Recipe - Roasted Vegetable Lasagne

One half pound Bell peppers; red or green,
minced
1 Carrot; cut into matchsticks
2 md Zucchini; cut into half
moons
1 md Eggplant; cubed
1 md Onion; cut or sliced up
2 teaspoon Olive oil
Ground black pepper
6 Cloves garlic
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1 teaspoon Olive oil
One half pound Mushrooms; cut or sliced up
One half pound Spinach; cut into strips
Ground black pepper
Salt
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8 ounce Lasagna noodles; 9 noodles
One half pound Ricotta cheese, nonfat
8 ounce Mozzarella cheese; shredded
One half cup Parmesan cheese; grated
16 ounce Spaghetti sauce, 5Bros
tom/basil
Salt and pepper
2 tablespoon Fresh basil
2 tablespoon Fresh parsley

The Vegetables: Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Toss the peppers, carrot,
zucchini, eggplant, and onion in the oil and pepper. Spread on baking
sheet. Put foiled wrapped garlic in the corner of the pan. Bake for 30
minutes and then stir. Bake 15 minutes more. Squeeze baked garlic into
the vegetables, add minced basil and salt. Set aside.

The Spinach Layer: Fry mushrooms in oil until they start to brown. Add the
spinach, salt and pepper, and cook until spinach wilts and liquid is
evaporated.

To Assemble: Cook 3 noodles until very al dente. Spoon a little sauce into
a 9x13 baking dish. Lay the 3 noodles down in the dish. Cover with 1/3
remaining sauce, then spinach and mushrooms. Place spoonsful of ricotto
over the spinach layer. Sprinkle with a little of the grated parmesan.

Meanwhile cook 3 more noodles and place in dish. Cover with another 1/3 of
sauce, the roasted vegetable mixture, and One half of the mozzarella.

Cook last three noodles and place in pan. Add remaining sauce, remaining
mozzarella, and remaining parmesan. Add about One fourth cup water or dry wine.
Cover pan with aluminum foil and bake at 400 degrees F for 30 minutes.
Remove foil and bake another 15 minutes.
Recipe By : eatlf

Posted to Digest eatlf.v096.n198

Date: Fri, 25 Oct 1996 07:19:31 +0000

From: "Deborah Kirwan" dkkirwan@creighton.edu

NOTES : Noodles do not have to be parboiled. Place in dish, uncooked, and
add a little more water or wine before cooking.