In the culinary world, vegetarian four cheese lasagna stands as a testament to the versatility and deliciousness of plant-based cuisine. This delectable dish tantalizes taste buds with its harmonious blend of rich, creamy cheeses, hearty vegetables, and the comforting embrace of pasta. Whether you're a seasoned vegetarian or simply seeking a meatless masterpiece, this lasagna is poised to become a favorite in your kitchen repertoire.
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VEGETARIAN FOUR CHEESE LASAGNA
This is a mouth tingling recipe with ricotta, feta, eggplant, tomato, pesto, pumpkin, Parmesan and mozzarella.
Provided by BLACK_CAT52
Categories World Cuisine Recipes European Italian
Time 1h15m
Yield 8
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
- Place pumpkin on a baking sheet and roast in oven until browned and tender, about 30 minutes. Meanwhile, grill eggplant on a charcoal grill or fry in a skillet, turning once, until charred and tender, 10 to 15 minutes. Halve tomatoes and place on baking sheet in oven for last 15 minutes of pumpkin time; cook until tender and wrinkly.
- In a medium bowl, stir together ricotta, feta, pesto, eggs, salt and pepper until well mixed. Fold roasted pumpkin into ricotta mixture.
- Spoon half of the tomato sauce into a 9x13 baking dish. Lay two pasta sheets over the sauce. Arrange a single layer of eggplant slices over pasta and top with half the ricotta mixture. Cover with two more pasta sheets. Arrange the roasted tomatoes evenly over the sheets and spoon the remaining half the ricotta mixture over the tomatoes. Sprinkle with half the mozzarella. Top with remaining two sheets of pasta. Pour remaining tomato sauce over all and sprinkle with remaining mozzarella and Parmesan.
- Bake in preheated oven 30 to 40 minutes, until golden and bubbly.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 451.2 calories, Carbohydrate 20.4 g, Cholesterol 124.4 mg, Fat 29.5 g, Fiber 4.8 g, Protein 28.8 g, SaturatedFat 14.9 g, Sodium 1175.8 mg, Sugar 8.8 g
FOUR CHEESE AND SPINACH LASAGNA
Provided by Food Network Kitchen
Categories main-dish
Time 1h55m
Yield 8 to 10 servings
Number Of Ingredients 20
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
- Bring a large pot of water to a boil over high heat and salt it generously. Add the lasagna noodles and boil, stirring occasionally, until al dente, about 8 to 10 minutes. Drain.
- Meanwhile, heat the olive oil and garlic in a saucepan over medium heat until the garlic begins to brown. Add the spinach, season with salt and pepper and stir until the spinach dries out and the garlic is fragrant, about 3 minutes. Cool.
- Mix the cottage cheese, goat cheese, Parmesan/Pecorino, 2 cups of the mozzarella cheese, lemon zest, nutmeg, cayenne, and cooled spinach in a bowl. Season with salt and pepper, to taste. Stir in the egg.
- Cover the bottom of a 9- by 13-inch casserole with a thin layer of Tomato Sauce. Cover with 3 of the noodles placed side-to-side, but not overlapping. Top with a 1/4 of the cheese mixture and about a half cup of Tomato Sauce. Season lightly with salt and pepper. Repeat to make 2 more layers. Cover lasagna layers with remaining noodles, dollop remaining cheese mixture on top. Drizzle with remaining Tomato Sauce, then scatter the remaining 2 cups mozzarella on top. Bake, uncovered, until the lasagna is hot and bubbly, about 40 to 45 minutes. Let lasagna stand for 10 minutes before serving.
- Put the olive oil and garlic in a saucepan and cook until fragrant, 2 minutes. Add tomatoes and salt. Break up the tomatoes into small chunks with a wooden spoon and bring to a boil over high heat, lower heat to a brisk simmer, and cook until thickened, about 30 to 40 minutes. While sauce cooks, tear basil leaves into small pieces. Remove the sauce from the heat, stir in the basil, and adjust seasoning with salt and pepper, to taste.
BUTTERNUT VEGETARIAN FOUR CHEESE LASAGNA
I have to credit "Rosemary" on Allrecipes for the inspiration. I had to tweak, adjust & fix a few things to make it do-able. A bit labor intensive, but the results are worth it! A great comfort dish for fall.
Provided by Somogirl
Categories One Dish Meal
Time 1h40m
Yield 8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Preheat Oven to 350°F.
- Put eggplant in colander, salt liberally and let sit one hour. After one hour, rinse eggplant thoroughly, squeezing out excess water.
- Place squash in bowl; drizzle with olive oil, toss to coat. Place on baking sheet lined with foil or parchment paper, roast in oven until browned and tender, about 30 minutes.
- Meanwhile heat large pot of water to boil for pasta.
- When squash is done remove from from parchment/foil and baking sheet, leaving the parchment or foil. Place squash in large bowl to cool slightly, then mash lightly. Place eggplant on parchment/foil on baking sheet and put in oven to roast, until tender about 15-20 minutes. When done remove from oven and place on plate and set aside.
- In a medium bowl stir together ricotta, feta, pesto or fresh basil and salt and pepper to taste,until well mixed. (Careful to not over salt). Fold roasted squash into ricotta mixture.
- When water has boiled, add asparagus and blanch for one minute, remove and place in colander, rinsing in cold water. Remove from colander and set aside.
- Add noodles to boiling water and cook for 7 minutes. Drain, place in colander and rinse with cold water.
- In a 9x13-inch baking dish, add half of tomato sauce. If using a glass dish, grease sides of pan first. Lay 3 lasagna noodles on bottom of pan, over sauce. Arrange a single layer of eggplant slices over pasta and top with half ricotta mixture. Cover with 3 more pasta noodles, arrange drained asparagus evenly over the noodles and spoon remaining ricotta mixture over the asparagus. Sprinkle with half the mozzarella cheese. Top with 3 lasagna noodles. Pour tomato sauce over all and sprinkle with the rest of mozzarella and Italian blend cheese or Parmesan cheese.
- Cover pan lightly with foil, careful not to let touch cheese on top, but folding over ends of pan.
- Bake in preheated oven for 30-40 minutes, removing foil the last 5 minutes, continue to cook until golden and bubbly.
- Let sit 30 minutes before serving.
- (Of course if you have the right oven,you could roast squash and eggplant at same time. It is not necessary to oil eggplant however).
- The recipe originally called for pesto, but I used fresh basil. It is also less fattening that way. If asparagus is not available, you could use sautéed mushrooms, zucchini, yellow roasted peppers or broccoli. The original recipe called for roasted tomatoes in place of asparagus. I found it too labor intensive and redundant considering the tomato sauce. You may have more sauce than you need, but I don't like to be caught short-handed. Use your favorite tomato sauce for this dish.
- Enjoy!
Nutrition Facts : Calories 435, Fat 20.6, SaturatedFat 12.2, Cholesterol 123.3, Sodium 1178.2, Carbohydrate 40.6, Fiber 6.5, Sugar 10.3, Protein 24.9
EASY FOUR CHEESE LASAGNA
This makes a very authentic tasting lasagna, rich, cheesy and very filling.
Provided by WITCHED
Categories World Cuisine Recipes European Italian
Time 1h15m
Yield 8
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
- Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add pasta and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until al dente; drain.
- In a blender or with an electric mixer, blend tomato sauce and cottage cheese together until smooth. Spoon a little of the sauce mixture in the bottom of a 9x13 baking dish. Place a layer of cooked noodles over the sauce, and sprinkle a portion of the mozzarella, the cheddar and the parmesan over the noodles. Repeat layering of sauce, noodles and cheese; finish with a cheese layer.
- Bake in preheated oven 30 to 45 minutes, until cheese is bubbly and golden.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 567.7 calories, Carbohydrate 56.4 g, Cholesterol 67 mg, Fat 23.1 g, Fiber 4.3 g, Protein 33.9 g, SaturatedFat 13.1 g, Sodium 1110.3 mg, Sugar 10.6 g
PERFECT FOUR-CHEESE LASAGNA
Lasagna is one of my favorites, and this is the recipe I've been making since I was a teenager. It's a tantalizing combo of pasta, meat sauce, cheese and more cheese that really lives up to its name! -Lauren Delaney-Wallace, Glen Carbon, Illinois
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Dinner
Time 1h15m
Yield 12 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350°. In a large skillet, cook and crumble beef with onion and garlic over medium-high heat until browned, 5-7 minutes; drain. Stir in herbs and tomato sauce. In a bowl, mix eggs, cottage cheese, Parmesan cheese, cheddar cheese and 1/2 cup mozzarella cheese., Spread 1 cup meat sauce into a greased 13x9-in. baking dish; layer with 4 noodles, cottage cheese mixture, an additional 4 noodles and half the remaining meat sauce. Repeat last 2 layers. Sprinkle with Italian seasoning and remaining mozzarella cheese., Cover with greased foil; bake until cheese is melted, 50-55 minutes. Let stand 10 minutes before serving. Freeze option: Cover and freeze unbaked lasagna. To use, partially thaw in refrigerator overnight. Remove from refrigerator 30 minutes before baking. Preheat oven to 350°. Bake lasagna as directed until heated through and a thermometer inserted in center reads 165°, increasing time to 1 to 1-1/2 hours.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 279 calories, Fat 13g fat (6g saturated fat), Cholesterol 72mg cholesterol, Sodium 662mg sodium, Carbohydrate 22g carbohydrate (4g sugars, Fiber 2g fiber), Protein 20g protein.
FOUR CHEESE LASAGNA RECIPE
I usually always keep ingredients for this Four Cheese Lasagna on hand because it is so easy to make and seriously tastes so good.
Provided by Kendra Murdock
Categories Main Course
Time 50m
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil.
- Add pasta and cook for 6-8 minutes (you want them to be slightly undercooked); drain.
- In a blender or with an electric mixer, blend tomato sauce and cottage cheese together until smooth.
- Spoon a little of the sauce mixture in the bottom of a 9x13 baking pan or dish.
- Place a layer of cooked noodles over the sauce, and sprinkle a portion of the mozzarella, the cheddar and the Parmesan cheese over the noodles.
- Repeat layering of sauce, noodles and cheese; finish with a cheese layer.
- Top pan with foil and place in the freezer.
- When ready to eat, thaw in the fridge overnight.
- Remove from the fridge 30 minutes before baking. Preheat oven to 375 degrees and bake for 30 to 45 minutes or until cheese is bubbly and golden.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 279 kcal, Carbohydrate 30 g, Protein 17 g, Fat 10 g, SaturatedFat 5 g, Cholesterol 31 mg, Sodium 385 mg, Fiber 1 g, Sugar 2 g, ServingSize 1 serving
4 CHEESE LASAGNA
A vegetarian recipe that my mom got from a friend named Debbie Shannon years ago. She called it 3 cheese lasagna, but I have counted and there are definitely 4. One of my favorites because it is so easy, no pre-cooking the noodles! Mushrooms and zucchini can be layered in for a bit more nutrition too. (Or ground beef, if you are not interested in keeping it vegetarian.)
Provided by Erin K. Brown
Categories Cheese
Time 1h15m
Yield 1 pan, 8-10 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- In a small mixing bowl, combine cottage cheese, ricotta, and 1/4 cup parmesan. Set aside.
- Put a small amount of sauce in the bottom of a 14"x9"x2" pan.
- Put a layer of uncooked noodles.
- Spoon some of the cheese mixture over the noodles and spread it evenly.
- Add a layer of grated mozzarella.
- Layer sauce on top.
- Repeat steps 4-7 until you reach the top of the pan.
- After the last layer of sauce, cover with the remaining mozzarella and parmesan.
- Bake covered with foil for 30 minutes.
- Uncover and bake for another 30 minutes.
- Let sit 5 minutes before serving.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 812.4, Fat 40.6, SaturatedFat 23.1, Cholesterol 134.3, Sodium 1549.4, Carbohydrate 59.1, Fiber 2.2, Sugar 10.8, Protein 51
Tips:
- Use a variety of cheeses. This will give your lasagna a more complex flavor. Some good options include mozzarella, ricotta, Parmesan, and Asiago.
- Don't overcook the lasagna. The noodles should be al dente, not mushy.
- Let the lasagna rest before slicing. This will help the flavors to meld and the lasagna to set.
- Serve the lasagna with a side salad or garlic bread. This will make a complete meal.
Conclusion:
Four-cheese lasagna is a classic Italian dish that is perfect for a special occasion or a weeknight meal. With its rich, creamy sauce and layers of cheese, it's sure to be a hit with everyone at the table.
There are many different ways to make four-cheese lasagna, but the basic ingredients and steps are always the same. You will need lasagna noodles, ricotta cheese, mozzarella cheese, Parmesan cheese, and Asiago cheese. You will also need a tomato sauce, olive oil, garlic, onion, and basil.
To make the lasagna, start by cooking the lasagna noodles according to the package directions. While the noodles are cooking, make the tomato sauce. Heat some olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the garlic and onion and cook until they are softened. Add the tomatoes, tomato paste, and basil and simmer for 30 minutes.
Once the noodles and sauce are done, assemble the lasagna. Spread a layer of tomato sauce in the bottom of a 9x13 inch baking dish. Top with a layer of lasagna noodles, then a layer of ricotta cheese, then a layer of mozzarella cheese, then a layer of Parmesan cheese, and finally a layer of Asiago cheese. Repeat the layers until you have used up all of the ingredients.
Bake the lasagna in a preheated oven at 375 degrees Fahrenheit for 30 minutes, or until the cheese is melted and bubbly.
Let the lasagna rest for 10 minutes before slicing and serving.
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