
Veggie ‘Lasagna’ Bake
https://staging.foodloversmarket.co.za/recipes/veggie-lasagne/
Cheesy, delicious veggie lasagna for that ultimate home cooking dish! Enjoy it as a main, or perhaps a side for a meaty dish?
It is lower in carb and gluten as it replaces the pasta with vegetables, this dish is light yet rich.
Cooking Methods
- Cooking
Serves
6Prep Time
20 minutesCooking Time
1 hour 30 minutesIngredients
For the cheese sauce:
- 375ml (1 ½ cup) milk
- 375ml (1 ½ cup) vegetable stock
- 60ml (1/4 cup) butter
- 80ml (1/3 cup) flour
- 15ml (1 Tbsp) Dijon mustard
- 2 cups strong cheddar cheese, grated
- Salt and pepper, to taste
For the veggie lasagna:
- 1 onion, chopped
- 4 garlic cloves, grated
- Rosemary, picked and chopped
- 100g baby spinach
- 3 discs of your favourite feta
- 1 butternut, peeled and cut into thin slices
- 4 potatoes, peeled and cut into thin slices
- Salt and pepper, to taste
- Extra cheddar cheese for topping
Directions
For the Cheese Sauce:
- Combine the milk and stock and heat the mixture – not to boiling point.
- Melt the butter in a saucepan and allow to brown slightly – this adds a great nutty flavour to your sauce.
- Once the butter is a blonde colour, add all the flour and whisk until combined and your mixture has a pasty consistency.
- Add the heated milk mixture and whisk until well combined and smooth.
- Cook on a medium heat until bubbles are forming to ensure the flour is cooked.
- Remove from the heat and add the cheese.
- Stir to melt all the cheesy goodness and season to taste.
- Cover the sauce with cling film directly on the surface of the sauce to prevent a skin from forming.
- **TIP – Never allow the sauce to boil again once you’ve added the cheese, because this will cause it to taste grainy and floury.
- When heating a cheese sauce, allow to heat slowly and evenly while stirring.
- Heat a pan with a dash of olive oil over a medium heat.
- Sauté the onions for about 2-3 minutes. Add the garlic and fry for another minute or two while stirring.
- Remove from the heat and stir in the rosemary, baby spinach and crumble the feta into this mixture.
- Set aside until needed.
- Pre-heat the oven to 180°C.
- Rub an oven-proof dish with some butter or spray with non-stick cooking spray.
- Layer all your veggie components, alternating with the butternut slices, spinach and feta mixture, potato slices and cheese sauce in between the layers.
- Bake for about 45 minutes
- Top with extra cheddar cheese and bake for another 15 minutes or until the cheese has melted and is golden brown.
For the Veggie Lasagna:
To assemble the Lasagna:
Notes
Cheese Sauce TIP: Never allow the sauce to boil again once you’ve added the cheese, because this will cause it to taste grainy and floury. When heating a cheese sauce, allow to heat slowly and evenly while stirring.