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CARAMELIzED ONION, GREEN BEAN, AND TOMATO GRATIN Yield: 6 servings
5 cup s cut fresh green beans (about 1 pound) ¼ teaspoon black pepper
Cooking spray 2tablespoons balsamic vinegar
3cups thinly sliced onion 1teaspoon dried basil
6garlic cloves, minced ½teaspoon dried oregano
2teaspoons sugar 4Roma tomatoes, sliced
½teaspoon salt ¼ cup gr ated fresh Parmesan cheese
Cook beans in boiling water 3 minutes. Drain and rinse w ith cold water; set aside.
Heat a skillet coated with cooking spray over medium-high h eat. Add onion and next 4 ingredients; sauté
8 minutes or until lightly browned, stirring frequently. Stir in vinega r, basil, and oregano; cook 2 minutes.
Remove from heat.
Arrange beans in an 11 x 7 inch baking dish coated with cooking spray. Top with onion mixture. Arrange
tomatoslicesontopofonionmixture,andsprinklewithcheese.Convectionbakeat375˚Ffor25minutes
or until cheese is lightly browned.
sPRING vEGETABLE LAsAGNA Yield: 6 servings
Cooking spray 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
8 cups fresh baby spinach 1 ½ cups milk
2cups thinly sliced yellow squash ¼ cup grated fresh Par mesan cheese
1 ½ cups chopped onion 1 cup ricotta cheese
1 cup julienned red pepper strips 1 cup cottage cheese
1 cup shredded carrot 1 cup grated Asiago cheese, divi ded
½ teaspoon salt ½ teaspoon dried oregano
1 tablespoon butter 4 no-boil lasagna noodles
4 garlic cloves, crushed 2 tablespoons grated fresh Parmesan cheese
Heat a Dutch oven coated with cooking spray over medium high heat. Add spi nach, squash, onion, pepper,
carrot, and salt; sauté 10 minutes or until tender.
melt butter is a saucepan over medium heat. Add gar lic; sauté 30 seconds. Add flour; cook 1 minute,
stirring constantly with a whisk. Graduall y add milk, stirring with a whisk until blended. Cook until thick.
Remove from heat; add ¼ cup Parmesan cheese and stir until c heese melts.
Combine ricotta, cottage chee se, ½ cup Asiago, and oregano in a bowl.
Spread 2 tablespoons milk mixture in bot tom of an 8-inch square baking dish coated with cooking spray.
Arrange 2 noodles over milk mixture; top with half of ricot ta mixture, half of vegetable mixture, and half of
milk mixture. Repeat layers. Sprinkle with ½ cup As iago and 2 tablespoons Parmesan. Convection bake
at350˚Ffor35to40minutesoruntilcheeseislightlyb rowned.Letstand15minutesbeforeserving.