Lite Cheese Lasagna

Lasagna's pretty good, but it's often made in ways that aren't that good for you.  Want a lite alternative?  Try this:

Ricotta:

• Half container of low fat ricotta cheese
• Half container of nonfat ricotta cheese
• 2-3 T of nonfat half and half
• 1/4 C egg beaters
• Sprinkles of garlic powder, onion powder, sea salt, pepper, and rosemary leaves

Sauce:

• 1 can whole peeled plum tomatoes (crush up by hand, include the juice)
• 1/2 can tomato paste
• Handful of fresh basil leaves
• About 1/4th an onion, diced
• 1-2 T pureed garlic 

Noodles:

• About 1/4th a box of lasagna noodles

Veggies:

• Sliced zucchini
• Sliced yellow squash
• Diced onion
• Diced carrots
• Nonfat cooking spray
• Salt/pepper/garlic to taste

How To:

• In a bowl, combine the two types of ricotta, nonfat half and half, spices, and egg beaters; mix well
• Separately, in a sauce pan, begin to saute the onions and garlic with some nonfat cooking spray, salt, and pepper for about 1 minute
• Add the tomato paste, and continue to cook on low heat for about 3 minutes
• Add the plum tomatoes and cook on low heat for about 20 minutes, then add in basil and continue to cook for about 5 more minutes 
• Separately, boil the lasagna noodles for about 8 minutes (you want them al dente, slightly undercooked, since they'll cook more when you bake the whole thing in the oven), then drain and set aside
• Pre-heat the oven to about 350
• Separately, in a frying pan, begin to saute onions on low heat with nonfat cooking spray for about 1 minute.  Add in the carrots next and saute for about 7 minutes, then add the zucchini and squash along with salt/pepper/garlic to taste.  When finished, add to the tomato sauce
• In a baking pan (since I did a small batch, I used a bread/loaf pan), put a layer of your sauce
• Add a layer of the noodles
• Add a layer of sauce/veggies
• Add a layer of ricotta mixture
• Repeat until you're about 1-2 inches away from the top of the pan, then add a layer of sauce and top with some light, part skim mozzarella cheese
• Bake for about 20-30 minutes until bubbly and the cheese is melted
• If you'd like, sprinkle with some parmesan cheese and add some fresh basil to the top