Veggie Lasagna in a Flash!

Posted by Lesli

(Pictures by Lesli )

I know, I know you want a personal chef for Christmas. Well, you can go that route, or you can get a collection of recipes together that are specifically for when you are pressed for time.

Start collecting these quick mealtimes fixes (Starting with this Veggie Lasagna). Organize them in a binder, or if you're paperless, enter them into your computer where they'll be easy to find when the last thing you want to do is prepare a meal.

And you know what? You're going to feel a lot healthier if you fix your own meals when you're tired, (As compared to stopping by McDonald's.) It's more economical to cook at home and it's going to taste better.

For this recipe, you can put whatever vegetables you want in it. Try broccoli, red peppers and mushrooms; or broccoli, onions and sundried tomatoes; or kale, cauliflower and green peppers...I usually throw in what I have in my fridge.

None of the vegetables need to be cooked - just throw them in raw. Same with the lasagna noodles, just use them uncooked!

Go on try this recipe, you'll wish you'd found it sooner.

Veggie Lasagna in a Flash!

Ingredients

1 1/2 c. ricotta cheese
6-7 lasagna noodles
1 jar of pasta sauce
3 c. of vegetables (My favourite combination is broccoli, mushrooms and red peppers)
1 c. of mozzarella cheese
1 clove of garlic

Directions:

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Lightly spray a 8 x 8 baking pan, or simliar size. (This will prevent the cheese from sticking to the pan, making clean up much faster.)

2. Mince garlic and mix into the pasta sauce (while still in the jar).

3. Spread 1/3 of the pasta sauce into the pan, add 1/2 the ricotta cheese, add a layer of UNCOOOKED lasagna noodles.

4. Then, spread 1/3 of the pasta sauce onto the lasagna noodles, add the remaining ricotta cheese, spread out all of the vegetables.

5. Sprinkle about 2 T. of the cheese over this layer.

6. Add a second layer of UNCOOKED pasta noodles, add the remaining pasta sauce, and then add the remaining mozzarella cheese.

7. Cover with tin foil for the first 25 minutes. Then remove foil and cook for another 15 minutes, or until the cheese is bubbly and slightly browned on top.

8. Let stand for 10 minutes, or so.

This lasagna is tasty. Serve it up with some garlic bread or Greek Salad.

You're going to be glad you passed on McDonald's.

Happy Cooking,

- Lesli

(Step 4: Adding the vegetables)