Veggie Pesto Lasagna

Name: Veggie Pesto Lasagna
Prep time: 1 h 50 min
Cook time: 1 h 50 min
Total time: 1 h 50 min
Yield: 10
Cuisine: Mediterranean, Italian, European
Ingredients: 425 grams tomato sauce; 794 grams crushed tomatoes; 10 servings Fresh basil, for garnish; 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped; 10 servings Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper; 2 Tbsps olive oil; 1 box no-boil lasagna noodles; 59 milliliters grated Parmesan; 473 milliliters shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese; 425 grams part-skim ricotta cheese; 198 grams store-bought pesto; 1 pinch Pinch of red pepper flakes; 454 grams frozen chopped spinach, thawed and squeezed dry; 1 pinch Pinch of sugar, optional; 1 yellow onion, finely chopped; 1 yellow squash, diced; 1 zucchini, diced

The recipe Veggie Pesto Lasagna could satisfy your Mediterranean craving in roughly 1 hour and 50 minutes. This recipe serves 10. One serving contains 450 calories, 22g of protein, and 19g of fat. It works well as an affordable main course. Head to the store and pick up tomato sauce, zucchini, pesto, and a few other things to make it today.

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.

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Oven

Heat the olive oil in a large saucepan over medium heat.

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Olive Oil

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Sauce Pan

Add the onion and garlic and cook, stirring, until softened, about 4 minutes.

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Garlic

Onion

Add the yellow squash and zucchini and cook, stirring, for 4 to 5 minutes more. Season with salt, pepper and red pepper flakes. Stir in the crushed tomatoes and tomato sauce; bring to a simmer. Cook, stirring occasionally, about 20 minutes.

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Red Pepper Flakes

Crushed Tomatoes

Yellow Squash

Tomato Sauce

Zucchini

Pepper

Salt

Add salt, pepper and a pinch of sugar, if necessary.

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Pepper

Sugar

Salt

In a large bowl, mix together the ricotta cheese, spinach, pesto and season with pepper.

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Ricotta Cheese

Spinach

Pepper

Pesto

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Bowl

Grease the bottom and sides of your lasagna dish with butter.

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Butter

Spread a little of the tomato sauce on the bottom of the pan.

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Tomato Sauce

Spread

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Frying Pan

Lay 4 noodles across the bottom of the baking dish, overlapping by 1/2-inch.

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Pasta

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Baking Pan

Spread 1/3 of the ricotta and pesto mixture evenly on top.

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Ricotta Cheese

Spread

Pesto

Sprinkle with about a 1/2 cup mozzarella cheese. Ladle about 1 cup of sauce on top. Repeat layering in the same order.

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Mozzarella

Sauce

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Ladle

Layer the top layer of noodles and drizzle with the remaining sauce, then sprinkle with the Parmesan and remaining mozzarella. Cover with foil and bake in the center of the oven until the sauce is bubbling around the edges, about 40 minutes. Uncover and bake 5 minutes more.

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Mozzarella

Parmesan

Pasta

Sauce

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Aluminum Foil

Let stand 10 minutes before slicing.

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Servings:

425grams

tomato sauce 794grams

crushed tomatoes 10servings

Fresh basil, for garnish 2cloves

garlic, finely chopped 10servings

Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper 2Tbsps

olive oil 1box

no-boil lasagna noodles 59milliliters

grated Parmesan 473milliliters

shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese 425grams

part-skim ricotta cheese 198grams

store-bought pesto 1pinch

Pinch of red pepper flakes 454grams

frozen chopped spinach, thawed and squeezed dry 1pinch

Pinch of sugar, optional 1

yellow onion, finely chopped 1

yellow squash, diced 1

zucchini, diced

Recommended wine: Chianti, Trebbiano, Verdicchio

Italian works really well with Chianti, Trebbiano, and Verdicchio. Italians know food and they know wine. Trebbiano and Verdicchio are Italian white wines that pair well with fish and white meat, while Chianti is a great Italian red for heavier, bolder dishes. The Badian a Coltibuono Cultusboni RS Chianti Classico ( half-bottle) with a 4.3 out of 5 star rating seems like a good match. It costs about 11 dollars per bottle.