Vegetable Lasagna I Recipe
- 8 lasagna noodles
- 2 (28 ounce.) cans peeled, whole tomatoes
- 2 tbsp. extra virgin olive oil
- 1 tbsp. finely chopped garlic
- 3 tbsp. minced parsley
- Salt and freshly grnd pepper
- 3 c. skim lowfat milk
- 6 tbsp. butter
- 1/4 c. all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
- 1 c. part-skim ricotta cheese
- 1/2 c. grated part-skim Mozzarella cheese
- 1 (10 ounce.) pkg. frzn spinach, thawed
- Cook lasagna noodles, drain and lay flat.
- Drain tomatoes and crush.
- Heat extra virgin olive oil in a heavy saucepan, add in garlic and cook over low heat for 3 min.
- Add in liquid removed tomatoes, 2 Tbsp.
- of parsley and pepper to taste.
- Raise heat to medium and cook tomato sauce, stirring occasionally for 10 min, set aside.
- To make a bechamel sauce, heat lowfat milk in a saucepan till very warm.
- Heat butter in another saucepan over low heat, add in flour to melted butter and whisk till a smooth paste forms.
- Pour in warm lowfat milk and whisk constantly for 3 min or possibly till sauce thickens.
- Add in nutmeg, salt and pepper to taste.
- Remove from heat, whisk in ricotta.
- To assemble lasagna, spread 1/2 c. tomato sauce over the bottom of a 9 x 13 inch baking pan, cover sauce with 4 lasagna noodles, overlapping slightly.
- Spoon half of bechamel sauce proportionately over the noodles, add in the spinach.
- Cover with noodles, repeat layers.
- Sprinkle with Mozzarella.
- Cover with foil, bake for 30 min at 325 degrees.
- Uncover and bake for 15 min more.
- Remove from oven and let rest for 10 min before serving.
- Serves 8 to 10.
noodles, tomatoes, extra virgin olive oil, garlic, parsley, salt, milk, butter, allpurpose, nutmeg, ricotta cheese, mozzarella cheese, frzn spinach
Taken from cookeatshare.com/recipes/vegetable-lasagna-i-18053 (may not work)