vegetarian lasagna spinach

Golden cheese, Italian flavors, fresh veggies and a robust sauce shine in this healthy vegetable lasagna. Loaded with zucchini, spinach and more!

Vegetable Lasagna

olive oil

potato

red bell peppers (chopped)

onion

zucchini (chopped)

basil

salt

(24-ounce

balsamic vinegar

spinach

(15-ounce) ricotta cheese

cheese

Parmesan cheese (divided)

oven-ready (no boil) whole wheat lasagna noodles ((I like Delallo), about 5.5 ounces)

basil (for serving)

Preheat

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Coat a 9x13-inch baking dish with nonstick spray.

Cook

In a large saucepan or Dutch oven, heat the olive oil over medium heat. Add the sweet potato, bell peppers, red onion, zucchini, dried basil, and ¼ teaspoon kosher salt. Cook until the vegetables are tender and begin to brown, about 10 minutes.

Stir

Add the tomato sauce and balsamic to the vegetables. Stir to combine then bring the mixture to a gentle simmer. Let simmer, stirring occasionally, for 10 minutes.

In a large bowl add the ricotta, 1/4 cup Parmesan, egg, and remaining 1/2 teaspoon salt. Mix well, until the mixture is evenly combined.

Stir in the spinach, using a fork to break it up and distribute it as evenly with the ricotta mixture as possible.

Arrange

Spread a thin layer of the vegetable tomato sauce on the bottom of the prepared baking dish in an even layer. Arrange 3 lasagna noodles on top, breaking the ends if needed so that they fit. Leave some space around the noodles, as they will expand as they cook.

Assemble

Top the noodles with 1/3 of the remaining sauce, half of the ricotta mixture, the next 1/3 portion of the sauce, and 1/2 cup of the mozzarella.

Top with 3 more noodles, the remaining ricotta mixture, and 1/2 cup mozzarella (no tomato sauce in this layer).

Spread

Top the cheese with the 3 final noodles. Spread the remaining sauce over the top.

Sprinkle

Sprinkle with the remaining 1 cup mozzarella cheese and remaining ¼ cup Parmesan.

Bake

Cover the lasagna with foil (be careful not to let the foil touch the top of the cheese or it will stick—I like to stick a few toothpicks in the top of the lasagna so that they are poking up and keep the foil off of the cheese). Bake it covered for 25 minutes.

Remove from the oven, uncover, and rotate the pan by 180. Continue cooking uncovered for 15 to 20 more minutes, until it is hot and bubbly and the cheese is beginning to have brown spots.

Serve

Remove from the oven and let cool for 15 minutes to set. Sprinkle with fresh basil, then slice and serve.

This No Boil Lasagna Recipe takes just 10 minutes to prepare (seriously!) and doesn't require you to boil the noodles before baking! This hearty vegetarian dinner is so quick, easy, and delicious that it's sure to earn a permanent spot in your monthly meal rotation!

The Easiest Homemade Lasagna Ever

lasagna noodles

whole milk ricotta

Parmesan cheese

mozzarella cheese

basil pesto

oregano

spaghetti sauce

water

Kosher salt

cracked pepper

parsley

Combine spaghetti sauce and water together. 

Combine mozzarella and Parmesan together in a large bowl. Remove 1.5 cups of cheese and reserve for topping the lasagna.

To the bowl of cheese add spinach, ricotta, pesto, garlic, oregano, and egg, along with a few pinches of salt and pepper.

Pour 1 cup sauce/water mixture into a 9x13 baking dish and spread across the bottom. Layer 5 noodles, slightly overlapping to cover the bottom of the pan. I like to do four noodles the long way, and then break off the end of a noodle to fit it widthwise and cover the rest.

Layer 1/2 of the ricotta mixture in an even layer on top of the noodles. Then drizzle a 1/2 cup of sauce on top of that.

Then layer another 5 noodles, the remaining ricotta mixture, and another 1/2 cup sauce.

Lastly, layer 5 noodles and the remaining sauce. Then sprinkle with reserved cheese.  

Cover the pan tightly with foil and bake for 50 minutes. Remove foil and bake for another 10 minutes or until the noodles are al dente and sauce is bubbling. Broil for 1 minute on high, just until the cheese starts to turn golden brown.

Let cool for 10 minutes before serving. Garnish with parsley and serve with extra sauce on the side if desired. 

Dinner doesn't get easier than this vegetarian lasagna!

I made this and it was so easy and delicious! My husband absolutely loved it even without the meat.  I’m currently making two batches to freeze for after baby comes ? thanks for the great recipe!

Just made this today for Christmas! Awesome recipe and was so easy to make. Thanks for sharing! I will definitely add this to my meal rotation!

This is SO good! I still can't believe I made lasagna from scratch on a weeknight. My husband loves lasagna, so this will be going into regular meal rotation for us. Thanks for the awesome recipe!

My husband usually prepare vegetable lasagne, but my kids do not line the mushy cooked veg bits, so I tried this one, and OMG, everyone loved it! I can not wait to eat the leftover tomorrow for lunch :D
And now I go and check other recipes on this site :D
thank you so so much

Love how firm this was! Really held together. I added a pound of meat with the cheese layer and it turned out great.

Great recipe, super easy to make. Thanks for sharing

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This No Boil Lasagna Recipe takes just 10 minutes to prep (seriously!) and doesn’t require you to boil the noodles before baking! This hearty vegetarian dinner is so quick, easy, and delicious that it’s sure to earn a permanent spot in your monthly meal rotation!

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