Monday, April 29, 2013

Grandma and Carly's Vegetable Lasagna

My granddaughter was over for the day and she enjoys cooking as does her grandmother. We decided to make some lasagna and came up with this recipe. we both enjoyed it very much but my granddaughter felt it needed some salt. I had leeks in the house so used that in place of some of the onion. Onion can get really strong and dominate some recipes.

Sauce:
  • *2- 26 oz. Eden Organic low sodium Sauce
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons parsley
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons oregano
  • 1 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1 teaspoon onion powder
  • 3 Tablespoons honey
  • 2 teaspoons Italian seasoning
  • 1 Roasted Red Pepper
  • 1/2 lemon squeezed-the lemon brings out the natural saltynes of the ingredients.
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt-optional

 Ricotta Cheese Mixture:
  • 1-15 oz. container low sodium ricotta cheese
  • 1 bag of fresh spinach chopped
  • 4 teaspoons fresh parsley-2 teaspoon dried
  • 1 handful fresh chopped basil

Directions:
  1. Saute for about 5 minutes, 1 chopped medium onion,  1 chopped leek, and 4-5 chopped garlic cloves.
  2. Add 3 chopped medium portabella mushrooms.
  3.  Continue sauteing for about 3-5 minutes.
  4. Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
  5. Cook lasagna noodles until al dente.
  6. Prepare sauce and ricotta mixture and set aside.
  7. Assemble  lasagna in a 13" by 9" sprayed glass pan.
  8. Put about a forth of layer of sauce in the pan.
  9. Layer with 3 lasagna noodles.
  10. Next put a layer of ricotta cheese mixture.
  11. then a layer of low sodium mozzarella cheese of choice.
  12. Continue layering repeating above steps.
  13. End with sauce and then another layer of cheese..
  14. Cover with parchment paper than tin foil to hold parchment paper down.
  15. Bake for 45 minutes.
  16. Remove parchment paper and foil and bake 10-15 minute more.
  17. Let stand 15 minutes before serving to set up.

Comments from Verna's Test Kitchen:
  1. Next time I would use my tomatoes that I canned and then add the seasonings.
  2. We had about 1 cup of sauce left over which I froze. We did not want it to be too "saucy" or it would not hold it's shape.
Enjoy!!

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