Summer is the perfect time to enjoy fresh, seasonal vegetables, and what better way to do that than with a delicious summer lasagna? This classic Italian dish can be easily adapted to use whatever vegetables are in season, making it a great way to get your daily dose of fruits and vegetables. Whether you're having a backyard barbecue or a cozy dinner party inside, this hearty and flavorful dish is sure to be a hit with everyone at the table.
Check out the recipes below so you can choose the best recipe for yourself!
NO-BAKE SUMMER LASAGNA
These lasagnas are light yet substantial. Best of all, you don't have to turn on the oven.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Ingredients Pasta and Grains
Time 25m
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- In a small bowl, combine ricotta, Parmesan, and 2 teaspoons oil; season with salt and pepper. In a large pot of boiling salted water, cook noodles according to package instructions; drain.
- Meanwhile, in a large skillet, heat 2 tablespoons oil over medium-high. Add garlic and tomatoes; season with salt and pepper. Cook, stirring, until slightly broken down, about 3 minutes. Transfer tomatoes to a bowl. Add 1 tablespoon oil and zucchini to skillet; season with salt and pepper. Cook, stirring, until zucchini are tender, about 5 minutes. Transfer to another bowl and stir in basil.
- Place some tomatoes on four plates; top with a noodle and small spoonfuls ricotta, zucchini, and more tomatoes. Repeat layering twice, then top with remaining noodles and tomatoes. Garnish with basil.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 376 g, Fat 19 g, Fiber 4 g, Protein 12 g
SUMMER STOVE-TOP LASAGNA RECIPE BY TASTY
Here's what you need: olive oil, garlic, dried oregano, dried parsley, swiss chard, kosher salt, unsalted butter, garlic, all-purpose flour, warm milk, kosher salt, freshly ground black pepper, cayenne, nutmeg, olive oil, warm water, no boil lasagna noodles, frozen peas, shredded mozzarella cheese, shredded parmesan cheese, fresh basil
Provided by Rie McClenny
Categories Dinner
Time 55m
Yield 6 servings
Number Of Ingredients 21
Steps:
- Heat the olive oil in a 12-inch (30 cm) cast-iron skillet over medium-low heat. Add the garlic and cook for about 1 minute, until the garlic starts to soften but not brown. Add the oregano and parsley and cook for about 30 seconds more, until fragrant. Add the Swiss chard and salt and cook until the chard wilts, 2-3 minutes. Remove from skillet and set aside. Wipe out the pan.
- Make the béchamel: Melt the butter in the same skillet over medium-low heat. Add the garlic to the pan and cook until softened and fragrant, but not browned, about 1 minute. Add the flour and cook, whisking constantly, for about 2 minutes, until the mixture bubbles but has not yet started to brown.
- Slowly stream in the warm milk, starting with just a few splashes, whisking constantly. The mixture will be very clumpy at first, but will eventually come together as a thin sauce. Cook until the mixture begins to simmer, and then reduce the heat to low and cook, still stirring frequently, until the sauce thickens enough to coat the back of a spoon, about 10 minutes. Add the salt, pepper, cayenne, and nutmeg and whisk to incorporate. Pour the béchamel into a liquid measuring cup, but do not scrape out the pan. You want a thin coating of sauce left in the bottom of the skillet.
- Assemble the lasagna: Add the olive oil to the pan and whisk into the béchamel.
- Pour warm water into a glass baking dish. Dip each lasagna noodle in the warm water for a few seconds, then lay in the skillet, breaking as needed to fit. Once you have a single layer at the bottom of the pan, top with ⅓ of the béchamel, ⅓ of the frozen peas, ⅓ of the sautéed Swiss chard, ⅓ of the mozzarella, and ⅓ of the Parmesan. Repeat to make 2 more layers with the remaining ingredients.
- Cover the skillet with 2-3 layers of foil and seal tightly to ensure no steam escapes.
- Cook the lasagna over medium-low heat for 30-45 minutes, until a toothpick slides easily through the noodles.
- Uncover the lasagna and top with the basil. Serve immediately.
- Enjoy!
Nutrition Facts : Calories 658 calories, Carbohydrate 57 grams, Fat 34 grams, Fiber 4 grams, Protein 32 grams, Sugar 12 grams
SKILLET LASAGNA WITH SPINACH AND SUMMER SQUASH
Lasagna in the summer? It's fine food for those long, breezy summer days when you need to fill your belly without turning on the oven. This one-pan stovetop lasagna is a true crowd-pleaser, with rich tomato, oozing cheese and just enough squash and spinach to skip salad for the night. Using no-cook lasagna, you can cook this entirely over a low flame, covered. (Use foil if you don't have a lid that fits your pan.) Be sure to start with a well-seasoned cast-iron pan, and never let the tomato sauce boil, which can be hard on your pan and on the flavor of your sauce. If your cast-iron seasoning isn't in tip-top shape, try this in a stainless-steel skillet instead; you'll still get all the depth and aroma, and that same stove-to-table ease that will make this a repeat meal all year long.
Provided by Sarah Copeland
Categories dinner, pastas, main course
Time 50m
Yield 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- Heat oil in a well-seasoned large cast-iron skillet over medium-low heat. Add onion and cook until softening, 5 minutes. Add the garlic and cook until fragrant, 5 minutes more. Increase the heat to medium, add the zucchini and yellow squash and cook until soft and lightly golden, 10 minutes more, adding the spinach in the last 2 minutes of cooking. Stir constantly until the spinach is wilted. Transfer the cooked vegetables to a plate.
- While the vegetables cook, crush the tomatoes with a potato masher in a bowl and season with salt and pepper. Spoon a thin layer over the bottom of the pan (about 1/3 of the tomatoes). Add 4 lasagna sheets, breaking off the edges to fit into the curved edges of the pan. Top with half the vegetables, and drop half the ricotta by spoonfuls over the top. Repeat with another 1/3 of the tomatoes, the remaining vegetables and ricotta. Top with another layer of 4 lasagna sheets, the remaining sauce, and layer the Parmesan and mozzarella over the top.
- Sprinkle with salt and pepper, cover and cook over a low simmer until the pasta is soft and the cheese has completely melted, 5 to 10 minutes. Uncover and continue to cook on medium-high until the tomato has thickened, 5 minutes more. Set aside to cool slightly, 5 to 10 minutes, before cutting. Sprinkle basil and more Parmesan over the lasagna and serve.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 579, UnsaturatedFat 14 grams, Carbohydrate 46 grams, Fat 31 grams, Fiber 5 grams, Protein 31 grams, SaturatedFat 15 grams, Sodium 1158 milligrams, Sugar 9 grams
SUMMER GARDEN LASAGNA
This no-guilt lasagna is packed with summer-fresh flavors from your garden or market. You may use more or less ricotta cheese, if desired.
Provided by Cynthia Ross
Categories Main Dish Recipes Pasta Lasagna Recipes
Time 2h
Yield 6
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease an 8x6-inch baking dish with 1 teaspoon olive oil.
- Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook lasagna in the boiling water, stirring occasionally until cooked through but firm to the bite, about 8 minutes. Drain.
- Bring another large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook corn in the boiling water until cooked through, about 5 minutes. Cut kernels from the cobs and discard cobs.
- Heat 1 1/2 teaspoons extra virgin olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Saute zucchini ribbons with a pinch of salt and black pepper in hot oil until golden and cooked through, about 5 minutes.
- Heat remaining extra virgin olive oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. Cook and stir onion in hot oil until translucent, 5 to 7 minutes. Add garlic; cook and stir until fragrant, about 1 minute. Pour 1/3 of the marinara sauce into the onion mixture; bring to a simmer, reduce heat to low, stir in cream, and cook until sauce is slightly reduced, 5 to 10 minutes.
- Pour 1/3 of the marinara sauce into the bottom of the prepared baking dish. Place a layer of lasagna noodles over the marinara sauce, trimming noodles as necessary to fit the baking dish. Spread zucchini ribbons over the noodle layer and top with another layer of lasagna noodles.
- Spread ricotta cheese over the lasagna noodles and place another layer of noodles atop the cheese. Pour marinara-cream mixture over the noodles and top with corn kernels.
- Place a layer of lasagna noodles over the corn kernels and top noodles with spinach. Add a final layer of noodles and top noodles with remaining marinara sauce. Sprinkle mozzarella cheese and Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese over the top. Cover the baking dish with aluminum foil.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 30 minutes. Remove the aluminum foil and continue baking lasagna until cheese is browned and beginning to bubble, about 15 minutes more.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 536.5 calories, Carbohydrate 83.9 g, Cholesterol 24 mg, Fat 14.5 g, Fiber 8.7 g, Protein 21.8 g, SaturatedFat 5.3 g, Sodium 677.6 mg, Sugar 15.8 g
STOVE TOP SUMMER LASAGNA
I never realized you could make lasagna on the stove top til I tried this recipe! It was perfect and easy! This recipe was shown to me by a cook named Pleclare. She found this recipe in a Woman's World magazine. The photo is my own.
Provided by Lillian Russo
Categories Pasta
Time 1h
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- 1. Combine 1 c tomatoes and 1 Tbs basil; reserve In seperate bowl,combine ricotta and parmesan;reserve.
- 2. In 10" non-stick skillet,heat oil over med. heat. Add onion,garlic,salt,pepper and remaining 3 cups tomatoes;cook stirring until softened,12 to 15 mins. Stir in wine and 1/2 c water,boil 1 min. Transfer to bowl;stir in remaining 3 Tbs basil.
- 3. In same skillet,spread 3/4 c sauce. Top with 6 noodle pieces,1/2 ricotta mixture and 1/3 of mini mozzarella balls. Repeat. Add noodles and remaining sauce.. Bring to boil. Cover;reduce heat to med-low. cook till noodles are tender ,30 mins.
- 4. Remove skillet from heat. Top with remaining mozzarella balls. Cover;let stand until melted,5 mins. Top with reserved tomato-basil mixture.
SUMMER LASAGNA
Zucchini takes the place of pasta in this recipe, making it lighter than a regular lasagna. Most people don't realize that there is no pasta and think it delicious.
Provided by PATRICIA MARY
Categories World Cuisine Recipes European Italian
Time 1h25m
Yield 8
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a medium baking dish.
- In a skillet over medium heat, cook the ground beef until evenly brown. Drain juices. Mix the onion, green bell pepper, carrots, garlic, and tomato sauce into the skillet. Season with oregano, basil, salt, and pepper. Bring the mixture to a boil, reduce heat to low, and simmer 10 minutes, until vegetables are tender.
- In the bottom of the prepared baking dish, layer 1/2 the zucchini strips. In a bowl, beat together the cottage cheese and egg, and spread over the zucchini. Scoop 1/2 the beef mixture over the cottage cheese and egg mixture, and sprinkle with 1/2 the mozzarella cheese. Layer with remaining zucchini, beef mixture, and mozzarella. Top with Parmesan cheese.
- Bake 45 minutes in the preheated oven. Allow to sit 10 minutes before slicing to serve.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 236.8 calories, Carbohydrate 10.3 g, Cholesterol 71.3 mg, Fat 13.5 g, Fiber 2.6 g, Protein 19.7 g, SaturatedFat 6 g, Sodium 569.8 mg, Sugar 5.4 g
NO-BAKE SUMMER LASAGNA
Steps:
- In a small bowl, combine ricotta, Parmesan, and 2 teaspoons oil; season with salt and pepper. In a large pot of boiling salted water, cook noodles according to package instructions; drain. Meanwhile, in a large skillet, heat 2 tablespoons oil over medium-high. Add garlic and tomatoes; season with salt and pepper. Cook, stirring, until slightly broken down, about 3 minutes. Transfer tomatoes to a bowl. Add 1 tablespoon oil and zucchini to skillet; season with salt and pepper. Cook, stirring, until zucchini are tender, about 5 minutes. Transfer to another bowl and stir in basil. Place some tomatoes on four plates; top with a noodle and small spoonfuls ricotta, zucchini, and more tomatoes. Repeat layering twice, then top with remaining noodles and tomatoes. Garnish with basil.
Tips:
- Use fresh, seasonal vegetables: This will ensure that your lasagna is packed with flavor and nutrients.
- Don't overcook the vegetables: You want them to be tender but still have a bit of a bite to them.
- Use a variety of cheeses: This will create a complex and flavorful lasagna.
- Don't be afraid to experiment with different sauces: You can use a traditional tomato sauce, a creamy Alfredo sauce, or even a pesto sauce.
- Let the lasagna rest before serving: This will allow the flavors to meld and the lasagna to set.
Conclusion:
Summer lasagna is a delicious and versatile dish that can be enjoyed by people of all ages. With its fresh ingredients and flavorful sauce, it's a perfect meal for any summer gathering. Whether you're looking for a light and refreshing lunch or a hearty and satisfying dinner, summer lasagna is sure to hit the spot. So next time you're looking for a new and exciting way to enjoy the flavors of summer, give summer lasagna a try. You won't be disappointed!
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