Vegetarian Lasagna Chapala
- Ready In:
- 1hr
- Ingredients:
- 21
- Serves:
-
8
ingredients
- 1 large onion, minced
- 8 garlic cloves, minced
- 6 stalks celery, minced
- 5 carrots, minced
- 2 eggplants, diced
- 6 portabella mushroom caps, diced
- 1 tablespoon dried oregano
- 1 tablespoon rosemary
- 1 tablespoon basil
- 2 tablespoons anise seed
- 2 (16 ounce) cans tomato sauce
- 1 (4 ounce) can tomato paste
- 2 cups water
- 1 tablespoon red pepper flakes
- 4 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 lb ricotta cheese
- 1 (8 ounce) package frozen spinach
- 4 garlic cloves
- 1 (16 ounce) box lasagna noodles
- 1⁄4 lb mozzarella cheese, thinly sliced
- 1⁄3 lb freshly grated parmesan cheese
directions
- Dice and salt the eggplant and allow to drain, rinsing just before adding to the saute pan. In the olive oil saute the minced onions, garlic, celery, and carrots until most of the liquid has evaporated. Add the dried spices. Add the diced eggplant and mushrooms and stir, reducing the liquid. Add the tomato sauce and tomato paste and adjust the seasonings. Cook until thickened adding more water as needed.
- In a food processor blend the ricotta, spinach and garlic cloves. Set aside.
- Spray a large lasagna pan with non-stick spray. Cover the bottom with a layer of sauce and lay the dry noodles over it. Add a layer of the spinach and ricotta mixture and continue to alternate layers ending with sauce on the top. Cover the top with mozzarella and sprinkle with the Parmesan. Cover and place in the refrigerator overnight. The next day remove it and bake at 350 degrees until bubbling and the cheese is melted.
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I'm finally posting recipes after years of using this site. I want to be able to access treasured recipes without lugging a ton of books south with me when I move to Lake Chapala in Mexico.
Recently retired after 35 years teaching Algebra to 8th graders. I learned to cook at my mother's knee (and Julia Child expanded my vision). She was a 1st generation Swedish-American. Christmas was when we immersed outselves in the Swedish culture and food. Many of the recipes I have recently posted are from her hand-written notes and recipes. My one real regret is that she would never write down the "juice" she used to make pickled herring.
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