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Vegetarian Lasagna

Added on Wed Jul 16 2008

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The Basics

• Dish: Main Course
• cuisine: Other
• Serves: 6
• Prep Time: 0hrs 25 mins
• Cooking Time: 0hrs 30 mins

Ingredients

• 1 finely chopped onion
• 2 teaspoons garlic
• 2 grated courgettes
• 420g grated sweet potato
• 150g chopped mushrooms
• 830g chopped tomatoes
• 3 tbsp tomato purée
• 2 teaspoons sugar
•  olive oil
• 380g lasagna sheets
• 480g ricotta cheese
• ½ cup grated Parmesan cheese
•  salt and pepper for seasoning

Method

1. Preheat the oven to 180°C/350°F

2. Add the olive oil to a pan and heat. Then add the onion, cooking it for 3 mnutes on medium heat.

3. Add the garlic, cooking for another 1 minute.

4. Add the courgettes, sweet potatoes, mushrooms, tomatoes and tomato purée. Allow the mixture to boil then reduce the heat and let it simmer for 5 minutes.

5. Add the sugar and the salt and pepper to flavour the vegetables.

6. Grease the base of a lasagna dish with olive oil. Cut the lasagne sheets to fit the dish, before using a few to make the bottom layer.

7. Add a thin layer of sauce before continuing to build up the lasagna: a layer of lasagna sheets followed by a layer of sauce. USe the ricotta cheese to fill one layer in the middle of the lasagna.

8. Sprinkle the top with Parmesan cheese. Then bake for 30 minutes.

9. Let the lasagna cool for 5 mninues before serving it in square portions.

NUTRITIONAL INFORMATION: 421 Calories, 53g of carbohydrates, 23g of proteins, 13g of fat, calcium, vitamin C