Weeknight Quinoa Lasagna
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Recipe type: Lunch or Dinner
Cuisine: Italianish
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Serves: 6 servings
 
A quickie, no meat redition on the classic lasagna.
Ingredients
  • 2.5 cups tomato sauce or a 28 ounce can crushed tomato seasoned to taste
  • 3 cups cooked quinoa
  • 3 cups mozerella
  • 6 baby sweet peppers sliced
  • 1 large tomato sliced
  • 1 handful or so grape tomatoes halved (or just whatever you have!)
  • 1 cup ricotta cheese
  • 1 egg
  • olive oil
  • basil and quality balsamic for garnishing
  • 5 cups greens (1 cup in lasagna the rest for the plates)
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 400 degres. Grease 8X8 inch pan with olive oil.
  2. Combine quinoa, egg, ricotta, and a half cup of tomato sauce. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
  3. Ladle half of remaining sauce in the bottom of pan, followed by half the quinoa mixture, a handful of mozerella cheese, a big handful of greens, a half the peppers, half the tomatoes and more cheese.
  4. Cover with remaining quinoa by smoothing it around with a spatula or spoon. Top quinoa layer with remaining sauce,vegetables and mozerella.
  5. Bake for approx 30 minutes until bubbly, and then broil for 3-5 minutes to brown it up a bit.
  6. To serve, toss a handful of greens in olive oil and salt and pepper on plate, scoop warm lasagna onto greens. Garnish with fresh basil and a balsamic. Dig In!
Recipe by Romancing The Onion at https://www.romancingtheonion.com/weeknight-quinoa-lasagna/