This is a great lasagna recipe for one of those meatless meals tonight.

I love the classic lasagna dish full of ground beef and oodles of cheese but as we embraced a veggie lifestyle to include meatless substitutions my mom found this vegetarian lasagna recipe and we have enjoyed it much more than the traditional lasagna.

This spinach lasagna is so easy and full of flavor. For the meat eaters a pound of sausage can be included in if desired but our family prefers it prepared as it without any meat.

Spinach Lasagna

Serves: 8

Ingredients:

• 12 oz. lasagna noodles
• 10 oz. frozen spinach, chopped
• 1 jar Alfredo sauce
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 1/4 tsp. pepper
• 1 large egg
• 2 cups cheddar cheese, shredded
• 15 oz. cottage cheese
• 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese, grated
• 1 cup mozzarella cheese, shredded

Directions:

Soak the lasagna noodles in hot water for 15 minutes. Meanwhile mix spinach, Alfredo sauce, salt and pepper in a bowl. In a separate bowl combine egg, cheddar cheese, cottage cheese and Parmesan cheese and mix well. Drain noodles. In an un-greased 13×9x2 inch baking dish layer a third of the spinach mixture, then noodles and finally cheese mixture and repeat layers twice. Sprinkle with mozzarella cheese. Cover and bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes. Let stand for 15 minutes before cutting.

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My family loves pizza. I’m not sure there is a family out there that doesn’t. Next to the all American Burger there is a nice 16 inch Pizza screaming I am the favorite American food.

But when one person in the family loves Pizza but hates meat, a mom has got to get creative. Is it possible to enjoy a good slice of Pizza without the pepperoni, sausage or ham? If you would have asked my family that question a year ago, I know they would have said NO WAY!!

What changed their mind? Simple a creative mom and Betty Crocker!! No kidding. As the mom of a little boy with a total veggie diet, I had to learn to get creative with dinner recipes. I was tired of making 2 meals for the family.

One day I was searching through a Betty Crocker Cookbook for some dinner ideas and ran across this Veggie Pizza recipe. I thought let’s give it a try, my little boy will love it and my family can try a vegetable pizza dinner for a change.

Not only was it simple but the family loved it. I would recommend this recipe to both the vegetarians out there but also the mom’s who are just trying to create some healthy meals.

White Bean and Spinach Pizza

Credits: Betty Crocker Quick and Easy Cookbook
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Start to Finish: 25 minutes

Ingredients:

• 2 cups of water
• 1/2 cup sun-dried tomato halves (not oil-packed)
• 1 can(15-16oz) great northern or navy beans, drained, rinsed
• 2 medium cloves of garlic – finely chopped
• 1 pkg. (14oz) prebaked original Italian pizza crust (12 inch)
• 1/4 tsp. dried oregano leaves
• 1 cup firmly packed spinach leaves, shredded
• 1/2 cups shredded Colby-Monterey Jack cheese

Directions:

1. Heat oven to 425 degrees. Heat water to boiling. In small bowl, pour enough boiling water over dried tomatoes to cover. Let stand about 10 minutes; drain. Cut into thin strips and set aside.
2. In a food processor, place beans and garlic. Cover and process until smooth
3. Place pizza crust on ungreased cookie sheet. Spread beans over pizza crust. Sprinkle with oregano, tomatoes, spinach and cheese. Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until cheese is melted.

In a hurry: Use a 7 oz container of hummus (the roasted garlic or regular is best) instead of the processed beans and garlic.

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When I began preparing meatless meals to accommodate my son’s veggie diet, I found that the simplest way to create a meal for both him and the family was vegetarian casseroles. I could prepare the veggie casserole to suit my son and for the family include meat as a side dish.

Trying to find simple yet delicious easy vegetarian casseroles was difficult. I wanted ingredients that would benefit my son’s veggie diet but also appeal to the rest of the family.

If there were to many veggies, only Jackson would eat it. Many of the vegetarian casseroles I tried were to bland, we needed meatless recipes that were full of flavor.

A Vegetarian Friend of ours gave me a copy of this Vegetarian Casserole Recipe for Spanish Rice Frittata. It was just what I needed. It contain the important green veggie foods necessary for my sons diet along with the perfect blend of seasoning and spices.

I would recommend this Spanish Vegetable Dish to any vegetarian or those just looking for a simple healthy veggie recipe. It a great meatless meal on its own.

For the family like mine that feeds both types, let this be the meatless main dish and add your choice of cooked meat as a side dish.

Vegetarian Casserole Recipe – Spanish Rice Frittata

Vegetarian Casseroles - Meatless Main Dishes

Credit: Vegetarian Friend Of Ours
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Bake Time: 30 minutes
Yield – 6 healthy generous servings

Meatless Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup finely chopped onion
• 2 tbsp. butter or margarine
• 1 1/2 cups spinach, drained, cooked and chopped
• 1/4 tsp garlic salt (optional)
• 3 cups cooked rice
• 1 1/2 cup grated cheese
• 4 eggs, slightly beaten
• 1/2 cup milk
• 2 tsp salt
• 1/4 tsp pepper

Directions:

1. Saute onions and butter until tender.
2. Add spinach, garlic salt, rice and 1/2 cup grated cheese and mix well.
3. Combine eggs, milk, salt and pepper and stir into rice mixture.
4. Pour into well buttered baking pan or casserole dish and top with remaining cheese.
5. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes or until set.

This is one of those great Spanish Casseroles you can use as a meatless main dish.

Cooking easy veggie meals is the best way to introduce your family to the taste of a new veggie food without the instant disapproving look my family had given me so many times.

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To accommodate my son’s veggie diet I had to entertain the idea of using meatless recipes in my meal planning.

I found that cooking noodle vegetable casseroles was the easiest way to fix one main meal for the whole family.

I could then satisfy his love for vegetables and include a side dish with meat for everyone else.

Finding the perfect blend of ingredients in most meatless recipes was a challenge. 

When I tried out new meatless recipes I found some were to bland, the flavor just wasn’t there.

Another problem was the amount of veggies the ingredients required.

Having to many vegetables in one dish was ideal for my son but undesirable to the rest of the family.

But to my delight this Meatless Recipe For An Italian Noodle Bake was perfect.

My son loves the meatless factor and my family gets to eat a traditional pasta dish with meat on the side.

This is another great vegetable casserole that can please the vegetarian eater when the rest of the family eats meat.

Italian Noodle Bake Vegetable Casserole

Meatless Recipes

Ingredients:

Directions:
Boil noodles in salted water until tender. Drain. Combine remaining ingredients except spaghetti sauce.
Spread half the noodles in 8×8 inch pan. Cover with cheese mixture, then top with remaining noodles. Top with spaghetti sauce. Bake at 375 degrees for 25 minutes.
Yield: 4 servings

TIP: Did you know that preparing meatless main dishes for dinners is a great way to avoid the instant veggie disapproval, while introducing you family to new healthy foods without them really even knowing it.

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When coming up with meal ideas to my family I have to think of easy meatless substitutions for my traditional dinner dishes.

If you have the resources and you know what the veggie member in your household likes then this is actually very easy to accomplish.

I take my ideas for a simple dinner meal and give it some meat free appeal. There are so many meatless products on the market today that can give you the texture and taste of meat without the animal by-product.

When I grocery shop for 1 lb of meat the list will also include a meatless product like tofu. If I’m making hamburgers for dinner then I also purchase a package of veggie burgers.

It is so simple to adjust my meal planning to include easy meatless options for dinner each night. I would also recommend preparing vegetarian dinners and use your meat as the side dish, this is a great way to introduce the family to new veggies and gain control over your healthy eating habits.

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Here is a basic list of simple veggie food options you can use to create with a meat free version of your favorite dinner dish:

Meatless Substitutions For Veggie Meals

BBQ Sandwiches – yep good ‘old BBQ sandwiches are easy, cheap and can feed both kinds of eaters

• Veggie eater - use fried tofu
• Meat eater - use beef or chicken

Pizza – my favorite meal with or without meat

• Veggie eater – mushrooms, green pepper, onions, olives and the list goes on and on
• Meat eaters – all the meatless ingredients with sausage, ham, and of course pepperoni

Spaghetti – This is the cheapest family meal I can create

• Veggie eater – loads of vegetables, your favorite sauce and lots of yummy cheese
• Meat eaters – all of the above top with some yummy meatballs

Burgers – The best all American Meal

• Veggie eater – a great veggie burger made with lentils – healthy and delicious or your favorite store bought brand
• Meat eater – a regular hamburger patty cooked to perfection

Pasta – You choose the sauce, Alfredo is my favorite

• Veggie eater - a rich sauce smothering a bed of your favorite noodles top with cheese
• Meat eater – all of the above but include some chicken with a white sauce or sausage with a red sauce

O.K. so this is just a few of the easy veggie meal options you can prepare for the “meatless” eater as well as  the meat lover. Creating your favorite meals doesn’t have to seem impossible anymore.

Check your local health food store, there are so many great meat substitutions these days and some great Internet sites that can help you get the flavor and texture your looking for.

Above all else experiment, you never know what masterpiece you might create. Check out the Vegetarian Cookbooks and get cooking the ideas are endless.

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