overloaded vegetable lasagna

Sooo in my opinion this lasagna was not a fail, but apparently I got a little vegetable happy at Trader Joe's.  Here's the story: Nate and I were feeling like we needed some veggies because we had been eating a lot of meat lately, so we decided on making vegetable lasagna.  I was searching for a recipe that looked amazing, but most called for veggies such as zucchini, which, unfortunately, Nate does not like (even though I ended up sneaking some in!).  After searching for about 30 minutes, I threw in the towel and decided to create my own.  Bad move on my part.  Note to self: Have a recipe in mind when craving vegetables.

Overloaded Vegetable Lasagna
9 servings

Ingredients (I used)
9-12 Whole Wheat Lasagna Noodles (cooked)
Steamed broccoli
1 zucchini
10 oz. baby bella sliced mushrooms
10 oz. chopped spinach
8 oz. part-skim Ricotta cheese
1 red bell pepper
1 jar Vodka sauce
1 jar light Alfredo sauce
1 cup half and half
2 cups part-skim Mozzarella cheese

As you can see, I clearly went overboard.  It seemed like a good idea at the time. :(

First off, if I were to re-do this, I would probably axe the zucchini and the broccoli.  I feel like without those two items, this would have flowed together a little better.

Basically, if you would like to assemble this and give it a try, preheat the oven to 400 degrees.  In a medium mixing bowl combine chopped spinach, Ricotta, broccoli (I would take this out), and red pepper.  Slice the zucchini, if you so wish to keep it, like you would slice a cucumber.

In a large pot, heat up the Vodka sauce, Alfredo sauce, and add in the cup of half and half.  This sounds like a strange combination, but it worked.  Ladle about a cup of sauce on the bottom of a glass 9x13 baking dish.

Begin with three rows (lengthwise) of the lasagna noodles.  Spread half of the spinach mixture on top of the noodles.  Place rows of sliced zucchini and mushrooms as the next layer.  Pour a good bit of sauce over the zucchini and mushrooms and cover with another layer of lasagna noodles.  Sprinkle about a cup of cheese on top and then continue to layer.  End with the last three rows of noodles and pour the rest of the sauce over the top.  Sprinkle the last cup of cheese on the top.  Cover with aluminum foil and bake for about 30-40 minutes.

Like I said, I enjoyed this and the only complaints I received were either too much broccoli or too much zucchini.  Either way, play with the recipe and let me know how it goes :)