Garden Vegetable Lasagna
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**You will need an Extra Large Baking Dish, sprayed with cooking spray
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*12 Western Family Lasagna Noodles, Extra Wide, cooked according to directions on package.
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Sauté Vegetables:
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*3 tablespoons Extra Light Olive Oil
*10 to 12 Button Mushrooms, sliced and sautéed
*3 small Zucchinis, sliced then halved
*8 cups Baby Spinach, added to the sautéed mushrooms
*1 and 1/2 tablespoons Bottled Minced Garlic
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In a skillet on medium heat, sauté the mushrooms first, about 5 minutes or until most of the moisture is removed. Then add the zucchini and cook for another 2 minutes and lastly add the spinach and garlic until wilted.
Remove sautéed vegetables from heat and drain off any extra liquid before adding to the sauce.
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Chunky Marinara Sauce
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*3 Jars (25 ounce each) Marinara Sauce, if desired Or use the following homemade chunky marinara Sauce
OR
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Homemade Marinara Sauce
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*1/4 cup Extra Light Olive Oil
*2 medium Carrots, finely diced or use Food Chopper
*1 Stalk Celery, finely diced
*1 large Yellow Onions or 2 large Shallots
*3 Cloves of Garlic, pressed or grated
*1 teaspoon chopped fresh Oregano
*Pinch Red Pepper Flakes
*1 can 28 ounce can tomato Sauce Purée
*1 can 28 ounce can Whole Tomatoes, coarsely chopped, juice set aside or 8 Roma Tomatoes, diced
*8 to 10 Basil Leaves
*Kosher Salt and Freshly Ground Black Pepper, to taste
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In a skillet on medium heat, heat Olive oil and add carrots, celery and onions. sauté vegetables until soft and translucent about 8 minutes. Then add garlic and sauté another minute, stir in oregano, red pepper flakes, tomato purée, chopped tomatoes, salt and pepper.
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Simmer and cook 30 minutes or until sauce thickens.
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Lasagna Cottage Cheese Filling
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*1 Container Low-fat Cottage Cheese
*1 and 1/2 cups Grated Parmesan Cheese
*2 cups Shredded MontereyJack Cheese
*1 Egg, slightly beaten
*1 teaspoon Sea Salt
*1/4 teaspoon Freshly Ground Pepper
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Lasagna Topping:
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*4 cups Mozzarella or Monterey Jack Cheese OR a combination of both
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Assembling Lasagna:
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Preheat oven to 400*F. oven.
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Bake Lasagna in the oven 45 minutes covered with foil, then another 10-15 minutes uncovered.
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In a deep 9×13 baking dish, sprayed with cooking spray, add a small amount of marinara sauce to the bottom of the baking dish. Now Layer:
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*One layer of lasagna noodles (4) on sauce
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*1/3 of the cottage cheese mixture spread over noodles
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*1/3 of marinara mixture spread over vegetable mixture
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Repeat 2 more times ending with a layer of lasagna noodles and top with 4 cups grated cheese. Cover with foil and bake.
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Remove from oven and let rest 15 minutes before serving.
Enjoy!
Lindy
