Lasagana Primavera Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees. In a large saucepan, heat oil over medium; add flour and garlic. Cook, stirring constantly, 2 to 3 minutes (do not let flour mixture darken); whisk in milk. Bring to a boil; reduce to a simmer, and cook, whisking occasionally, until thickened, 3 to 5 minutes. Add spinach, peas, and carrots; season with salt and pepper. Set sauce aside.
• In a medium bowl, combine ricotta, egg, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and teaspoon pepper.
• In the bottom of a 9-by-13-inch baking dish, spread a thin layer of vegetable sauce. Layer noodles, half the remaining vegetable sauce, another noodles, half the ricotta mixture, half the mozzarella, and half the Parmesan; repeat.
• Cover dish with lightly oiled aluminum foil, and place on a large rimmed baking sheet. Bake 45 minutes, uncover, and bake until bubbling and browned, about 20 minutes more. Let cool 10 to 15 minutes before serving.

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Cook and drain noodles as directed on package.
• Meanwhile, if necessary, cut broccoli florets into bite-size pieces. In large bowl, mix broccoli, carrots, tomatoes and bell peppers. In small bowl, mix ricotta cheese, Parmesan cheese and egg.
• In ungreased 13x9-inch (3-quart) glass baking dish, spread 2/3 cup Alfredo sauce. Top with 4 noodles. Spread half of the cheese mixture and 2 1/2 cups of the vegetables over noodles. Spoon 2/3 cup sauce in dollops over vegetables. Sprinkle with 1 cup of the mozzarella cheese.
• Top with 4 noodles; spread with remaining cheese mixture and 2 1/2 cups of vegetables. Spoon 2/3 cup sauce in dollops over vegetables. Sprinkle with 1 cup mozzarella cheese. Top with remaining 4 noodles and the vegetables. Spoon remaining sauce in dollops over vegetables. Sprinkle with remaining 2 cups mozzarella cheese.
• Bake uncovered 45 to 60 minutes or until bubbly and hot in center. Let stand 15 minutes before cutting.

Steps:

• Bring 3 quarts water to a boil in a 6-quart saucepan over high heat.
• Add lasagna noodles and cook for 3 minutes.
• Add carrots; cook 2 minutes.
• Add broccoli, zucchini, and squash and cook the final two minutes or until pasta is tender.
• Drain Well.
• Squeeze the excess liquid from spinach.
• Mix spinach with ricotta cheese.
• Preheat oven to 400 degree.
• In 13x9-inch baking pan, spread one-third of the marinara sauce on the bottom.
• Arrange half of the noodles on sauce.
• Pat half of each of the vegetables, spinach mixture, and mozzarella on the noodles.
• Pour half the remaining marinara over these layers.
• Repeat layering and top with remaining sauce and sprinkle with parmesan cheese.
• Place on a large baking sheet that has been lined with foil.
• Bake lasagna, uncovered, about 30 minutes or until hot in the center.
• Let stand 10 minutes before serving (lasagna can be made up to 2 days before baking; refrigerate, covered, until one hour before baking-if cold bake for one hour at 350 degrees).