Vegetarian Zucchini Lasagna

Course: Dinner, Main Course, Oven recipes

Cuisine: Vegetarian

Diet: Egg Free, Dairy Free, Vegetarian

Time: More than 45 min

Calories: 150 - 450 kcal

Type: meal plan recipes

Diet: egg-free

Prep Time: 35

Cook Time: 35

Total Time: 1 10

Servings: big servings

Calories: 534kcal

½ cup (80 g) spelt grains, ground (usually referred to as ‘cracked’ and/or ‘cracked freekeh’)
2 cups (500 ml) vegetable broth
2 medium zucchini
1 tbsp olive oil
1 onion
6 lasagna sheets
1 can (400 ml) tomato passata
2 tbsp tomato paste
1 cup (250 ml) bechamel sauce (you can make your own if you like)
Salt and pepper to taste
1 tbsp basil, dried (you can also use fresh basil)
3.5 oz (100 g) cheddar cheese

Get Recipe Ingredients

Fry the spelt in a large pan for around 2-3 minutes on a medium heat (no oil). Watch out it doesn’t burn! Just as it starts to release its aroma and turn brown, add the stock and stir well. Turn the heat off and let the spelt sit for 20 minutes, stirring now and then. If the pan cools down completely, let it simmer on a low heat instead.
Dice the zucchini, onion and all other veg into tiny pieces.
After 20 minutes, add the zucchini, onion and any other veg into the spelt, along with the tomato puree and tomato paste.
Also add salt, pepper and basil. Taste test, and if the tomato wasn't particularly sweet, add a tsp sugar to offset it. Let it all simmer on a low-medium heat for around 10 mins.
If cooking for fussy children who don't like to see things like zucchini in their food, then you can use a handblender here to blend the veggies together.
Prep time next: Add ⅓ of the spelt/veg mix to an oven tray. Layer lasagna sheets over it, and on top of that add ⅓ bechamel sauce, using a spoon to spread it over the sheets . Add the next ⅓ spelt/veg mix, more lasagna sheets and another ⅓ bechamel sauce. Finally add the rest of the veg mix and another layer of bechamel sauce (no more lasagna sheets). On the top layer, sprinkle the grated cheese. Ready!
Into the oven for 35 minutes on 200°C/390°F, or until a deep golden brown. Best lasagna ever.

In this version you're using zucchini strips to replace the lasagna sheets (lower carb and calories). Make the lasagna as directed above, but only dice one zucchini. Slice the other into thin strips (I use a cheese slicer) and put it into an oven dish (you can use the one you're gonna cook the lasagne in to save on washing up.)
Add a tbsp of olive oil and make sure it's spread evenly over the zucchini slices.
While the spelt is simmering pop the slices in the oven for 20 mins, taking them out when you add the rest of the veg to the spelt (you need to let them cool down for a few minutes).
When you're ready, layer out the lasagna as directed above, but simply replace the lasagna sheets with zucchini slices. Easy!
The most awesome lasagna ever is ready.