Lasagna Recipe | Light Vegetable Lasagna | Ricotta Cheese

Light Veggie Lasagna

Light Vegetable Lasagna

By: Cristie Will

Ingredients:

9-noodles (8 ounces) Dried lasagna noodles

6-cups Broccoli florets

1-large Bell pepper, chopped

2-cups Sliced mushrooms

2-cups Sliced Black olives

2-large Beaten Eggs

16-ounces Low-fat cottage cheese

16-ounces Light ricotta cheese

3-tablespoons Italian dried seasoning

3-cloves Garlic, minced

1-teaspoon Salt

1-teaspoon Black Pepper

½-teaspoon Hot pepper sauce

3-cups (12 ounces) Shredded mozzarella cheese

Instructions:

Cook lasagna noodles according to directions on package; drain; rinse and drain. Set aside.

Steam broccoli, bell pepper and mushrooms for 6 to 8 minutes or until just tender. Remove from heat.

In a medium bowl combine eggs, cottage cheese, ricotta cheese, Italian seasoning, garlic, salt, black pepper, and hot pepper sauce.

Arrange 3 of the cooked noodles in a greased 3-quart rectangular baking dish. Spread with one-third of the ricotta cheese mixture. Top with one-third of the vegetable mixture and 1 cup of the mozzarella cheese. Repeat the layers twice more.

Bake, covered, in a 375 degree oven for about 45 minutes or until heated through. Uncover; let stand for 10 minutes before serving.

8 to 10 servings

You can always change out the veggies in this recipe if you don't like the combination. If you are a little sensitive to spice just leave out the pepper and hot pepper sauce. The pepper and hot pepper sauce perks up the flavor and you don't even realize the meat is missing.

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