myWellness at Saint Joseph's College of Maine

Recipes

Vegetarian Lasagna
8 servings
55 min 10 min prep

INGREDIENTS
1 1/2  quarts spaghetti sauce (your favorite homemade or jar spaghetti sauce)
1/2  cup grated carrots
1/2  teaspoon oregano
6  cooked lasagna noodles  (not necessary to pre-cook)
1 (16  ounce) container ricotta cheese
1  package frozen chopped spinach, thawed and well drained
2  eggs
1 1/2  cups thinly sliced zucchini
1  cup sliced fresh mushrooms
3  cups shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese
1/2  cup grated parmesan cheese

METHOD
Mix carrots, oregano and spaghetti sauce together. Mix ricotta cheese, 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.

For a very low fat version substitute non-fat ricotta, mozzarella, and parmesan cheese, non-fat pasta sauce, and Egg Beaters for the eggs. You could also use whole wheat lasagna noodles. It's delicious and healthy.