vegetarian lasagna

Oshawa, ON
Updated on Mar 16, 2011

This is a great vegan dish!! I made this for the first time this past Christmas while visiting my kids...my younger daughter and her hunny doesn't eat meat so I found this recipe and it was a hit!! I have been making it once a month since!! Freezes well! Made it today ...my pic.

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yield 12 serving(s)

Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 large onion, diced
  • 4 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1/4 teaspoon hot pepper flakes
  • 2 medium zucchini , diced
  • 1 medium eggplant, diced
  • 1 - bay leaf
  • 1/2 teaspoon each dried thyme and oregano
  • 1/2 teaspoon each salt and pepper
  • 1 can 28 oz whole tomatoes
  • 1/4 cup each fresh basil and parsley
  • 2 - eggs
  • 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
  • 1 pound tub ricotta cheese
  • 3 cups mozzarella cheese
  • 1 cup grated parmesan cheese
  • 15 - lasagna noodles
  • 2 medium red or green peppers, diced

How To Make vegetarian lasagna

  • Step 1
    In a large dutch oven, heat oil over medium heat and cook onion, garlic and hot pepper flakes until softened, about 6 mins. Add the zucchini,red peppers,eggplant,bay leaf, thyme, oregano, s/p;cook stirring until veggies are soft and starting to soften., about 10 - 15 mins. Stir in tomatoes, breaking up with a fork, bring to a boil.Reduce heat, cover and simmer, stirring occasionally until thickened about 30 mins. Discard bay leaf and stir in basil and parsley. I a bowl beat eggs with nutmeg, stir in ricotta, 2 cups of the mozzarella and the parmesan cheese. set aside. Cook noodles in boiling water, Drain. Arrange 5 noodles in a greased 9 x 13 dish.Cover with 1 cup of the sauce. Top with 5 more noodles, spread with 1/3 of the remaining sauce then dot with 1/2 of the cheese filling. Starting with noodles repeat. layers once. Top with remaining noodles, spread with remaining sauce. Sprinkle with remaining 1 cup of mozzarella cheese. Cover looosely with foil and bake 20 mins, remove foil and bake till bubbly and heated through and golden. Let sit 10 mins before cutting

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Culture: Italian

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