Red White And Green Vegetable Lasagne Recipes

RED,WHITE AND GREEN LASAGNA

Steps:

• Pour hot water over tomatoes and let sit until soft (about 10 minutes).
• Cook pasta according to package,drain in colander.
• Drain tomatoes,reserving liquid.
• Puree tomatoes in blender until smooth,using reserved liquid if needed.
• Melt butter over medium heat in saucepan.
• Add onion and cook until soft (about 5 minutes) Add flour and stir.
• Cook until flour starts to stick to pan (about 2 minutes) Add milk and stir until smooth.
• Cook until mixture is thickened (3 to 5 minutes) Add sundried tomatoes and salt and pepper.
• Combine pesto and ricotta cheese in small bowl.
• Cover bottom of 9X13 baking dish with olive oil.
• Arrange noodles over oil,covering bottom of pan completely.
• Spread half of ricotta mixture over noodle layer,top with 1 cup mozzeralla.
• Arrange second layer of noodles over cheese.
• Top with half of the sun-dried tomato sauce and 1 cup mozzarella.
• Repeat both layers,ending with mozzerella cheese.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 45-60 minutes,until hot throughout.
• Serve with Sauvignon Blanc wine.

RED, WHITE, AND GREEN VEGETABLE "LASAGNE"

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 425˚F. Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Have ready a large bowl filled halfway with ice water.
• In a large bowl, combine the beets, thyme, olive oil, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 teaspoon black pepper. Spread the beet mixture on a baking sheet. Roast for 25 minutes, stirring once, or until the beets are tender.
• While the beets are roasting, remove the red stems from the reserved beet greens and discard. Blanch the leaves in the boiling water until they wilt and turn bright green, about 30 seconds. Transfer the greens to the bowl of ice water to cool. Drain the greens and squeeze them to remove any remaining moisture. Set aside.
• In a large saucepan over medium heat, melt the butter and whisk in the flour. Slowly add the milk, whisking constantly. Add the cayenne, garlic powder, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and a dash of black pepper. Cook until the sauce thickens, about 10 minutes, stirring frequently. Remove from the heat. Add the semihard and semisoft cheeses and continue whisking until the cheese is completely melted. Set aside.
• Remove the beets from the oven and set them aside. Reduce the oven heat to 375˚F. Butter a 9 × 13-inch baking dish.
• Sprinkle the bread crumbs over the bottom of the baking dish. Place half of the beets on top of the bread crumbs in one overlapping layer. Arrange half of the blue cheese in large chunks on top of the beets. Make a second layer with the remaining beets and blue cheese. Drizzle 1/4 cup of the cheese sauce on top. Sprinkle with salt and black pepper. Place the beet greens on top of the cheese sauce. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Layer the cauliflower, 1/4 cup cheese sauce, and then the onion confit. Sprinkle with salt and pepper and top with the remaining cheese sauce, spreading it to the edges of the dish and covering any exposed confit.
• Bake, uncovered, for 40 minutes. Let the lasagne sit for at least 20 minutes before slicing and serving.
• Serve with a generous dollop of Green Bean Pesto.
• Five-Onion Confit
• Heat the oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add the onions, shallots, leek, garlic, vinegar, salt, pepper, and sugar and stir. Cook the onion mixture, stirring occasionally, for 45 minutes. Reduce the heat to low and continue cooking for 15 minutes, or until the onions are soft and brown and reduced to about 1 cup.

GREEN AND WHITE LASAGNA

Steps:

• Cheese sauce: In medium saucepan, melt margarine.
• Stir in flour.
• Cook, stirring constantly (2 minutes).
• Whisk in milk, black pepper and nutmeg;cook, stirring constantly, until mixture comes to a boil an thickens.
• Remove from heat and stir in cheese; continue cooking until cheese melts and mixture is smooth.
• Preheat oven to 350-degrees F.
• Spray a 13" x 9" pan with cooking spray.
• In medium bowl, combine spinach, broccoli, cannellini beans and red pepper.
• Arrange 1/3 of the lasagna noodles (3 noodles) in prepared pan, spread with 1/3 of vegetable mixture; top with 1/3 of the cheese sauce.
• Repeat layering twice, ending with cheese sauce.
• Sprinkle reserved cheese and red pepper on top.
• Cover with foil and bake 30 minutes; remove foil and bake 10 minutes longer.
• Let stand 10 minutes before serving.

ALL VEGGIE LASAGNA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a bowl, combine the cottage cheese, ricotta and parsley. Spread 1/2 cup spaghetti sauce in a 13x9-in. baking dish coated with cooking spray. Top with 3 noodles and a third of the cheese mixture. Sprinkle with half the carrots, broccoli, mushrooms, zucchini and squash. Top with a third of the remaining sauce., Arrange half the spinach over spaghetti sauce; sprinkle with a third of the mozzarella cheese. Repeat layers of noodles, cheese mixture, vegetables, sauce, spinach and mozzarella. Top with the remaining noodles, cheese mixture, sauce and mozzarella., Cover tightly and bake 45 minutes. Uncover; bake until noodles are tender, about 15 minutes longer. Let stand 15 minutes before cutting.

VEGETARIAN LASAGNE

Steps:

• To make the tomato sauce, heat the olive oil in a saucepan. Add the onions, garlic and carrot. Cook for 5-7 mins over a medium heat until softened. Turn up the heat a little and stir in the tomato purée. Cook for 1 min, pour in the white wine, then cook for 5 mins until this has reduced by two-thirds. Pour over the chopped tomatoes and add the basil leaves. Bring to the boil then simmer for 20 mins. Leave to cool then whizz in a food processor. Will keep, cooled, in the fridge for up to three days or frozen for three months.
• To make the white sauce, melt the butter in a saucepan, stir in the plain flour, then cook for 2 mins. Slowly whisk in the milk, then bring to the boil, stirring. Turn down the heat, then cook until the sauce starts to thicken and coats the back of a wooden spoon. Will keep, cooled, in the fridge for up to three days or frozen for three months.
• Heat the oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Lightly oil two large baking trays and add the peppers and aubergines. Toss with the olive oil, season well, then roast for 25 mins until lightly browned.
• Reduce the oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Lightly oil a 30 x 20cm ovenproof dish. Arrange a layer of the vegetables on the bottom, then pour over a third of the tomato sauce. Top with a layer of lasagne sheets, then drizzle over a quarter of the white sauce. Repeat until you have three layers of pasta.
• Spoon the remaining white sauce over the pasta, making sure the whole surface is covered, then scatter over the mozzarella and cherry tomatoes. Bake for 45 mins until bubbling and golden.