Fall Vegetable Lasagna - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    3 teaspoons olive oil
    2 medium yellow squash, cut lengthwise into 1/4-inch-thick slices
    1 onion, chopped
    1 oranges or 1 red bell pepper, diced
    1 large garlic clove, crushed
    1 (10 ounce) bag prewashed spinach
    1 (15 1/2 ounce) jar marinara sauce
    1 (15 1/2 ounce) container ricotta cheese
    3/4 teaspoon coarse salt
    1/4 cup fresh basil, chopped
    12 oven-ready lasagna noodles
    1/2 lb fresh mozzarella cheese, coarsely chopped
Preparation
    .Heat 2 tsp oil in large nonstick skillet over med-high heat.
    Add squash in batches and cook 1 to 2 minutes per side until just tender; transfer to plate.
    Heat remaining 1 tsp oil in same skillet.
    Add onions, bell pepper, 1/4 tsp salt, and garlic; cook until softened, 3 to 5 minutes.
    Add spinach in batches and cook, stirring just until wilted, about 3 minutes. Transfer to plate.
    Combine ricotta, basil and remaining 1/2 tsp salt in a bowl.
    Heat oven to 375.
    Spoon half of the sauce on bottom of 9 x 13-inch baking dish.
    Layer sauce with 3 noodles; one third of ricotta mixture and squash.
    Layer twice more with 3 noodles, ricotta mixture and spinach mixture.
    Top with remaining noodles, sauce and mozzarella.
    Cover with foil and bake until sauce is bubbly and noodles are tender, about 50 minutes.

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