I use to eat meats. I no longer do. How can I go about making a vegitarian lagsina.?

Question

meats tend to tear up my insides I get very sick. So i only eat veggies,fruits,salads,once in a while pastas. i need to know what
about me making a veggie casaroles or lagsina.
can you help me.

Answer 1

Yeah don't put any meat in it.

Answer 2

Good Veggie Lasagne.

In a 9 by 11 pan put 1 layer of cooked whole wheat lasagne noodles (or a layer of the kind you don't have to cook). Top with a cup of sauce (Ragu is good) and mushrooms sauteed in olive oil with fresh garlic and onion (1 onion and 5 cloves of garlic). This is about 1-2 pounds depending on how much you like mushrooms (use fresh for this recipe as canned just doesn't cut it). Put a layer of noodles on top. Next mix 1 tub of ricotta cheese (750 ml) with a bag frozen spinach (thawed and drained of excess water), 1 cup shredded provolone cheese, and 1 tsp fresh ground pepper. Put another layer of noodles on top. Top with 1 cup suace. Slice an eggplant (skin and all) thinly and place on top of sauce, overlapping to cover all bare spots. Pepper generously. Cover with a mix of part skim mozzeralla and parmesean cheese (3/4 mozzerella, 1/4 parm), and bake covered for 45 min at 350. Bake another 15 until cheese is browned and bubbly.

I was bored one day and created this and it has been a hit ever since. Make a big panful, cut into wedges and freeze for a quick meal on the go for those days you don't have time to cook! Enjoy!

Answer 3

I use meat-substitute veggies. Good ones for this would be squash, mushrooms, olives, etc. Just steam your vegetables and then cut them into VERY tiny pieces (may look a bit mushy) and use this as a substitute for the meat. Also, use thin layers instead of bulky ones. This will also help cut down on the oils produced by the cheese.

Answer 4

This is a pretty basic recipe - I have made this lasagna many, many times and so has my vegetarian sister-in-law. It is very good and healthy.

Meatless Spinach Lasanga

1 (16 oz.) carton lowfat 1% cottage or ricotta cheese
1 1/2 c. shredded lowfat Mozzarella cheese
2 egg whites
1 (10 oz.) pkg. frozen chopped spinach, thawed and drained
1 tsp. salt
1/8 tsp. pepper
1/2 tsp garlic
1 tsp. Italian seasoning
1 (32 oz.) jar spaghetti sauce
1 (8 oz.) pkg. lasagna noodles, uncooked
1 c. water


Combine cottage or ricotta cheese, 1 cup Mozzarella, egg whites, spinach, salt, pepper, garlic and Italian seasoning in a large bowl; stir well. Spread 1/2 cup spaghetti sauce in a greased 9x13x2 inch baking dish. Place 1/3 of lasagna noodles over sauce and spread half of the cheese mixture over noodles. Repeat layers.

Top with remaining noodles, spaghetti sauce and remaining 1/2 cup Mozzarella cheese. Pour water around edges. Cover securely with aluminum foil and bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour. Let stand 15 minutes before serving. Yield: 12 servings.

Answer 5

Make the lasagna normally, just don't put the meat in. That's how I always make it.
You don't really even need the egg in the cheese, though it helps it maintain a creamier consistency.

A lot of vegetarian lasagna at restaurants is made with spinach and cream sauce rather than cheese and tomato sauce. You might like to try that, as well.

Answer 6

Same here dude! Make the (lasagna???) the way you normally would, just without the ground meat. Layer of noodles, sauce, cheese, layer of noodles, etc.

Also, the Boca line of Vegetarian foods carries a "ground meat" package. It's soy or something, but it's def not meat. It's in a red box in the freezer section at the supermarket (well at least here in the USA it is)

Answer 7

Just use vegetables in place of the meat. I like to make a "Southwestern" vegetarian lasagne with corn, red pepper and zucchini. Instead of mozzarella I use monteray jack and asiago cheese (but I still use the ricotta), and I mix a little bit of cilantro into the pasta sauce. I also like to use the spinach lasagne noodles instead of the plain ones, just for the fun green color.

Answer 8

Lots of great ideas already posted, so I hope I'm not repeating any.

Try searching recipe sites for vegetarian lasagna recipes. Also, if you have a favorite recipe from your meat-eating days, you can just substitute an equal mass of Boca or Morningstar "burger crumbles" for the meat the recipe calls for. (There are other brands out there too, but Boca and Morningstar are available just about everywhere)

Answer 9

Do you eat any beans, nuts or dairy products? If no to all three, then you should start because you won't get enough protein from veggies, fruits or pasta. Pasta is low in some amino acids (lysine) that are present in beans and lentils.

Answer 10

I assume you mean lasagna?

Just make it as you normally would, except use a package of Morningstar or Boca or Quorn crumblers.

I like to mix a package of frozen chopped spinach in with the ricotta or cottage cheese mixture as well.

Or, if you don't like the fake meats, just make it as you normally would and don't put any meat in it.

Answer 11

Use roasted vegetables. I like eggplant, squash and zuccinni. Cut them up and coat with some olive oil, salt and pepper. Cook them in the oven @ 400 for about 25 minutes, or until are tender and start to brown on the edges.

Then when you are layering your lasagne, do noodles, vegetables, sauce, cheese (repeat).

it will be yummy.