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!

Difficulty: Medium

Ingredients

Servings: 1

¼ tsp black pepper

½ tsp garlic powder

½ tbsp Italian seasoning

1 tbsp kosher salt

2 tbsp olive oil

1 cup onion (chopped)

1 cup ricotta cheese

2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese

½ cup asiago cheese

16 oz plant-based ground meat (or vegetarian protein crumbles)

1 can diced tomatoes, 28 oz

9 oven-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!