Meaty Vegetarian Lasagna
easy and delicious meaty vegetarian lasagna recipe
Servings: 8 servings
Ingredients
- 16 oz meatless crumbles
- 16 oz sliced mushrooms
- 2 medium yellow onions diced
- 5 cloves of garlic minced
- 1 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
- 1 tablespoon oregano
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon pepper
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 25 oz pasta sauce
- 12 oven ready lasagna noodles
- 1 ¾ cup shredded mozzarella cheese
For the ricotta mixture:
- 15 oz ricotta cheese
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon dried basil
- 1 cup asiago cheese shredded
Instructions
- In a large skillet, combine garlic, onion, 2 tablespoons of olive oil, and mushrooms
- Sautee on medium high heat for 13-15 minutes, or until onions become translucent and mushrooms begin to release their liquid.
- Add meatless crumbles, oregano, salt, and pepper, and crushed red pepper flakes
- Continue cooking on medium high for 7-10 minutes. You want to get a little bit of brown on the meatless crumbles
- Add the pasta sauce and stir to combine everything
- In a small bowl, mix the ricotta, egg, basil, and asiago cheese and set aside
- Grease a 13 X 9 casserole dish with cooking spray
- Spread one cup of the sauce mixture onto the bottom of the pan
- Top with 3 oven ready lasagna noodles (spread out a little if need be)
- spread 1 cup of ricotta mixture over noodles
- Top with 1 cup of sauce
- Add ½ cup of shredded mozzarella
- Add 3 more lasagna noodles
- top with 1 cup of ricotta mixture
- add 1 ⅓ cup of sauce mixture
- sprinkle on ½ cup of shredded mozzarella cheese
- top with 3 lasagna noodles, the remaining ricotta, and then 1 ⅓ cups of sauce
- Add the last 3 noodles and top with the remaining pasta sauce
- Top with remaining shredded mozzarella and cover with foil
- Bake at 375 degrees for 55-60 minutes
- Allow to rest for 10 minutes before serving
Nutrition
Serving: 1g | Calories: 480kcal | Carbohydrates: 38g | Protein: 33g | Fat: 23g | Saturated Fat: 11g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 8g | Trans Fat: 0.02g | Cholesterol: 87mg | Sodium: 1222mg | Potassium: 774mg | Fiber: 6g | Sugar: 7g | Vitamin A: 1000IU | Vitamin C: 10mg | Calcium: 423mg | Iron: 5mg