Dinner for 9

Skinny Veggie Lasagna

Name: Skinny Veggie Lasagna
Total time: 60 min
Yield: 9 servings
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 3 cups chopped veggies of your choice; 1/2 chopped onion; 2 tbsp minced garlic; 1 tbsp olive oil; 1 cup low fat ricotta cheese; 1 egg; 2 cups fresh spinach; 2 cups tomato sauce; 12 uncooked oven-ready whole grain lasagna noodles; 1 cup mozzarella cheese

Vegetables, spinach, ricotta, tomato sauce, and mozzarella bake between whole grain noodles until tender and bubbly.

Typical price

$4.19for 4 servings

$1.05 per serving$4.19 for 4

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Typical price: Salefork's estimate of an everyday US shelf price for each ingredient. Pick your city to price it from this week's ad.

The amounts listed are small for a full dinner, so this price per serving is likely low. Plan on a side or a bigger portion.

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60 minstart to table
Mediumdifficulty
9servings as written
$typical cost tier

Italian Vegetarian Kid-friendly Budget Family Dinners Cold-weather comfort

What it costs

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Ingredient	Amount	Cost
Frozen vegetables$0.10/oz typical	15 oz	$1.50Typical price
Onions$1.29/lb typical	0.2 lb	$0.26Typical price
Garlic$0.75 each typical	0.25	$0.16Typical price
Cottage cheese or ricotta$0.17/oz typical	8 oz	$1.36Typical price
Eggs$0.30 each typical	1	$0.30Typical price
Spinach$0.35/oz typical	2 oz	$0.70Typical price
Tomato paste and sauce$0.10/oz typical	17 oz	$1.70Typical price
Ramen and Asian noodles$0.18/oz typical	12 oz	$2.16Typical price
Mozzarella$0.30/oz typical	4 oz	$1.20Typical price
Total for the servings shown		$9.43

Pantry staples you likely have

Olive and cooking oil

Not included in the cost.

Ingredients

3 cups chopped veggies of your choice
1/2 chopped onion
2 tbsp minced garlic
1 tbsp olive oil
1 cup low fat ricotta cheese
1 egg
2 cups fresh spinach
2 cups tomato sauce
12 uncooked oven-ready whole grain lasagna noodles
1 cup mozzarella cheese

Steps

Heat the oven to 375 F and oil a 9-by-13-inch baking dish.
Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat, then cook the onion, garlic, and vegetables for 8 minutes.
Stir in the spinach and cook for 2 minutes until wilted.
Mix the ricotta with the egg in a bowl.
Layer tomato sauce, noodles, vegetables, and ricotta three times in the baking dish, then cover with mozzarella.
Bake for 30 minutes covered, then bake uncovered for 10 minutes until bubbling and the egg mixture is firm.