Healthy Recipe

Whole Wheat Vegetarian Lasagna

Recipe By:
Steve G
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Whole Wheat Vegetarian Lasagna
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  • Total Time 150 min Ico-add
  • Yield 10 Servings
  • Level Medium

Here is a healthy vegetarian recipe made with whole wheat lasagna noodles and spinach. It features an incredibly rich and creamy mixture of parmesan and cottage cheese topped with an ample amount of mozzarella.
 

Ingredients

  • 3 eggs
  • 3 cups low fat cottage cheese
  • 1/2 cup grated parmesan cheese
  • 1 - 8 ounce package whole wheat lasagne noodles, cooked to al dente
  • 1 - 9 ounce package frozen raw spinach
  • 3 cups premade or store bought pasta sauce
  • 3 cups grated low moisture part skim mozzarella cheese
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Directions

  1. 1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.
  2. 2. In medium mixing bowl beat eggs; add cottage cheese and parmesan cheese.
  3. 3. Spray a 13 x 9 inch glass baking dish with cooking spray.
  4. 4. Put one layer of cooked lasagna noodles flat across the bottom of the baking dish. Add 1/2 of the leaf spinach pressing down lightly and evenly over noodles.
  5. 5. Top with another layer of lasagna noodles. Top this layer of noodles with the cottage cheese mixture; add the remaining spinach.
  6. 6. Top with the last of the lasagna noodles laid evenly on top of spinach.
  7. 7. Spread pasta sauce evenly over the top; sprinkle with mozzarella cheese and press down lightly.
  8. 8. Cover baking dish with foil coated lightly with cooking spray on the under side. Keep foil off center of the lasagna. Secure sides tightly over baking dish.
  9. 9. Bake about 1 hour 15 minutes in oven. To lightly brown the top, remove foil for a few minutes at the end of baking time.
  10. 10. Allow to sit for 10 to 15 minutes before serving.
 
 
  • Did you know?

    Whole grains contain all elements of the kernel - bran, germ and endosperm. The way to make sure you get real whole grain pasta is to check the fiber content per serving. Healthy noodles will have about 6 grams of fiber per serving.