{"id":34175,"date":"2014-11-18T11:15:22","date_gmt":"2014-11-18T16:15:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dailyburn.com\/life\/?p=34175"},"modified":"2016-08-05T13:35:07","modified_gmt":"2016-08-05T17:35:07","slug":"polenta-vegetable-lasagna-recipe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailyburn.com\/life\/recipes\/polenta-vegetable-lasagna-recipe\/","title":{"rendered":"Polenta Vegetable Lasagna Recipe"},"content":{"rendered":"

What\u2019s the perfect food for chilly nights? Lasagna, of course! But how about a healthier version? Replace the pasta with polenta and add heaps of vegetables for a new twist on a favorite dish. Part-skim ricotta adds some protein<\/a>, while polenta provides a sturdy and hearty base. This recipe is easily adaptable \u2014 if you have vegetables sitting around don\u2019t hesitate to throw them in with the eggplant<\/a>, zucchini and mushrooms.<\/p>\n

\"Polenta
Photo by Emily Miller<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Polenta Vegetable Lasagna Recipe<\/h3>\n

Serves 12
<\/i>[skinnybox]<\/p>\n

Prep time: 20 minutes
Cook time: 1 hour<\/p>\n

Ingredients<\/b><\/h3>\n

17.5 oz. polenta
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 large eggplant, diced
1 medium zucchini, diced
6 white button mushrooms, diced
salt and pepper, to taste
15 oz. baby spinach
1\/2 cup water
1 1\/2 cups marinara sauce
1 1\/2 cups part-skim ricotta cheese
3 tablespoons Parmigiano Reggiano cheese<\/p>\n

Preparation<\/b><\/h3>\n
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  1. Preheat oven to 450\u00b0F and spray a 9×13 pan with cooking spray.<\/li>\n
  2. Slice polenta into 1\/2\u201d thick pieces and line pan, cutting pieces to fit.<\/li>\n
  3. In a large skillet, heat olive oil over medium heat. Saut\u00e9 eggplant, zucchini and mushrooms for 4-6 minutes until tender. Add salt and pepper to taste. Place spinach and water in skillet and stir for 3 minutes until wilted. Add marinara sauce and let simmer for 2-3 minutes. Take off heat and cool for 5 minutes.<\/li>\n
  4. In pan, top polenta with ricotta, using a fork to smooth out. Pour eggplant mixture on top. Sprinkle with Parmigiano Reggiano\u00a0cheese.<\/li>\n
  5. Bake at 450\u00b0F for 15 minutes, until cheese is bubbling. Let cool for 5 minutes before serving.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
    \"Polenta
    Photo by Emily Miller<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

    For more recipes from Emily, visit emsbytes.com<\/a>.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    A nutrient-packed spin on a favorite Italian dish, this vegetable lasagna recipe is made with polenta and heaps of eggplant, zucchini and spinach for a hearty autumn dish. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":34177,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[425,27,9],"tags":[234,155,341,381,178,95],"class_list":["post-34175","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-dinner","category-healthy","category-recipes","tag-cheese","tag-dinner","tag-tax1living-well","tag-tax2low-carb-diets","tag-vegetable","tag-vegetarian"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyburn.com\/life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34175","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyburn.com\/life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyburn.com\/life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyburn.com\/life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyburn.com\/life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=34175"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dailyburn.com\/life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34175\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyburn.com\/life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/34177"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyburn.com\/life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=34175"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyburn.com\/life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=34175"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyburn.com\/life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=34175"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}