Vegetarian lasagna
Description
The dish is prepared without unnecessary complications. This tasty and hearty Italian dish is very easy to make at home, and you can use various fillings for lasagna: meat, vegetarian, or cheese. Today I will tell you and show you. The finished dish can be served at the table.
Instructions
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Step 1
Let's prepare the filling. Peel the onion and carrot. Grate the carrot on a coarse grater and dice the onion into small cubes. Transfer to a frying pan with vegetable oil and sauté until the carrot becomes soft.
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Step 2
We wash the mushrooms, clean them, and cut into small cubes.
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Step 3
Add mushrooms to the carrots and onions, sauté for about 5 minutes.
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Step 4
Cut the bell pepper into cubes and add it to the pan. Fry for 2-3 minutes.
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Step 5
Peel the zucchini, remove the seeds, and cut into cubes.
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Step 6
Transfer to the pan, add aromatic dried herbs, salt and pepper to taste.
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Step 7
And cook for about 5-7 minutes. Then add tomato sauce and minced garlic.
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Step 8
Let the vegetable filling simmer for about 3 minutes. Do not try to evaporate all the juice; a juicy filling makes the lasagna tastier.
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Step 9
We prepare the "Béchamel" sauce. Melt the butter in a frying pan and add the flour.
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Step 10
Fry for about 2 minutes, stirring constantly.
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Step 11
And then, pour in the milk in a thin stream, continuing to stir the sauce constantly.
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Step 12
Simmer the sauce and stir for about 2 minutes, until thickened. Then add nutmeg, salt, and ground pepper to taste.
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Step 13
Now let's proceed to assembling the lasagna. Grate the cheese on a coarse or medium grater. I prepare lasagna in small baking pans for bread or cakes. They are just the right size for a lasagna sheet. Line the pan with parchment paper to make it easier to remove the lasagna later.
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Step 14
Place a lasagna sheet at the bottom of the pan, then spread a 1 cm layer of vegetable filling on top.
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Step 15
Brush with "Béchamel" sauce.
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Step 16
And sprinkle with cheese.
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Step 17
And in this order, I layer the remaining ingredients. For the top layer, I cover it with a lasagna sheet, spread sauce on it, and sprinkle with cheese.
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Step 18
And bake in a preheated oven at 200 degrees for about 40 minutes.