Grandmother's Kitchen

Veggie Lasagna

This veggie lasagna recipe is filled with layers of wonderful tasty vegetables. It is a great alternative to making a meat lasagna, and even the meat eaters will very like be satisfied with this hearty dish.

Veggie Lasagna

Ingredients

  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 3 Tablespoon olive oil, divided
  • 2 garlic cloves, minced
  • 1 medium onion, diced
  • 2 medium carrots, sliced thin
  • 1/2 cup sliced celery
  • 1 medium zucchini, cut into 1/4 inch thick slices
  • 1 summer squash, cut into 1/4 inch slices
  • 1/2 cup sweet red pepper, julienned
  • 1/2 cup green pepper, julienned
  • 1/2 teaspoon oregano
  • 1 teaspoon butter
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 2 Tablespoons olive oil
  • 1- 28 ounce jar spaghetti sauce
  • 9-1294 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
  • small handful of fresh dill, chopped
  • (Serves 6)

Directions

  1. Set a large pot of water to boil over high heat. Add 1 teaspoon of salt and 1 tablespoon olive oil.
  2. Once boiled, add lasagna noodles and cook according to package directions.
  3. When cooked, plunge the noodles in cold water and set aside.
  4. In a skillet set over medium high heat, heat 2 tablespoons olive oil.
  5. Add garlic and onion and cook until fragrant, about 2 minutes.
  6. Add the carrots and celery. Cook for 5 minutes, until beginning to get tender.
  7. Add the zucchini, summer squash, both red and green peppers and oregano.
  8. Saute for 5 minutes until vegetables are beginning to get tender. Be careful not to cover cook the vegetables at this point.
  9. Preheat oven to 350°F.
  10. Grease a 9x13 inch baking dish with butter.
  11. Spread 1/2 cup spaghetti sauce evenly over the bottom of the baking dish.
  12. Arrange a layer of noodles over the sauce, overlapping slightly.
  13. Place a layer of the cooked vegetables over the noodles. Cover with 2/3 cup of the spaghetti sauce.
  14. Continue layering the remaining noodles, vegetables and sauce.
  15. Once finished layering, top with mozzarella cheese.
  16. Cover with aluminium foil and bake for 1 hour.
  17. Once cooked, remove from oven and sprinkle with dill.
  18. Let lasagna stand 15 minutes before serving.

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Original source: food.com