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Very Veggie Lasagna Recipe

"People often tell me you can't call something 'lasagna' if it doesn't have meat. Then they try this dish and ask for the recipe," shares Kim Bender of Aurora, Colorado.

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Very Veggie Lasagna Recipe

Prep: 20 min. Bake: 1 hour + standing

Yield: 12 Servings

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Ingredients

2 cups (16 ounces) 1% cottage cheese
1 carton (15 ounces) reduced-fat ricotta cheese
2 tablespoons minced fresh parsley
1 jar (26 ounces) meatless spaghetti sauce
9 uncooked lasagna noodles
2 medium carrots, shredded
1-1/2 cups broccoli florets
4 ounces fresh mushrooms, sliced
1 small zucchini, thinly sliced
1 small yellow summer squash, thinly sliced
2 cups fresh spinach
2 cups (8 ounces) shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese

Directions

In a bowl, combine the cottage cheese, ricotta and parsley. Spread 1/2 cup spaghetti sauce in a 13-in. x 9-in. baking dish coated with cooking spray. Top with three noodles and a third of the cheese mixture. Sprinkle with half of the carrots, broccoli, mushrooms, zucchini and squash. Top with a third of the remaining sauce.
Arrange half of the spinach over spaghetti sauce; sprinkle with a third of the mozzarella cheese. Repeat layers of noodles, cheese mixture, vegetables, sauce, spinach and mozzarella. Top with the remaining noodles, cheese mixture, sauce and mozzarella.
Cover tightly and bake at 350° for 45 minutes. Uncover; bake 15 minutes longer or until noodles are tender. Let stand for 15 minutes before cutting. Yield: 12 servings.

Nutritional Analysis: One serving (1 piece) equals 234 calories, 7 g fat (4 g saturated fat), 26 mg cholesterol, 572 mg sodium, 25 g carbohydrate, 4 g fiber, 19 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 2 lean meat, 1-1/2 starch.

Originally published as Very Veggie Lasagna in Light & Tasty April/May 2001, p52

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Reviewed on Oct. 05, 2012 by almoakarlory

Yummy recipe but I still prefer the other very veggie lasagna recipe from Taste of Home just because it has a lot of vegetables. If you are a picky eater and do not like one vegetable over the other then this is the one for you.

Reviewed on Jan. 04, 2011 by alyssabird91

We really enjoyed this recipe, despite the lack of meat, (and I heard about it.) We used whole wheat noodles, a little less broccoli and spinach, and no summer squash (not in season out here.) It came out great!

Reviewed on Sep. 29, 2010 by shawniewap

I'm no rocket scientist....but to address your inane comment...there is NO picture to correspond this recipe with in the first place. Sheesh... I guess even a recipe site can attract the dimwits...surprising they can even utilize a computer

Reviewed on Mar. 01, 2008 by almoakarlory

Delicious recipe!