This veggie lasagna is a nutrient dense comfort food that EVERYONE will LOVE!
Enjoy
Veggie Lasagna
Ingredients
Lasagna
- 1 onion chopped
- 2 carrots (medium size) shredded
- 3 celery stalks finely sliced
- 1 cup corn kernels
- 6 cups spinach, fresh
- 1 14-ounce can lentils rinsed and drained
- 1 14-ounce can pinto or black beans rinsed and drained
- 2 cups brown or wild rice (cooked
- 1/2 cup basil leaves chopped
- 1 1/2 cups grated old cheddar cheese
- 2 eggs beaten (optional)
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 teaspoon himalayan salt
- 1-2 large tomato sliced then halved
Sauce
- 2 pints cherry tomatoes
- 3 green onions or scallions chopped
- 4 garlic cloves chopped
- 1 handful basil leaves
- 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
- 2 teaspoons himalayan salt
- 1 teaspoon black pepper
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 F
- Combine all ingredients for the sauce into a blender or food processor and pulse until "chunky". Set aside.
- In a skillet, add a drizzle of olive oil and add the onion, carrot, celery and sauté for 3 – 5 minutes until soft. Then set aside. In the same skillet, add the spinach for about 3 minutes until it wilts, then cool, squeeze out the excess water, chop and add to the veggie mixture.
- Add the lentils, pinto beans, rice, corn, basil, eggs, salt, pepper, half the cheddar and 1 cup of sauce to the mixture. Then pack into a 9×13 glass bake dish and place the sliced tomatoes on top. Add remaining cheddar.
- Bake for 35 – 40 minutes, let cool for 10 and serve with the remaining sauce. Servings 6-8.
Notes
This recipe appeared in the May/June 2018 issue of Elements For A Healthier Life Magazine.
Photograph and recipe by Tarah Abram © All rights reserved.
