Ingredients for Grilled Vegetable Lasagna
- 3 eggplants, cut lengthwise into 1/4 inch slices (3 lbs)
- 3 zucchini, cut lengthwise into 1/8 inch slices
- Cooking spray
- 1 tsp salt, divided
- 3/4 tsp freshly ground pepper, divided
- 2 red bell peppers, quartered and seeded
- 1 (15 oz) container fat-free ricotta cheese
- 1 large egg
- 3/4 cup grated asiago cheese, divided
- 1/4 cup minced fresh basil
- 1/4 cup minced fresh parsley
- 9 lasagna noodles, divided
- 1 (26 oz) jar tomato basil spaghetti sauce, divided
- 3/4 cup (3 oz) shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese, divided
- 1/4 cup commercial pesto
Cooking Instructions for making Grilled Vegetable Lasagna
Preheat grill
Coat eggplants and zucchini with cooking spray. Sprinkle with 1/2 tsp salt and 1/4 tsp black pepper. Grill eggplant and zucchini 1 1/2 minutes on each side or just until tender. Cool; combine in a large bowl.
Place bell peppers on grill, skin-side down; grill 3 minutes or until tender. Cut into (1 inch wide) strips. Add bell peppers to eggplant mixture.
Combine ricotta cheese, egg, 1/2 cup asiago cheese, basil, parsley, remaining 1/2 tsp salt and remaining 1/2 tsp black pepper.
Cook lasagna noodles according to package directions, omitting the salt and the fat
Preheat oven to 375 degrees
Spread 1/2 cup spaghetti sauce in bottom of a 13×9 inch baking dish coated with cooking spray. Arrange 3 noodles over tomato sauce. Top with half of eggplant mixture. Spread half of ricotta cheese mixture over eggplant mixture; sprinkle with 1/4 cup mozzarella cheese
Arrange 3 noodles and 1 cup of spaghetti sauce over cheese; cover with remaining eggplant mixture. Top with remaining ricotta. Spread pesto over ricotta; sprinkle with 1/4 cup mozzarella cheese. Cover with remaining 3 noodles.
Spoon 1 cup spaghetti sauce over noodles. Sprinkle with remaining 1/4 cup asiago cheese and remaining 1/4 cup mozzarella cheese
Bake at 375 degrees for 1 hour. Let stand 15 minutes before serving.
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