Italian

AVA's spinach and veggie lasagna is for Dinner.

AVA's spinach and veggie lasagna takes 20 minutes to prepare.

AVA's spinach and veggie lasagna takes 40 minutes to cook.

AVA's spinach and veggie lasagna makes 12 servings.

The ingredients for AVA's spinach and veggie lasagna are:

1 sweet onion, diced
2 tbsp. extra virgin olive oil
2 28-oz. cans diced tomatoes (no salt added) OR fresh tomatoes
1 small zucchini, diced
1 red bell pepper, diced
2 cups fresh spinach
1 pkg. whole wheat lasagna noodles
16 oz. fat-free cottage cheese
16 oz. shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese
fresh basil, oregano, garlic to taste
grated parmesan cheese to garnish

Here is how you make AVA's spinach and veggie lasagna:

Heat olive oil in skillet. (If desired, add some garlic or basil for extra flavor.) Add diced onion and cook until translucent.Transfer cooked onion to large saucepan and add tomatoes, zucchini, bell pepper (and any other vegetables you add). Place saucepan over high heat. Stir to combine, then turn heat to medium and cover. Add garlic, basil, oregano to taste. Stir frequently while preparing other ingredients.While sauce is cooking, wash spinach and break off stems.When vegetables in saucepan have softened and blended, remove from heat. Spoon half the sauce into bottom of a 9" x 13" lasagna pan.Place one layer of uncooked lasagna noodles over the sauce.Lay spinach leaves flat over noodles until noodles are completely covered.Spread half the cottage cheese thinly over the spinach leaves.Sprinkle half the mozzarella cheese over the cottage cheese.Repeat the layers, beginning with the remaining sauce, and following with noodles, spinach, cottage cheese, mozzarella.Sprinkle grated parmesan over the top.Bake at 375 degrees for 35 to 45 minutes, or until top layer of cheese browns and sauce bubbles around the edge. Allow to sit for 10 minutes before serving.Enjoy! :)Serving Size: makes approximately 12 4"-square servingsNumber of Servings: 12Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user AVAANTARES.

The nutritional information for AVA's spinach and veggie lasagna is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 12
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 233.8

• Total Fat: 9.2 g
• Cholesterol: 26.3 mg
• Sodium: 394.4 mg
• Total Carbs: 20.9 g
• Dietary Fiber: 4.9 g
• Protein: 18.3 g

AVA's spinach and veggie lasagna is Italian cuisine.

The dietary needs meet for AVA's spinach and veggie lasagna is Vegetarian