Mushroom Lentil Vegetarian Lasagna
 
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Recipe type: Entree
Cuisine: Italian
Serves: 7-8 servings
Ingredients
  • 1 heaping cup dry green lentils, rinsed and drained
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 16 oz mushrooms, sliced or diced
  • 1 medium onion, diced
  • 1 TBS balsamic vinegar
  • ½ tsp salt, divided
  • ¼ tsp black pepper
  • 16 oz container cottage cheese (or ricotta cheese)
  • ¼ cup Parmesan cheese
  • 1 egg
  • 1 tsp each: dried basil and oregano
  • ¼ tsp red pepper flake
  • 6 garlic cloves, minced, divided
  • 12 whole wheat lasagna noodles
  • 25 oz jar marinara sauce
  • 2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
Instructions
  1. Combine lentils and bay leaf in a large pot. Cover with water and bring to a boil. Simmer for 15 minutes. Drain and remove bay leaf.
  2. Meanwhile, combine mushrooms and onions in a skillet. Saute until the mushrooms have released their liquid and it has evaporated. Mix in balsamic vinegar, ¼ tsp salt and pepper.
  3. In a medium bowl, combine cottage cheese, Parmesan, egg, basil, oregano, remaining ¼ tsp salt, red pepper flake, and half of the minced garlic. Mix the other half of the minced garlic into the cooked, drained lentils.
  4. Meanwhile, bring a large stock pot of water to a boil. Cook lasagna noodles according to package directions. If your noodles are cooked before you are ready to assemble the lasagna, lay them out on a parchment lined sheet so that they aren't touching, otherwise they will stick together.
  5. Preheat oven to 375 F.
  6. Spread ½ cup marinara sauce into the bottom of a 9x13 inch glass baking pan. Reserve another ¾ cup for the top of the lasagna and mix the remaining sauce into the cooked lentils.
  7. Layer 4 noodles over the sauce in the pan, top with half of the lentil mixture, half of the mushroom mixture, half of the cottage cheese mixture, and ½ cup shredded mozzarella. Top with another layer of noodles and remaining lentils, mushrooms, cottage cheese and another ½ cup shedded mozzarella.
  8. Top lasagna with the last 4 noodles, the reserved ¾ cup marinara sauce, and the last 1 cup mozzarella cheese.
  9. Cover with foil and bake in the preheated oven for 35 minutes.
  10. Remove foil and bake another 15 minutes, or until the cheese is browned.
  11. Let cool for at least 15 minutes before serving.
Recipe by Alison's Allspice at https://www.alisonsallspice.com/mushroom-lentil-vegetarian-lasagna/