Mary's Not So Heavy Lasagna Recipe
Ingredients
| Olive oil | 3 Tablespoon | |
| Onion | 1 Large, diced | |
| Green bell pepper | 1 To taste | |
| Garlic | 3 Clove (5gm) | |
| Celery- 1 rib, diced | ||
| Carrot | 1 | |
| Mushrooms | 1 pound, sliced | |
| Tomato puree- 2 8-ounce cans | ||
| Whole tomatoes with juice- 16 ounce can | ||
| Basil | 1 Tablespoon | |
| Oregano | 1 Tablespoon | |
| Salt | 1 Teaspoon | |
| Pepper red | 1/4 Teaspoon, crushed | |
| Bay leaves | 2 | |
| Lite tamari- 2 tablespoons | ||
| Red wine | 1/4 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Lasagna noodles | 12 | |
| Tofu | 1 pound | |
| Non-fat cottage cheese- 1 pound | ||
| Egg whites | 2 | |
| Pecorino romano cheese | 1/4 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Raw spinach- 1 pound, chopped | ||
| Black pepper | 1 Teaspoon | |
| Zucchini | 3 Cup (16 tbs), sliced | |
| Part-skim mozzarella-8 ounces, grated | ||
Directions
MAKING
1. In a skillet add olive oil. Warm it.
2. Add pepper, mushrooms, carrots, onion, garlic and celery.
3. Add seasonings,tomatoes and tomato puree. Simmer for 60 minutes.
4. In another cooking pot boil water. Cook the lasagna noodles for 5 minutes.
5. Rinse the noodles in cold water. Drain excess water.
6. Blend cottage cheese, egg white and puree tofu.
7. Add spinach, pepper and Romano.
8. In a 13x9-inch pan add sauce to cover it.
9. Layer noodles of tofu mixture, cheese, sliced zucchini and some more sauce.
10. Repeat the layering.
11. Top it with mozzarella cheese and lasagna.
12. Bake for 60 minutes at 350 degree.
13. Let lasagna sit for 10 minutes in the pan.
SERVING
14. Serve Mary'S Not So Heavy Lasagna immediately.
1. In a skillet add olive oil. Warm it.
2. Add pepper, mushrooms, carrots, onion, garlic and celery.
3. Add seasonings,tomatoes and tomato puree. Simmer for 60 minutes.
4. In another cooking pot boil water. Cook the lasagna noodles for 5 minutes.
5. Rinse the noodles in cold water. Drain excess water.
6. Blend cottage cheese, egg white and puree tofu.
7. Add spinach, pepper and Romano.
8. In a 13x9-inch pan add sauce to cover it.
9. Layer noodles of tofu mixture, cheese, sliced zucchini and some more sauce.
10. Repeat the layering.
11. Top it with mozzarella cheese and lasagna.
12. Bake for 60 minutes at 350 degree.
13. Let lasagna sit for 10 minutes in the pan.
SERVING
14. Serve Mary'S Not So Heavy Lasagna immediately.
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