Gordon's Favorite Recipes: Dinner

Vegetarian Lasagna

Here is a recipe for a yummy, cheesy vegetarian lasagna that I came up with. The cheese sauce is based on the filling for the Jumbo Stuffed Shells. Goes over great at potlucks.

  Vegetarian Lasagna

Ingredients:
  • 9 cooked lasagna noodles
  • 2cups (1lb) Ricotta cheese.
  • 2cups (1lb) Cottage cheese.
  • 8oz Shredded Mozzarella cheese.
  • ½cup Parnassian Cheese.
  • ½tsp salt.
  • ¼tsp ground pepper.
  • 1pkg Frozen chopped spinach (thawed and drained).
  • 8 Medium fresh mushrooms, sliced.
  • 1cup Spaghetti Sauce.
  • ¾cup chopped broccoli.
  • ½cup chopped carrots.
Directions:
  1. Cook the noodles according to the package directions.
  2. In a large bowl, mix the four cheeses, salt and pepper and divide equally.
  3. Add the spinach to half the cheese mixture.
  4. Add the broccoli and carrots to the other half of the cheese mixture.
  5. Assemble the Lasagna as follows:
    • Bottom layer is three noodles.
    • Cover this with the spinach and cheese mixture.
    • Cover that with three more noodles.
    • Cover that with the broccoli/carrots and cheese mixture.
    • Layer the sliced mushrooms on top of the cheese.
    • Follow with the last three noodles.
    • Spread the Spaghetti sauce over the top.
    • Sprinkle with more shredded mozzarella cheese.
  6. Bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes.