Plant-Based Meat Lasagna
This super-healthy vegetable lasagna is hearty, full of vegetables, and tastes exceptionally awesome. Even meat eaters will love this recipe!
Ingredients
- ¼ tsp black pepper
- ½ tsp garlic powder
- ½ tbsp Italian seasoning
- 1 tbspkosher salt
- 2 tbspolive oil
- 1 cuponion (chopped)
- 1 cupricotta cheese
- 2 cupsshredded mozzarella cheese
- ½ cup asiago cheese
- 16 ozplant-based ground meat (or vegetarian protein crumbles)
- 1 candiced tomatoes, 28 oz
- 9oven-ready lasagna pasta
- parmesan cheese (as desired)
- cooking spray
Steps
STEP 1
Place chopped onions into a microwave-safe dish, add olive oil and mix.
STEP 2
Place the WIRE RACK into the oven followed by the dish on top of the WIRE RACK. Press the Airfry/Broil/Combo button 4 times (COMBO 1). Set dial for 8 minutes. Press Start.
STEP 3
While onions are cooking, put the plant-based ground meat in a medium microwave-safe bowl, add garlic powder, Italian seasoning, salt and pepper, and mix well.
STEP 4
Remove cooked onions from oven. Combine to the meat mixture. Place mixture into the oven. Press Microwave once (1000W). Set dial for 7 minutes. Press Start. Halfway through, open oven and crumble mixture with a fork, close door. Press Start.
STEP 5
Combine diced tomatoes to the mixture. Place bowl back into the oven. Press Microwave once (1000W). Set dial for 2 minutes. Press Start.
STEP 6
In a separate bowl, mix ricotta, asiago cheese and 1 cup of mozzarella cheese.
STEP 7
Coat a 9×9” baking dish with cooking spray. Lay pasta next to each other, covering bottom of dish, spread half of the ricotta mixture over pasta, followed by a layer of the meat mixture (around 1½ cups) and repeat. Spread remaining meat mixture on top and sprinkle with parmesan if desired. It is possible to have more/less layers depending on amount of meat between pasta.
STEP 8
Place dish into the oven. Press Convection Bake 5 times (375°F). Set dial for 30 minutes. Press Start.
STEP 9
After lasagna is cooked, carefully remove from oven and sprinkle with the reserved cup of mozzarella cheese. Place back into the oven and bake for another 10 minutes at 375°F.
STEP 10
Allow lasagna to cool for five minutes before serving. Enjoy!
