
Veggie Noodle-Free Lasagna Recipe
March 20, 2020If you love Italian cuisine, especially lasagna, you're going to love this Veggie Noodle-Free Lasagna recipe. This lasagna features a delicious array of vegetables including Zucchini, Portabella Mushroom, and Eggplant! This recipe is also meat-free, the ground beef is substituted out with soy crumbles.
Veggie Noodle-Free Lasagna Recipe
Recipe by: Lisa Lillien (a.k.a. Hungry Girl)
Makes 4 servings
Prep Time: 20 minutes; Cook Time: 1 hour; Total Time: 1 hour and 20 minutes
Ingredients
- 3 medium zucchini, ends removed, sliced lengthwise
- 1 large portabella mushroom, sliced into strips
- 1 large eggplant, ends removed, sliced lengthwise
- 2 cups canned crushed tomatoes
- 1/4 tsp. garlic powder
- 1/4 tsp. onion powder
- 1/4 tsp. Italian seasoning
- One 16-oz. package frozen chopped spinach, thawed and squeezed dry
- 1 cup fat-free ricotta cheese
- 2 tbsp. fat-free liquid egg substitute
- 1 tbsp. chopped fresh basil
- 1/4 tsp. salt
- Dash ground nutmeg
- 1 cup frozen ground-beef-style soy crumbles, thawed
- 1/2 cup shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese
Directions
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Spray an 8-inch by 8-inch baking pan with nonstick spray.
- Lay paper towels next to the stove to drain veggies during the next step.
- Bring a grill pan sprayed with nonstick spray to medium-high heat.
- Working in batches as needed, lay zucchini, mushroom, and eggplant slices in the pan and cook until softened, about 2 minutes per side. Transfer cooked veggies to the paper towels.
- In a large bowl, mix crushed tomatoes, garlic powder, onion powder, and Italian seasoning.
- In another large bowl, mix spinach, ricotta cheese, egg substitute, basil, salt, and nutmeg.
- Evenly layer ingredients in the baking pan: half of the seasoned tomatoes, half of the sliced veggies, half of the spinach mixture, and all of the soy crumbles.
- Evenly layer remaining veggies, in the opposite direction of the first layer, followed by remaining spinach mixture and remaining seasoned tomatoes. Top with mozzarella cheese.
- Bake until cheese has lightly browned, about 30 minutes.
Nutritional Info Per Serving
Calories 265; Carbohydrates 32.5 grams; Fat 4.5 grams; Protein 24 grams
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