A vibrant layered pasta dish featuring fresh spring vegetables, creamy Alfredo sauce, and ricotta cheese for a satisfying vegetarian meal.
# What You Need:
→ Vegetables
01 - 2 cups asparagus, trimmed and cut into 1-inch pieces
02 - 1 cup sugar snap peas, trimmed and halved
03 - 1 cup baby spinach, roughly chopped
04 - 1 cup zucchini, diced
05 - 1 cup carrots, julienned or shredded
06 - 3/4 cup frozen peas, thawed
→ Cheeses
07 - 2 cups part-skim ricotta cheese
08 - 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
09 - 1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
→ Sauce
10 - 3 cups light Alfredo sauce
→ Pasta
11 - 9 no-boil lasagna noodles
→ Aromatics & Seasonings
12 - 2 cloves garlic, minced
13 - 2 tablespoons fresh basil, chopped
14 - 1 tablespoon olive oil
15 - 1/2 teaspoon salt
16 - 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
17 - 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
# Directions:
01 - Preheat oven to 375°F. Lightly grease a 9x13-inch baking dish.
02 - Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add minced garlic and sauté for 30 seconds. Add asparagus, snap peas, zucchini, and carrots. Cook for 4-5 minutes until vegetables are slightly tender. Stir in spinach and thawed peas; cook for 1 minute. Season with salt, black pepper, and red pepper flakes. Remove from heat and fold in fresh basil.
03 - In a small bowl, blend ricotta cheese with half of the grated Parmesan cheese until evenly combined.
04 - Spread 1/2 cup of Alfredo sauce on the bottom of the prepared baking dish.
05 - Layer 3 no-boil noodles over the sauce base. Top with 1/3 of the ricotta mixture, 1/3 of the vegetable mixture, 1/3 cup mozzarella cheese, and 2/3 cup Alfredo sauce. Repeat this layering sequence twice more, concluding with remaining noodles, remaining Alfredo sauce, remaining mozzarella, and reserved Parmesan cheese.
06 - Cover the baking dish tightly with aluminum foil. Bake for 30 minutes.
07 - Remove foil and bake for an additional 15 minutes, or until the top is golden and the edges are bubbling.
08 - Allow the lasagna to rest for 10 minutes before slicing. Garnish with additional fresh basil and serve.
