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Courgette and tomato lasagne

  • Hands-on time: 25 mins
  • Time to make: 50 mins
  • Serving: 4 people
Ratings: 4.5
Ingredients

Ingredients

  • Vegetable mix
  • 1 tablespoon oil
  • 1 onion, chopped
  • 2 courgettes, sliced
  • 1-2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
  • 2 cups mushrooms, sliced
  • 2 bacon-style rashers (we used Vegie Delights), chopped
  • 4 teaspoons sun-dried tomato pesto
  • few sprigs thyme
  • ½ cup fresh basil and fresh parsley, mixed
  • Cheese and onion topping
  • 200g reduced-fat ricotta cheese
  • ⅓ cup grated fresh parmesan cheese, plus 2 extra tablespoons, to serve
  • ⅓ cup low-fat plain yoghurt
  • 4 spring onions, finely chopped
  • freshly ground black pepper
  • grated nutmeg, plus extra, to sprinkle on top
  • Tomato sauce
  • 420g can no-added-salt tomatoes
  • 400g packet fresh lasagne sheets
  • 2 cups baby spinach
  • Always check food labels for allergens or trace warnings before buying your ingredients.
    Ingredients

    Instructions

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    1 Lightly grease individual ovenproof dishes or one large ovenproof dish. Preheat oven to 190°C. To make vegetable mix, heat oil in a non-stick pan and add onion, courgettes, garlic and mushrooms with vege bacon. Cook until softened. Stir in pesto with half the herbs.

    2 To make cheese and onion topping, mix ricotta together with parmesan, yoghurt, 1/3 cup water and onions. Season with salt, pepper and nutmeg.

    3 To make tomato sauce, purée tomatoes and mix with 1 1/2 cups water and remaining fresh herbs.

    4 To assemble, cut lasagne sheets in even-sized pieces. Place pieces in (each) dish base. Add some vegetable mix, top with some tomato sauce and spinach. Repeat layers finishing with a lasagne layer.

    5 Spread cheese and onion topping on top of lasagne. Sprinkle with nutmeg. Bake for 20-25 minutes (a large dish may take a bit longer). Serve with a little extra parmesan and extra fresh herbs if you prefer. 

    Variations

    Make it gluten free: Omit bacon-style rashers and use gluten-free pasta.

    HFG tip

    • Cook pasta in lightly salted water until al dente – ie. until it is tender but still has some bite!
    • Once cooked, drain pasta, leaving a little of the cooking water still in the pan. This stops the pasta sticking.

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