Tasty Spinach And Carrot Lasagna

  08/13/2020

This delicious cheesy lasagna is made with spinach, carrot, turnips, thyme, oregano, cheese, and vegetable broth.

Serves: 8
Preparation time: 15 minutes
Cooking time: 50 minutes

Ingredients:

  • 8 cups (about 8 ounces) tightly packed fresh spinach leaves
  • 2 cups thinly sliced carrots
  • 1 cup thinly sliced turnips or radishes
  • 1 teaspoon chopped fresh thyme
  • ½ teaspoon chopped fresh oregano
  • 2 ½ cups low-sodium vegetable broth
  • 1 ½ cups mascarpone cheese
  • 8 ounces crumbled farmer’s cheese
  • 1 tablespoon unsalted butter, plus more for the pan
  • 1 ¼ teaspoon kosher salt
  • 9 ounces no-boil lasagna noodles
  • 1 tablespoon chopped scallions

Directions:

  • Preheat your oven to 375 degrees F.
  • Grease a 9 by 13-inch baking dish with butter.
  • In a medium saucepan, whisk together vegetable broth and mascarpone cheese and cook over medium-low heat for 5 minutes or until smooth.
  • Stir in thyme, oregano, and salt then remove from heat and set aside.
  • In a large skillet, heat 1 tablespoon of butter over medium heat.
  • Add in spinach and cook for 3 minutes or until wilted, remove from heat.
  • Arrange 4 noodles in the greased baking dish, slightly overlapping.
  • Top with ¼ cup of the wilted spinach and ¾ cup of vegetables.
  • Pour on 1 cup of mascarpone cheese mixture and top with 1/3 cup of crumbled farmer’s cheese.
  • Repeat the procedure to make 4 layers.
  • Lastly, top with chopped scallions and cover with a piece of aluminum foil coated with cooking spray.
  • Bake for 25 minutes in preheated oven.
  • Uncover and bake for 15 more minutes or until edges start to crisp.
  • Remove from the oven and let it stand for 10 minutes before serving.