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    Home » Healthy Diets » Vegetarian Greek Food » Greek Style Lasagna Recipe With Zucchini And Eggplant

    Published: Feb 20, 2017 · Updated: May 18, 2022 This post may contain affiliate links

    Greek Style Lasagna Recipe With Zucchini And Eggplant

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    Greek Style Lasagna Recipe

    Greek-Style Lasagna Recipe

    Although lasagna is a dish that many people looove to eat, in Greece it isn’t very popular. The reason is, that we already have a traditional Greek oven-baked pasta that we make and uses the exact same ingredients as lasagna usually does. Like, Minced meat sauce, cream, and cheese. The famous Greek "Pastitsio".

    The only difference between pastitsio and lasagna is in the type of pasta that is used. Our traditional "Pastitsio" uses macaroni while lasagna use lasagna well...daaah. Lasagna is, in fact, a new entry into our  Greek cuisine (I myself haven’t even tried lasagna until a couple of years ago).

    So, what I have for you here is a lighter version of lasagna, than the usual over-stuffed ones. In these, you can actually taste the pasta, which in fact tastes amazing (Barilla has one of the best pasta qualities ). Italians love their pasta and what matters the most to them, is to accompany it with some good quality tomato sauce and cheese. Pretty basic stuff.

    The Mediterranean Way Of Cooking Lasagna

    The Mediterranean dishes, always consist of fresh ingredients. And this dish is no exception. There is also no meat in this recipe. It's just a simple Vegetarian Lasagna recipe made with fresh vegetables.

    You will be amazed to find out just how tasty Lasagna can be without any meat.

    Cheesy Lasagna

    Cheesy Lasagna

    Less Is More...

    Now about this Greek-style lasagna recipe, I started to undress the lasagna and used only some nice homemade tomato sauce. Ready-made ones, that are sold in supermarkets are expensive for no reason and contain tons of added sugar (I recently saw Jamie Oliver's documentary about additive sugar in foods and kind of freaked out).

    Lasagna With Vegetables

    Lasagna With Vegetables

    Anyways, you don’t need to do much. Just pour the tomato juice in a pan, along with a tiny amount of sugar (compared to bought sauces), some dried oregano, a bit of olive oil, salt, and pepper. Then you simply cook it until it starts to become sweet and the sourness goes away. So simple. This sauce is the one I use when making pizza as well. It's ridiculously easy to make and gives that nice pizza flavor.

    Also used some Greek kefalotyri cheese, instead of Parmigiano. It's just a notch-less salty than Parmigiano.

     

    Greek-Style-Lasagna-With-Vegetables

    Greek-Style Lasagna Recipe With Zucchini And Eggplant

    Saucy and delicious. Loaded with Mediterranean vegetables like zucchinis, eggplants, and peppers.
    4 from 3 votes
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    Course: Main Course
    Cuisine: Greek
    Keyword: cheese, Dinner, Oven baked, pasta
    Prep Time: 15 minutes
    Cook Time: 30 minutes
    Servings: 6 pieces
    Calories: 737kcal

    Ingredients

    For the base:

    • 1 package of Barilla's lasagna (9 ounce package of 12)

    For the tomato sauce:

    • 500 grams canned tomato sauce
    • 3 tablespoons olive oil
    • 2 tablespoons dried oregano
    • 2 teaspoons sugar

    For the bechamel cream:

    • 6 tablespoons sunflower oil
    • 6 tablespoons flour
    • 600 grams fresh milk
    • 1 egg

    For the filling:

    • 1 large eggplant half peeled and cut into ½ cm thick slices
    • 1 large zucchini cut into ½ cm thick slices
    • 1 bell pepper any color you like ( I used an orange one to make it more colorful)
    • 125 grams Greek kefalotyri cheese or Romano cheese grated
    • salt and pepper

    Instructions

    • Rinse well and prepare the vegetables.
      Fresh Zucchini Eggplant Adn Pepper
    • Slice the eggplants into ½ cm thick slices.
      Peeled And Sliced Eggplant

    For the tomato sauce:

    • In a small cooking pot over high heat, add the tomato sauce, olive oil, dried oregano, and sugar. Fill the empty can of the tomato sauce with water. Pour the water into the pot. Season with salt and pepper. Once it starts boiling, reduce heat to medium. Simmer for about 30-40 minutes.
    • Taste the sauce before removing it from heat. It should be slightly sweet and not too sour. Plus it should look more like a lightly thickened soup than a thick sauce (for the lasagna to soak) . If not add a bit more water and simmer for a few more minutes.

    For the bechamel cream:

    • In a medium-sized cooking pot, whisk together the sunflower oil and flour. Cook over high heat for 1-2 minutes, whisking constantly.
    • Reduce heat to medium and pour in the milk. Keep whisking until the cream starts to thicken. Season with salt and pepper. (Do not worry about small crumbles formed by the flour. They will dissolve once the cream starts to thicken).
      Light Bechamel Cream
    • Remove from heat and set aside for 10 minutes before you whisk in the egg.

    For the filling:

    • Cover a pan with frying oil (about a finger high) and heat over high heat.
      Fried Eggplant And Zucchini Slices
    • Fry the eggplant for 3-4 minutes until they get a nice golden color. Set aside on paper towels.
      Fried Eggplant Slices
    • Fry the zucchini for about 5 minutes until they get a golden color too. Set aside on paper towels as well.
    • Reduce heat to medium. Cut the pepper into large squares and add it to the pan. Saute the pepper for 2-3 minutes, until it softens on the outside while it remains crispy on the inside.
      Chopped Greek Vegetables
    • Once the vegetables cool down a bit, coarsely chop them and mix them together in a bowl.

    Constraction:

    • Preheat oven at 230 °C/446°F.
    • Using a ladle add a spoonful of the sauce into a 9x13 inch baking pan (23x31 cm). Arrange 3 pieces of lasagna on top of the sauce.
      Lasagna Base
    • Sprinkle with a handful of the vegetable mix. Pour a bit more tomato sauce unevenly and a ladle full of cream. Coat lightly with the grated cheese and proceed to the next layer. Repeat process for the next layers until you use all the ingredients.
      Zucchini And Eggplant Lasagna
    • Once you reach the top layer push the lasagna a bit downwards (for the sauce to come on top). Add remaining sauce and cream and coat with cheese (no veggies on the top layer). You should have no more than 3-4 layers of lasagna. Otherwise the sauce and cream won't be enough to cover them.
      Top Lasagna Layer
    • Bake for 20-25 minutes.
    • Enjoy!

    Notes

    I used Barillas Lasagna 9 ounce package in this recipe. They're oven ready and do not require any boiling. I find Barilla's pasta to be one of the best. So here it is if you want to try it. And also a good quality of tomato sauce that you can use for this recipe (with no additives).
    • Barilla Pasta, Oven-Ready Lasagne, 9 Ounce (Pack of 12)
    • Muir Glen Organic Tomato Sauce, No Salt & No Sugar Added
    Disclaimer: Please note that If you make a purchase through any of these links above, it will earn me a small commission.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 737kcal | Carbohydrates: 90g | Protein: 25g | Fat: 34g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 11g | Monounsaturated Fat: 10g | Cholesterol: 36mg | Sodium: 743mg | Potassium: 678mg | Fiber: 10g | Sugar: 14g
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