minutes. Cool slightly in baking dishes on racks.
• Roast eggplant for lasagne:
• Toss eggplant slices with oil, garlic, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper and arrange in 1 layer on 2 oiled baking sheets. Bake in upper and lower thirds of oven, switching position of sheets halfway through baking and turning slices over once, until tender, 12 to 14 minutes.
• Reduce oven temperature to 350°F.
• Finish tomato sauce:
• When tomatoes are cool enough to handle, peel off skin and discard. Purée tomatoes with their juices in a blender, pulsing until almost smooth.
• Cook onion and garlic in 2 tablespoons oil in a 3- to 4-quart heavy saucepan over moderate heat, stirring, until golden, about 10 minutes. Stir in tomato purée, water, 1/4 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper and simmer, partially covered, stirring occasionally, until slightly thickened and reduced to about 4 cups, about 15 minutes. Stir in basil.
• Make filling and assemble lasagne:
• While sauce is simmering, cook spinach in a 3- to 4-quart pot of boiling salted water, uncovered, 1 minute, then drain in a colander. When cool enough to handle, squeeze any excess water from spinach and coarsely chop. Stir together ricotta, yolk, spinach, parmesan, 3/4 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper until combined well.
• Cook lasagne noodles in a 6- to 8-quart pot of boiling salted water , stirring occasionally, until tender. Drain noodles in a colander and rinse under cold running water.
• Spoon 2 cups tomato sauce into a 13- by 9-inch glass baking dish (or other 3-quart shallow baking dish). Lay out 4 lasagne noodles on a work surface, then spread 1/3 cup filling evenly over each noodle and cover with eggplant slices in 1 layer. Roll up each and arrange spirals, seam sides down and without touching, over sauce in dish, then make 4 more rolls and arrange in dish. Brush noodles with water, then spoon some sauce down middle of rolls and cover dish tightly with foil.
• Bake in middle of oven until heated through, about 20 minutes. Heat remaining tomato sauce and serve on the side.