You’re seeing a trend, aren’t you? Meatless Monday vibes spilling all over every post. I’m having to eat less meat and *gasp* drink less coffee, so my recipes for the next couple of weeks may be a little vegetarian heavy. This recipe, y’all… it’s the bomb. Stouffer’s used to make a vegetable lasagna, in fact they may still make it and it just isn’t sold in my grocery store anymore. It’s just different than any other vegetable lasagna. Most of the others you find have either zucchini as the noodles, a red sauce, or large hunks of veggies. This one still uses noodles, has finely chopped veggies, a white sauce, 5 cheeses, and is absolutely delicious.
Now, don’t get confused and think, “Oh! Vegetable lasagna, it must be healthy!” This one is probably not that for you. It still uses lasagna noodles, has 5 different cheeses, and a wonderful heavy white sauce. Let’s also not forget about the crunchy topping. It’s buttery, crunchy, and salty. So perfect!
One trick I have learned with this lasagna (as with all lasagnas), be sure to let it cool! If you let it cool, the sauce will thicken and it cuts perfectly from the pan.
The ingredients may seem a little intimidating since the list is long, but I promise if you buy some already shredded cheeses and just take it one step at a time, you’ll find out it’s a breeze to put together!
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- 9 oven ready lasagna noodles
- 2 cups matchstick carrots, finely chopped
- 2 cups baby spinach, finely chopped
- 3 cups broccoli, finely chopped
- 1/4 yellow onion, finely chopped
- 4 tablespoons butter
- 4 tablespoons flour
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- 3/4 cup vegetable broth
- 1/2 cup 2% milk
- 1 1/2 cup heavy cream
- 1/2 cup part skim ricotta
- 1/2 cup Parmesan, shredded
- 1/2 cup Romano, shredded
- 1/2 cup Asiago, shredded
- 1/2 cup mozzarella, shredded
- 1 cup Ritz crackers, crushed
- 2 teaspoons all purpose seasoning (I use Mrs. Dash)
- Salt & Pepper to taste
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 375°F.
- Melt 4 tablespoons of your butter in a large, deep skillet.
- Add chopped onion and saute until softened and translucent.
- Add garlic and onion powder, stir quickly to combine.
- Add flour and whisk constantly until completely combined and not lumpy (about 2-3 minutes).
- Raise heat to medium.
- Slowly add in vegetable stock and continue to whisk.
- Continue in adding the milk and cream one at a time while continuing to whisk. You want the sauce to thicken.
- Reduce heat and continue to whisk slowly until the sauce is about the consistency of gravy.
- Remove from heat and add the carrots, spinach, broccoli, and ricotta to the sauce mixture.
- In a separate bowl, combine the Parmesan, Romano, Asiago, and mozzarella.
- In a separate bowl, melt the remaining 3 tablespoons of butter.
- Add in the Ritz crackers, all purpose seasoning, and about 3 tablespoons of the shredded cheese mixture.
- Spray a 9×13 casserole dish with nonstick spray.
- Place 3 noodles on the bottom of the dish.
- Add 1/3 of the vegetable mixture and spread across the top of the noodles.
- Cover the vegetable mixture with 1/2 of the shredded cheese mixture.
- Cover this with 3 more lasagna noodles, 1/3 of the vegetable mixture, and the remaining 1/2 of the shredded cheese mixture.
- Lay the final 3 lasagna noodles across and top with the remaining vegetable mixture.
- Sprinkle the top of the lasagna with the Ritz cracker topping.
- Bake for 25 minutes.
- Cool for 10-15 minutes. Enjoy!
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1/10th
- Calories: 354
- Sugar: 4
- Sodium: 257
- Fat: 25
- Saturated Fat: 14
- Unsaturated Fat: 6
- Trans Fat: 0
- Carbohydrates: 23
- Fiber: 2
- Protein: 10
- Cholesterol: 77
This lasagna is delicious! Looks like a lot of effort, but it really isn’t. The first time I made it, I made it exactly as the recipe states. The second time, I had different veggies on hand so I subbed those and it’s still delicious. I love the white sauce and the fact that it’s not too thick and rich.
★★★★★
Amanda, thank you so much for your comment! That’s so kind of you. I’m so happy you enjoyed it!