Best Roasted Zucchini Lasagna Recipes

LASAGNA WITH SPINACH AND ROASTED ZUCCHINI

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 450 degrees. Toss the zucchini with the olive oil and season to taste with salt and pepper. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and top with the slices of zucchini. Place in the oven and roast 8 minutes. Remove from the oven, close the oven door and, using tongs, flip the zucchini slices over. Return to the oven for 5 minutes, or until the zucchini is tender when pierced with a knife and browned in spots. Remove from the oven and reduce the heat to 350 degrees.
• Steam the spinach for 2 to 3 minutes above an inch of boiling water, just until it wilts. Rinse briefly with cold water, squeeze out excess water and chop coarsely.
• Blend the ricotta cheese with the egg, water, cinnamon, salt and pepper. Set aside.
• Lightly oil a rectangular baking pan. Spread a small spoonful of tomato sauce to cover the bottom of the pan. Top with a layer of lasagna noodles. Top the noodles with a thin layer of ricotta, then a layer of zucchini and spinach, a layer of tomato sauce and a layer of Parmesan. Repeat the layers, ending with a layer of lasagna noodles topped with tomato sauce and Parmesan.
• Cover the baking dish tightly with foil and place in the oven. Bake 40 minutes, until the noodles are tender and the mixture is bubbling. Uncover and, if you wish, bake another 10 minutes, until the top begins to brown. Remove from the heat and allow to sit for 5 to 10 minutes before serving.

ROASTED ZUCCHINI LASAGNA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425°F (220°C). Place the zucchini in a single layer on baking trays lined with non-stick baking paper. Brush both sides of the ribbons with oil and sprinkle with salt. Roast for 12 to 14 minutes or until golden. Heat the extra oil in a medium non-stick frying pan over medium heat. Add the onion, garlic and oregano and cook for 4 to 5 minutes or until softened. Allow to cool slightly. Place the kale and spinach in paper towel or a clean tea towel and squeeze to remove any excess liquid. Roughly chop, add to the onion mixture and stir to combine. Place the ricotta, lemon rind, parsley, salt and pepper in a bowl and mix to combine. Line the base of a lightly greased 9x9-inch baking dish with one-third of the roasted zucchini. Top with half the ricotta mixture and half the kale mixture. Sprinkle with one-third of the mozzarella and Parmesan. Top with half the remaining zucchini, and the remaining ricotta and kale mixtures. Sprinkle with half the remaining mozzarella and Parmesan. Top with the remaining zucchini and sprinkle with the remaining mozzarella and Parmesan. Bake for 10 to 15 minutes or until crisp and golden. Slice and serve with the baby salad mix.

ROASTED EGGPLANT & ZUCCHINI LASAGNA

Steps:

• Heat oven to 425°F.
• Line 2 (15x10x1-inch) pans with foil; spray with cooking spray. Set aside. Toss whole peppers, onions and garlic with 1/4 cup dressing; spread into 1 prepared pan. Toss eggplant and zucchini with remaining dressing; spread into remaining pan. Bake 25 min., stirring gently after 15 min. Cool.
• Reduce oven temperature to 350°F. Remove and discard skins and seeds from peppers; chop peppers and garlic. Combine vegetables; set aside. Mix Neufchatel, cottage cheese and egg until blended. Place 3 noodles on bottom of 13x9-inch pan sprayed with cooking spray; cover with layers of half each Neufchatel mixture, vegetable mixture and mozzarella. Repeat layers. Cover with foil.
• Bake 35 min. Remove foil; bake 10 min. Let stand 10 min. before cutting to serve.

ROASTED ZUCCHINI AND EGGPLANT LASAGNA

Steps:

• Grease two rimmed baking sheets. Adjust oven racks to lower middle and upper middle positions and heat oven to 400 deg F.
• Toss zucchini and eggplant with 3 tbl olive oil two-thirds of garlic, 1 tsp salt and 1 tsp pepper.
• Spread on baking sheets and bake, stirring occasionally, until softened and golden brown, 35-45 minutes; set aside to cool.
• Meanwhile, heat remaining 1 tbl oil in large saucepan over medium heat until shimmering. Add onion and cook until softened, about 5 minutes.
• Stir in remaining garlic and cook until fragrant, about 30 seconds.
• Stir in crushed tomatoes and diced tomatoes with their juice, bring to simmer and cook until flavors blend, about 5 minutes.
• Remove from heat and stir in basil and salt and pepper, to taste. Let cool to room temperature, about 45 minutes. You should have about 7 cups of sauce - add water, if necessary, to reach cups.
• Spread 1 cup cooled sauce on bottom of a 9x13 baking dish.
• Lay 3 noodles in dish, spread one-waurter of cooled vegetables over noodels, and top with 1 cup sauce.
• Sprinkle 2/3 cup mozzarella and 1/2 cup Parmesan over sauce.
• Repeat layering of noodles, veggies, sauce and cheeses two more times.
• Lay remaining 3 noodles in dish and top with remaining vegetable and 1 cup sauce. Transfer remaining 2 cups sauce to storage container.
• Wrap dish tightly with plastic wrap and refrigerate lasagna, and the remaining sauce, for at least 8 hours and up to 24 hours.
• Adjust oven rack to middle position and heat oven to 400 deg F. Unwarp dish and spread reserved sauce over top.
• Cover dish tightly with greased aluminum foil and bake lasagna until hot throughtou and bubbling around eges, about 45 minutes.
• Remove foil, sprinkle with remaining mozarella and Parmesan an bake, uncovered, until cheese is melted and begins to brown, about 10 minutes.
• Let cool ten minutes, and serve.