Roasted Vegetable Lasagna

Total Time: 35 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 4 red bell peppers
• 1 teaspoon olive oil
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
• 6 yellow squash, halved lengthwise and cut into 1-inch pieces (about 1 1/2 lbs)
• 1 large onion, cut into 16 wedges
• 4 garlic cloves, minced
• 2 cups 2% low fat cottage cheese
• 1 1/2 cups sharp provolone cheese, grated
• 1/2 cup fresh basil, chopped
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano
• 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 1 1/2 cups 2% low-fat milk
• 2 tablespoons fresh basil, chopped
• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
• cooking spray
• 9 cooked lasagna noodles
• 2 cups spinach leaves, divided
• 1/2 cup part-skimmed mozzarella cheese, shredded, divided
• fresh basil sprig (optional)

Recipe

• 1 preheat broiler.
• 2 to prepare vegetables:.
• 3 cut bell peppers in half lengthwise, discard seeds and membranes. place pepper halves, skin side up, on a foil-lined baking sheet; flatten with hand. broil 15 minutes or until blackened. place in a zip-top plastic bag; seal. let stand for 15 minutes. peel; set aside,.
• 4 preheat oven to 450°f combine oil, salt 1/2 teaspoons black pepper, squash, and onion on a baking sheet; toss well, bake at 450f for 20 minutes. remove from oven; combine squash mixture and garlic in a bowl. decrease oven temperature to 375°f.
• 5 to prepare cheese mixture:.
• 6 combine cottage cheese, and next 3 ingredients (cottage cheese through oregano) in a bowl.
• 7 to prepare white sauce:.
• 8 place flour in a medium saucepan. gradually add milk; stir with a whisk. place over medium heat. cook until thick; stir constantly. remove from heat; stir in 2 tablespoons chopped basil and 1/4 teaspoons black pepper.
• 9 to assemble:.
• 10 spread 1/4 cup white sauce in bottom of a 13x9 -inch baking dish coated with cooking spray. arrange 3 noodles over sauce; top with 1 /4 cup cheese mixture, 1 cup spinach, 4 bell pepper halves, 2 cups vegetable mixture, and 1/4 cup white sauce. repeat layers, ending with noodles. spread remaining white sauce over noodles. cover and bake at 375f for 15 minutes. uncover; sprinkle with mozzarella cheese. bake an additional 20 minutes. garnish with basil sprigs, if desired.