Dairy Free Lasagna Recipe
Cuisine: Italian
Author: Two Purple Couches
Prep time: 25 mins
Cook time: 60 mins
Total time: 1 hour 25 mins
Rich and hearty, this dairy-free lasagna swaps a vegetable puree for ricotta cheese, without losing any of the moisture or flavor!
Ingredients
  • 1 12oz package of no-boil lasagna noodles
  • 48oz of marinara sauce
  • 1lb mild Italian sausage
  • 1lb ground beef or turkey
  • 2 cups pureed vegetables of your choice
  • ½ cup shredded mozzarella cheese (optional if you don't need a dairy-free recipe)
  • ½ cup shredded Parmesan cheese (optional if you don't need a dairy-free recipe)
  • 2 tbsp pesto to add to marinara sauce; 1 tbsp pesto to add to vegetable puree
  • 2 eggs
Instructions
  1. Preheat your oven to 350 degrees.
  2. In a large pan, brown and drain the sausage and ground beef or turkey, then set aside.
  3. Add 2 tbsp pesto to the meat and mix well.
  4. Add marinara sauce to the meat and mix until well combined.
  5. Chop and steam vegetables, then puree in a food processor.
  6. Combine pureed vegetables, 1 tbsp pesto, eggs, and optional mozzarella and Parmesan cheese if you're not making a dairy-free lasagna.
  7. Spoon 1 cup of meat sauce mixture in the bottom of a 9" x 13" baking dish.
  8. Top with lasagna noodles, half of vegetable mixture and ⅓ of the remaining meat sauce.
  9. Repeat with another layer of noodles, vegetable mixture and ⅓ meat sauce.
  10. Top with remaining sauce and cover with foil.
  11. Bake for one hour.
  12. Let sit for 15 minutes before to serving. It will be very hot!
Notes
Adapted from thehappierhomemaker.com
Recipe by two purple couches at https://twopurplecouches.com/dairy-free-lasagna-recipe/