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Eat everything {in moderation}

May 6, 2014 (Last Updated July 4, 2018)

Vegetable Alfredo Lasagna

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Vegetable Alfredo Lasagna - Healthy vegetables tucked under layers of melted cheese, creamy béchamel sauce, and pasta. | tamingofthespoon.com

Let’s talk cheese because we are a cheese loving household here. I can name six different kinds of cheese sitting in our refrigerator right now without even looking – asiago, brie, gouda, Parmesan, Boursin, and cheddar (in block, grated, and sliced form). We eat cheese at breakfast, lunch, and dinner and at all the snack times in between.

By the way, does anyone know the proper rule for what cheese names get capitalized? Why does Parmesan often get capitalized but cheddar does not? Does anyone else find this confusing? Anyway …

When I want everyone to eat more vegetables without too much whining, I know I should include plenty of cheese in the recipe. This vegetable alfredo lasagna fits the bill perfectly. Healthy vegetables are tucked under layers of melted cheese, creamy béchamel sauce, and pasta. I even over browned the cheese when I baked this lasagna and I still got no complaints.

Vegetable Alfredo Lasagna - Healthy vegetables tucked under layers of melted cheese, creamy béchamel sauce, and pasta. | tamingofthespoon.com

Getting your family to eat more vegetables AND having a whine free meal at the same time. That is a win-win for everyone.


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Vegetable Alfredo Lasagna | tamingofthespoon.com

Vegetable Alfredo Lasagna

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  • Author: Taming of the Spoon
  • Prep Time: 60 minutes
  • Cook Time: 45 minutes
  • Total Time: 1 hour 45 minutes
  • Yield: 8-10 servings 1x
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Ingredients

For the vegetables

  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1/2 cup chopped onion
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • 10 ounces frozen chopped spinach, defrosted
  • 1 cup frozen peas
  • 1 cup shredded carrots
  • Salt to taste

For the béchamel sauce

  • 4 tablespoons unsalted butter
  • 1 tablespoon minced garlic
  • 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
  • 3 cups whole milk
  • 1/2 teaspoon table salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon grated nutmeg
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper

For the cottage cheese filling

  • 8 ounces (1 cup) whole milk cottage cheese
  • 1 large egg
  • 1/4 teaspoon table salt

For assembly

  • Nonstick cooking spray
  • 8 no-boil lasagna noodles from 1 box
  • 1/2 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese
  • 1 1/2 cups freshly grated mozzarella or Italian fontina cheese

Instructions

For the vegetables

  1. Heat the oil in a sauté pan and cook the onions over medium heat for 5 to 7 minutes, until tender. Add the garlic and cook for 1 more minute. Meanwhile, squeeze all the water out of the spinach. Add the spinach, peas, and carrots to the onions and garlic and cook until heated through. Season with salt to taste. Set aside.

For the béchamel sauce

  1. Melt butter in medium saucepan over medium-low heat; add garlic and cook, stirring until fragrant, about 1 minute. Add flour and cook, stirring constantly, for 2 minutes. Do not let the mixture brown. Gradually whisk in milk. Bring mixture to boil over medium-high heat, whisk in nutmeg, salt, and pepper. Reduce heat to low and simmer 5-10 minutes more until sauce has thickened. Remove from heat and allow to cool slightly; set aside.

For the cottage cheese filling

  1. Blend cottage cheese, egg, and salt in food processor or blender until very smooth, about 30 seconds.

For assembly

  1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Spray an 11×7 inch baking dish with non-stick cooking spray.
  2. Use a rubber spatula to spread 1/2 cup béchamel sauce in bottom of baking dish; position 2 noodles on top of sauce (trim noodles as necessary so they don’t touch the sides of the pan). Reserve 3/4 cups of the béchamel sauce and stir remaining béchamel sauce into the vegetable mixture, mixing well to break up any clumps of spinach.
  3. Continue assembling the lasagna in the following order – spread one-fourth of the vegetable mixture evenly over noodles, sprinkle Parmesan over vegetables, and then top with 2 more noodles (trimmed).
  4. Spread one-fourth of the vegetable mixture evenly over noodles, sprinkle half the mozzarella or fontina over the vegetables, and then top with 2 more noodles (trimmed).
  5. Spread one-fourth of the vegetable mixture evenly over noodles, top with cottage cheese mixture, and then top with last 2 noodles (trimmed).
  6. Spread remaining vegetable mixture evenly over noodles.
  7. Spread remaining béchamel sauce over top to cover completely and top with remaining mozzarella or fontina.
  8. Lightly spray a sheet of aluminum foil with nonstick cooking spray and cover lasagna. Bake until bubbling, about 25 minutes. Remove the foil and continue baking until the noodles are tender and the cheese is golden and bubbling, about 10-15 minutes longer. Cool 10 minutes, then cut into pieces and serve.

Notes

Recipe adapted from Cook’s Illustrated


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Comments

  1. Pamela @ Brooklyn Farm Girl says

    May 7, 2014 at 7:20 pm

    Genius idea to get in vegetables!

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  2. Rachel says

    August 31, 2015 at 6:11 am

    can this dish be frozen ?

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    • Taming of the Spoon says

      August 31, 2015 at 12:44 pm

      I have never tried freezing this specific lasagna recipe but I think you could freeze it. Cover the assembled but unbaked lasagna tightly with plastic wrap and then with foil. When you are ready to bake it, thaw the lasagna in the refrigerator for 24 hours, remove the plastic wrap, then bake as directed. You will probably need to bake it an additional 15-20 minutes to get it bubbling before removing the foil.

      Reply
  3. Mara says

    October 11, 2015 at 3:33 pm

    This recipe is amazing! It’s very labor intensive but paying attention to each component is so worth it for the result. I was able to just barely fit it all into an Anchor Hocking 8×8 glass baking dish without it bubbling over. Thank you so much for posting this! It’s exactly what I was looking for.

    Reply
    • Taming of the Spoon says

      October 11, 2015 at 9:32 pm

      I’m so glad you loved the recipe! I was just thinking I needed to make this lasagna again. Thank you so much for coming back to leave a comment.

      Reply
  4. Jackie says

    December 30, 2016 at 10:01 am

    Do you cook the noodles at all first?

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    • Taming of the Spoon says

      December 30, 2016 at 4:53 pm

      I use the no-boil lasagna noodles so I don’t cook them at all before assembling. If you can’t find the no-boil noodles, you should cook the noodles until just barely al dente before assembling.

      Reply
  5. Alison says

    January 22, 2017 at 12:53 pm

    How many does this serve?

    Reply
    • Taming of the Spoon says

      January 22, 2017 at 5:49 pm

      Since it’s made in an 11×7 pan, you can get 8 nice sized portions. If you want to cut smaller slices, you could get 12 portions. Thanks.

      Reply
  6. Lisa says

    December 16, 2018 at 7:46 pm

    Can this be made the day before needed?

    Reply
    • Taming of the Spoon says

      December 16, 2018 at 7:56 pm

      I’ve never tried making it the day before but I think it should work fine. You will probably need to bake it an additional 15-20 minutes to get it bubbling before removing the foil.

      Reply
  7. Miche says

    February 22, 2019 at 4:09 am

    Sounds delicious. I going to makes I thought onions are a no. With I C i’m Just doing the elmation part of it.

    ★★★★★

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