Recipe submitted by Poornima Omaknt
Vegetable Lasagna is one of my daughter’s favorite dinner. They like the way I make it with black beans, spinach, broccoli and mixed vegetables. It’s a great party dish. You can prepare this ahead of time. Just bake before the party and serve hot!
Prep Time: 30-40 minutes
Baking Time: 45min
Serves: 10-12 slices
Ingredients:
- 12 oz package (12 strips) Oven ready Lasagna noodle
- 1 1/2 Cup Marinara Sauce
- 4-6 tsp Olive Oil
- 16oz (1 bunch) Fresh Spinach chopped
- 1 Cup Broccoli
- 1 Cup Cauliflower Florets
- 1 1/2 Cup Green Beans, carrot, onion (chopped)
- 1 1/2 cup Black and red beans (cooked)
- Green Chili – to taste (finely chopped )
- 4 cloves Garlic (finely chopped)
- 1tsp Italian Seasoning- dry parsley and oregano
- Crushed Red Chili Pepper – 1tbsp
- Shredded Mozzarella Cheese – 2 cups
- Shredded Parmesan Cheese – 1 cup
- Fresh Basil Leaves – handful, chopped
- Italian Parsley and cilantro – chopped finely
- 1tsp Chili powder
- Salt – to taste
Method
- Soak both beans together 6-8 hrs. Then pressure cook for 2 whistles. Then add salt, chili powder and keep aside.
- Take a pan stir fry spinach with 1tsp butter and salt and few chopped green chilies and garlic for 2min and keep aside.
- Heat 2 tsp of Olive Oil in a medium non-stick pan then add cumin seeds, crushed red pepper, chopped green chili, garlic, parsley ,oregano, onion then add broccoli, cauliflower, green beans, carrots and salt. Stir fry for a 2-3min then keep aside..
- Mix both the shredded cheese in a bowl and keep aside.
- Preheat Oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Now Spray the bottom and sides of a 9″ x 13″ baking pan with cooking oil.
- Cover the bottom of the pan with few spoons of Marinara Sauce – just enough to coat.
- Layer 3 noodles(sheets) next to each other on top of the sauce.
- Lightly coat the top of noodles with a little more sauce.
- Spread cooked beans and spinach 1tbsp. then layer with ½ cup cheese
- Again Place 2nd layer of noodles on top of the cheese (side by side).
- Lightly spread sauce on the noodles.
- Now Spread stir fried vegetables mixture evenly and again layer with ½ cup cheese mixture on top of the sauce.
- Layer 3 noodles again and spread with sauce, cooked black beans, remaining stir fry vegetables, spinach and 1/2 cup cheese mix.
- Finally repeat same process with 3 more noodle sheets, finally add reaming beans, veggie, sauce and sprinkle cheese mixture over the top.
- Cover with foil and Bake for 45 minutes at 375 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Finally allow the Lasagna to rest for 15 minutes before cutting. Garnish with chopped parsley. Serve as it is OR with salad for a complete meal.
Tips
Use glass baking tray for best results! You can also try with other vegetables too.
hey i m going to try it for the first time
my mom loves potatoes
is it psbl to add them
if yes then what kind of potatoes
mashed or raw.
I want to know how can we use an electric tandoor in place of an oven in baking recipes
Sadhna, I have never used but I am sure they should have instruction
Hi thanks for the lovely recipe….Plz xan u tell me from where i can get this lasanga sheets in India..
Hi.. Thanks for sharing the recipe.are you located in India or elsewhere. I haven’t heard if marinara sauce and what exactly do you mean by black and red beans. Please help me out on this
Khushi,
Marinara sauce is Italian tomato sauce, used for pizza or pastas
If we have to boil the sheets before using?if yes , how many minutes?can we use red bell paper and sweet corn.?
Yes, boil the sheets if you’re not using oven ready lasagna sheets. Boil for 9-11 minutes or to desired tenderness, stirring occasionally. Then, add a pinch of salt and one teaspoon of oil in boiling water before adding lasagna sheet.
Yes, sweet corn and red bell pepper taste great too!
Hope this helps!
congrats…sounds tasty
Congratulation…sounds really delicious…