Saturday, September 8, 2012

Lasagna!! (yes it's vegetarian) :)

So...You wouldn't know it but this lasagna I made tonight is VEGETARIAN!!   Although it tastes like it has sweet italian sausage in it.   :)    I know...I couldn't believe it myself.  Try it, you will see just how yummy it is!!







Ingredients:
No bake lasagna noodles
1/2 cup shredded parmesan cheese
1/2 cup mozzarella cheese
1 1/2 cups ricotta cheese
1/2 cup egg beaters
2 truvia packets
1 pkg frozen chopped spinach thawed and squeezed out
dash of nutmeg
Pasta sauce  (whatever kind you like)
6 button mushrooms
2 large portabello mushrooms
1 tbsp cane sugar
1 tbsp salt
1 tbsp black pepper (coarsely ground)
2 tbsp fennel seed
Olive oil
1/2 white onion minced
2 cloves garlic minced
1 cup vegetable broth

Preheat oven to 375 degrees
1.  Saute onion and garlic in olive oil about 2 minutes, add mushrooms, salt, pepper, fennel seeds and vegetable broth, simmer about 2-3 minutes, while simmering mix together ricotta,parmesan, liquid eggs, truvia and spinach together in a bowl till combined well.
2. Add in pasta sauce and simmer about 5 minutes.
3. Spray a baking dish, add in enough sauce to cover bottom of pan.
4. place lasagna noodles on bottom to cover,  top w/ 1/3 of cheese mixture, then noodles again, cheese mixture and then sauce, noodles, cheese, noodles and then cover with a generous amount of sauce. top with mozzarella cheese and  Cover with foil and bake about 45 minutes.
5. remove foil and continue baking about 5-10 minutes until cheese is all bubbly.   Remove and let sit about 10-15 minutes before cutting.




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