Pesto Polenta Lasagna

142 Reviews

Prep: 10 min
Cook: 30 min
Ready In: 40 min

“A quick and easy meal with lots of flavor. Put together in 10 minutes.” - by Fiffen

Ingredients

1 (18 ounce) package polenta, cut into 1/4 inch thick slices
1/2 (24 ounce) jar bottled marinara sauce
1/4 cup pesto
1/4 cup pine nuts
1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese

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Original recipe yields 8 Servings

Directions

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Oil an 11x7x2 inch baking dish.
Arrange a single layer of polenta in the bottom of the prepared baking dish. Spread a thin layer of pesto over the polenta. Spoon half of the sauce over the polenta. Top with another layer of polenta and sauce.
Bake, uncovered, for 25 minutes. Turn on the broiler. Top polenta with cheese and pine nuts, and broil until cheese browns and nuts are toasted.

Nutrition

Amount Per Serving (8 total)

Calories
179 cal
9%

Fat
9.1 g
14%

Carbs
16.7 g
5%

Based on a 2,000 calorie diet

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Maezystar

Dec. 2, 2006

"Very smart base recipe! Polenta works wonderfully as a substitute for noodles, and makes the meal lighter and let the other ingredients used stand with their own flavors. I did mine in this order: lay..." See moreer of polenta, layer of pesto, layer of fresh spinach, layer of onions (1/2 of a white) and fresh tomatoes (about 7 romas), layer of ricotta cheese, layer of sauce, next layer of polenta,layer of mozzarella, then topped with pinenuts and fresh parmesean! It was fantastic and I may never eat noodle lasagna again!"

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deesnyder

Jul. 13, 2006

"Very tasty. I improvised a bit. I pre-baked the polenta to crisp it up a bit. I also added fresh spinach, fresh toms, onions, and red bell peppers. Will make again and maybe improvise some more...." See more"

Eblueiz11

May. 27, 2008

"This was excellent! I used pizza sauce (that's all I had on hand), sauteed spinach and onion in some olive oil and layered that over the pesto, then added cottage cheese (again, that's all I had on ..." See morehand), then sauce, polenta and more sauce. Before assembling the lasagna, I sprayed the polenta with Pam and baked it for about 8 mins, then put it under the broiler for about 5 mins each side. That helped with the consistency, I think. And I sprayed my pan with Pam instead of olive oil. This was delicious and I will definitely make again. "

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