Vegetable Lasagna

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 8 ounces lasagna noodles (9 noodles)
• 1/2 cup dried porcini mushrooms (1/2 ounce) or 1/2 cup dried shiitake mushroom (1/2 ounce)
• 1 cup boiling water
• 1 large onion, chopped (1 cup)
• 1 large green pepper, chopped (1 cup)
• 2 medium carrots, chopped (1 cup)
• 4 garlic cloves, minced
• 2 tablespoons margarine or 2 tablespoons butter
• 4 cups chopped broccoli (flowerets and stems)
• 1 (15 ounce) container ricotta cheese
• 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese (4 ounces)
• 1/2 cup grated parmesan cheese or 1/2 cup romano cheese
• 2 eggs
• 1/4 cup snipped parsley
• 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme, crushed
• 1/2 teaspoon dried marjoram, crushed
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1 (30 1/2 ounce) jar meatless sauce
• 1/4 cup grated parmesan cheese or 1/4 cup romano cheese

Recipe

• 1 cook lasagna noodles according to package directions; drain.
• 2 meanwhile, in a medium bowl combine dried mushrooms and boiling water- let stand for 20 minutes.
• 3 drain and squeeze mushrooms, reserving liquid.
• 4 remove and discard mushroom stems.
• 5 coarsely chop mushrooms- set aside.
• 6 in a large skillet cook onion, green pepper, carrots, and garlic in hot margarine or butter till tender but not brown.
• 7 add broccoli and 1/2 cup reserved mushroom liquid.
• 8 bring to a boil; reduce heat- cover and simmer about 5 minutes or till broccoli is just crisp-tender.
• 9 stir in mushrooms.
• 10 in a medium bowl stir together ricotta cheese, mozzarella cheese, 1/2 cup parmesan or romano cheese, eggs, parsley, thyme, marjoram, and pepper.
• 11 in a 3-quart rectangular baking dish evenly spread 1/2 cup of the spaghetti sauce.
• 12 arrange 3 lasagna noodles over sauce.
• 13 layer with half of the cheese mixture, half of the vegetable mixture, and 1 cup of the spaghetti sauce.
• 14 repeat layers, ending with noodles.
• 15 spoon remaining spaghetti sauce over the top.
• 16 sprinkle with 1/2 cup parmesan or romano cheese.
• 17 cover and bake at 375 degrees for 20 minutes.
• 18 uncover and bake about 10 minutes more or till heated through- makes 8 servings.