Friday, March 29, 2024

Garden-Style Lasagna

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 Ingredients: 

 
2 cups chopped onion 
 
4 garlic cloves, minced 
 
2 tsp olive oil, divided 
 
2 cups chopped zucchini (about 8 ounces) 
 
2 cups chopped yellow squash (about 8 ounces) 
 
2 cups thinly sliced carrot (about 8 ounces) 
 
2 cups chopped broccoli (about 6 ounces) 
 
1 tsp salt, divided 
 
1/2 cup all-purpose flour (about 2 1/4 ounces) 
 
3 1/2 cups 1% low-fat milk
 
1 cup (4 ounces) grated fresh Parmesan cheese, divided 
 
1/4 tspn freshly ground black pepper 
 
Dash of nutmeg 
 
1 (10-ounce) package frozen chopped spinach, thawed and drained 
 
1 1/2 cups 1% low-fat cottage cheese 
 
2 cups (8 ounces) preshredded part-skim mozzarella cheese, divided 
 
12 precooked lasagna noodles, divided 
 
Cooking spray 
 
 
 
 Directions:  
 
Preheat oven to 375°. 
 
Heat a large Dutch oven over medium-high heat. 
 
Coat pan with cooking spray.

Add onion to pan, and sauté 4 minutes or until lightly browned. 
 
Add garlic, and sauté 1 minute. 
 
Spoon onion mixture into a large bowl. 
 
Heat 1 teaspoon oil in pan over medium-high heat. 
 
Add zucchini and yellow squash, and sauté 4 minutes or until tender and just beginning to brown. 
 
Add to onion mixture. 
 
Heat remaining 1 teaspoon oil in pan over medium-high heat. 
 
Add sliced carrot, and sauté 4 minutes or until tender. 
 
Add chopped broccoli, and sauté 4 minutes or until crisp-tender. 
 
Add to onion mixture. 
 
Sprinkle with 1/2 teaspoon salt, and toss well to combine. 
 
Place flour in a medium saucepan. 
 
Gradually add milk, stirring with a whisk until blended. 
 
Bring to a boil over medium heat, and cook 2 minutes or until thick, stirring constantly. 
 
Remove from heat. 
 
Add 1/2 cup Parmesan, remaining 1/2 teaspoon salt, pepper, and nutmeg; stir until smooth. 
 
Stir in spinach. Combine cottage cheese and 1 1/2 cups mozzarella; stir well. 
 
Spread 1/2 cup spinach mixture in bottom of a 13 x 9-inch baking dish coated with cooking spray. 
 
Arrange 4 noodles over spinach mixture in dish; top with half of cottage cheese mixture (about 1 1/2 cups), half of vegetable mixture (about 2 1/2 cups), and about 1 cup spinach mixture. 
 
Repeat layers, ending with noodles. 
 
Spread remaining spinach mixture over noodles; sprinkle with remaining 1/2 cup
 
Parmesan and remaining 1/2 cup mozzarella. 
 
Cover and bake at 375° for 20 minutes. 
 
Uncover and bake an additional 20 minutes or until cheese is bubbly and beginning to brown. 
 
Let stand 10 minutes before serving.

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