{"id":437,"date":"2007-12-13T07:15:20","date_gmt":"2007-12-13T07:15:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.msadventuresinitaly.com\/blog\/2007\/12\/13\/3-cheese-pesto-vegetable-lasagna-recipe\/"},"modified":"2008-08-20T17:53:47","modified_gmt":"2008-08-20T17:53:47","slug":"3-cheese-pesto-vegetable-lasagna-recipe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.msadventuresinitaly.com\/blog\/2007\/12\/13\/3-cheese-pesto-vegetable-lasagna-recipe\/","title":{"rendered":"3 Cheese Pesto Vegetable Lasagna Recipe"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>First a few announcements:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>For those of you who just read my feed and never visit my site &#8211; you probably didn&#8217;t notice: I did a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.msadventuresinitaly.com\/blog\">site redesign this weekend<\/a>! Take a look and tell me what you think!<\/li>\n<li>A <strong>Menu for Hope<\/strong> is in full swing, and the bids have added up to over $15,000 so far! If you&#8217;re bidding for my <a href=\"https:\/\/www.msadventuresinitaly.com\/blog\/2007\/12\/10\/menu-for-hope-4-artigianale-basket\/\">Artigianale Basket<\/a>, though, your chances are very very high to win &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/firstgiving.com\/menuforhope4\">so get to donating!!<\/a> Prize code:<strong>EU27<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Last night I went to bed at 9:45pm, the first time in months. As I get older, I start to recognize my body&#8217;s signs a lot easier. For instance, if I ever sneeze more than three times in one day? Sick. Like clockwork. I started to countdown my sneezes yesterday and decided I should sleep a little longer last night. <\/p>\n<p>I desperately wanted some comfort food. The kind that warms you up from the inside. It was the type of day that makes you want to stay home, curl up in bed and scarf down an entire tray of <strong>3 Cheese Pesto Vegetable Lasagna.<\/strong> <\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/msadventuresinitaly\/2107430751\/\" title=\"Lasagna Bolognese pasta sheets by MsAdventuresinItaly, on Flickr\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm3.static.flickr.com\/2373\/2107430751_a7220ba1ab.jpg?resize=500%2C333\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" alt=\"Lasagna Bolognese pasta sheets\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I am now used to the Lasagna Bolognese pasta sheets which are much thinner than the rippled pasta sheets popular back home. The great thing about these sheets is they usually don&#8217;t need any pre-cooking! Adjust your cooking time accordingly if you are using the thicker sheets. Check for a nice, bubbly crust.<\/p>\n<h3>3 Cheese Pesto Vegetable Lasagna<\/h3>\n<p><em>A traditional lasagna verde mixes spinach in while making the pasta. This recipe is a spin on a traditional lasagna bolognese, minus the meat sauce! I always throw in whatever vegetables I have on hand, sliced very very thinly. Take your pick among eggplant, zucchini, carrots, broccoli, spinach or cauliflower.<\/em><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/msadventuresinitaly\/2108202174\/\" title=\"3 Cheese Pesto Vegetable Lasagna out of the oven by MsAdventuresinItaly, on Flickr\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm3.static.flickr.com\/2188\/2108202174_46288cc13c.jpg?resize=500%2C333\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" alt=\"3 Cheese Pesto Vegetable Lasagna out of the oven\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Lasagna Bolognese pasta sheets<br \/>\nFresh mozzarella, 1-2 balls<br \/>\nFresh ricotta, 100-200g<br \/>\nParmigiano Reggiano, 50g sliced thinly<br \/>\nBroccoli and Cauliflower, sliced very thinly<br \/>\nBesciamella (Mario Batali&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.foodnetwork.com\/food\/recipes\/recipe\/0,1977,FOOD_9936_12310,00.html\">recipe<\/a> calls for nutmeg, but it&#8217;s optional for me)<br \/>\nBasil Pesto, around 200g (My recipe for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.msadventuresinitaly.com\/blog\/2007\/07\/23\/summer-means-aperitivo-in-italy\/\">Fresh Basil Pesto<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/msadventuresinitaly\/2107429227\/\" title=\"Making 3 Cheese Pesto Vegetable Lasagna by MsAdventuresinItaly, on Flickr\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm3.static.flickr.com\/2063\/2107429227_5c20df196c.jpg?resize=500%2C333\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" alt=\"Making 3 Cheese Pesto Vegetable Lasagna\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Preheat oven to 350F (180C). Prep your vegetables, slicing them thinly and equally to ensure even cooking. Thinly slice the mozzarella and parmigiano reggiano.<\/li>\n<li>Spread a thin layer of besciamella sauce on the bottom of the glass baking pan. Layer the pasta sheets, then a layer of vegetables. Add the three cheeses, distributing them evenly on the vegetables. Drizzle with besciamella sauce and dollop the pesto throughout.<\/li>\n<li>Lay down another layer of pasta sheets, and repeat the process described above.<\/li>\n<li>After two layers of vegetables, add the top layer of pasta sheets and spread the besciamella sauce to cover them completely, add the remaining parmigiano reggiano.<\/li>\n<li>Cook for 20-45 minutes, or until the top layer is browning and bubbly.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>What&#8217;s your &#8220;rainy-day\/I&#8217;m sick&#8221; comfort food?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/msadventuresinitaly\/2108205650\/\" title=\"3 Cheese Pesto Vegetable Lasagna ready to eat by MsAdventuresinItaly, on Flickr\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm3.static.flickr.com\/2332\/2108205650_447a2c365f.jpg?resize=500%2C333\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" alt=\"3 Cheese Pesto Vegetable Lasagna ready to eat\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>First a few announcements: For those of you who just read my feed and never visit my site &#8211; you probably didn&#8217;t notice: I did a site redesign this weekend! Take a look and tell me what you think! A Menu for Hope is in full swing, and the bids have added up to over&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.msadventuresinitaly.com\/blog\/2007\/12\/13\/3-cheese-pesto-vegetable-lasagna-recipe\/\">Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[107,3,2,11],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-437","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","category-entree","category-food","category-italy","category-recipe","entry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4uB1-73","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1463,"url":"https:\/\/www.msadventuresinitaly.com\/blog\/2009\/06\/30\/praline-almond-pistachio-and-chocolate-chip-blondies-recipe\/","url_meta":{"origin":437,"position":0},"title":"Praline Almond, Pistachio and Chocolate Chip Blondies Recipe","author":"Sara, Ms. Adventures in Italy","date":"June 30, 2009","format":false,"excerpt":"In the past 2-3 months, after moving house, having out-of-town visitors, going on several trips, including Dublin, it feels like things are starting to settle down again for me to be able to get into my (new apartment's) kitchen - just in time for my trip to the United States\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Chocolate&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Chocolate","link":"https:\/\/www.msadventuresinitaly.com\/blog\/category\/food\/chocolate\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Praline Almond, Pistachio and Chocolate Chip Blondies","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm3.static.flickr.com\/2609\/3674722962_34d9f5f07d.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":478,"url":"https:\/\/www.msadventuresinitaly.com\/blog\/2008\/03\/18\/broccoli-onion-and-pine-nut-no-egg-quiche-recipe\/","url_meta":{"origin":437,"position":1},"title":"Broccoli, Onion and Pine Nut No-Egg Quiche Recipe","author":"Sara, Ms. Adventures in Italy","date":"March 18, 2008","format":false,"excerpt":"With a surprise stuffed cheese crust. 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