I’m trying to convince my family that we should eat vegetarian once a week. I know it’s good for the planet, and it’s not like we are meat-deprived and would suffer for it. But dang, my family is so resistant to the idea! They are a bunch of carnivores I tell you. Especially my six year old daughter, who I swear would eat cooked ground beef plain for dinner with no complaints.
As a compromise, I found a lasagne recipe pinned to Pinterest from mydish that doesn’t have any ground meat in it, but uses beef stock. I’m thinking that might give my family the meat flavor they like and it looks really good.
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Elana’s Easy Healthy Lasagne
Ingredients:
1 box lasagne sheets
1 jar tomato sauce
1 large tub cottage cheese
½ a bag frozen spinach
3 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
Directions:
Defrost the spinach and drain off the water.
Put it in a large bowl with the cottage cheese, the spices and three quarters of the mozzarella. Mix well.
Lightly grease a lasagne pan with butter.
Spread a third of the tomato sauce on the bottom of the pan, then a layer of uncooked lasagne sheets allowing them to slightly overlap.
Cover the noodles with half of the cheese and spinach mixture.
Repeat the layers.
Then add a third layer of lasagne sheet and cover with the remaining tomato sauce.
Top with the mozzarella cheese that’s left, and the grated parmesan.
Pour a cup of water around the edges of the pan and cover with aluminum foil.
Bake at 425 degrees Fahrenheit for 45 minutes.
Remove the foil and bake for another 5-10 minutes until slightly brown on top.
Leave it to cool for a few minutes and serve!
The first time I ate vegetable lasagna, it was heaven! I’m a big meat-lover but when I tasted this lasagna, I didn’t mind it was meatless. It was sooo good!
Elizabeth – great recipe – we are Catholic and observe the no meat thingy on Fridays – this is a *perfect* dish – and so good! You’re awesome.
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I would never have thought something meat-less could be so tasty! Very good, keep the recipes coming please!
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Hah, I think I am like your daughter…a true carnivore! My fiance and her friends are always trying to get me to eat more vegetarian meals. Veggie lasagna is one of my favorites, but not necessarily healthier, depending on the kinds and amounts of cheese you add. Remember, vegetarian is not synonymous with healthy (just usually, heh).
Thanks for this, I also like to eat vegetarian sometimes for health reasons. Another thing I like to make is vegetable lasagne, with chunky veg like carrot, courgette and mushrooms, yummy!
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