Lasagna Primavera
How to roast the asparagus: Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Break off the hard ends and discard. Place asparagus on a baking sheet. Drizzle lightly with olive oil and season with salt and pepper. Roast for about 15 minutes.
Servings: 8
Equipment
- 1 13” x 9.5” x 2” RubbermaidDuraLite Bakeware
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons olive oil extra virgin
- 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 4 cups whole milk
- 2 packages (10 ounces) frozen chopped spinach thawed and squeezed dry
- 1 package (10 ounces) frozen peas
- Kosher salt and pepper to taste
- 1 container (15 ounces; about 2 cups) part-skim ricotta
- 1 large egg
- 1 package (9 ounces) no-boil lasagna noodles*
- 6 to 8 roasted asparagus spears see above
- 3 cups part-skim shredded mozzarella cheese
- 1 cup grated Parmesan cheese
- fresh parsley finely diced for garnish
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees. In a large saucepan, heat oil over medium heat and add the flour and garlic. Cook, stirring constantly, for 2 to 3 minutes (do not let the flour mixture darken); whisk in milk. Bring to a boil; reduce to a simmer, and cook, whisking occasionally, until thickened, for 3 to 5 minutes. Add the thawed and squeezed dry spinach and peas and combine. Season with salt and pepper. Remove from heat and set aside.
- In a medium bowl, combine ricotta, egg, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and teaspoon pepper.
- In the bottom of your Rubbermaid DuraLite Bakeware dish, spread a thin layer of the vegetable sauce. Layer in some noodles, half the remaining vegetable sauce, a few roasted asparagus, more noodles, half the ricotta mixture, half the mozzarella, and half the Parmesan cheese. Repeat all of the layers if you can.
- Cover dish with lightly oiled aluminum foil, and place on a large rimmed baking sheet. Bake for 45 minutes, uncover, and bake until bubbling and browned, about 20 minutes more. If you want to get more nice browning on the top, switch to the broiler setting during the last 3 to 5 minutes. WATCH YOUR OVEN. Let cool 10 to 15 minutes before serving. Slice, serve and enjoy!
Notes
*You will not use the entire box