Vegetable And Ricotta Lasagne - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    2 lbs eggplant, cut into chunks
    2 None red onions, cut into eighths
    2 None red pepper, seeded and cut into thick strips
    1 lb zucchini, cut into thick slices
    5 cloves garlic, unpeeled
    1/3 cup olive oil
    13 oz fresh lasagne sheets
    1 cup ricotta cheese
    1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
    None None FOR THE CHEESE SAUCE
    4 tbsp (1/2 stick) butter
    1/3 cup flour
    3 cups milk
    1/2 cup grated Cheddar cheese
Preparation
    Preheat the oven to 400\u00b0F. Lightly grease a 2 1/2-quart baking dish. Toss eggplant, onion, red pepper, zucchini, garlic and oil in a baking pan. Season.
    Bake for 50 mins, until vegetables are soft. Remove garlic skins when cool enough.
    Meanwhile, for the cheese sauce, melt butter in a medium saucepan on medium heat. Stir in flour. Pour in milk and bring to a boil, stirring. Reduce heat to low and simmer for 5 mins. Add cheese and season to taste.
    Spoon a 1/4 of cheese sauce evenly into the prepared dish. Cover with 3 lasagne sheets, cutting to fit dish. Top with 1/2 the vegetables, 1/2 the ricotta cheese, 1/4 of cheese sauce and 3 lasagne sheets; repeat layers. Top with remaining sauce and Parmesan cheese.
    Bake for 1 hour, until golden.

Leave a comment