Spiced Vegetable and Lentil Lasagne

Ingredients

2 tbsp vegetable or mild olive oil

1 large onion, finely chopped

1 red pepper, deseeded & finely sliced

1 clove garlic, peeled & finely chopped

3 tbsp ground garam masala/curry powder or 200g jar Tikka paste

500g carton tomato passata or 400g can chopped tomatoes or fresh tomatoes

380g drained can/carton lentil (beans or chickpeas can be used instead)

1 reduced salt vegetable stock cube

Sauce:

4 tbsp (60ml) vegetable or mild olive oil

40g plain flour

½ tsp ground nutmeg (optional)

300ml Alpro Soya No Sugars drink or Greek-style alternative to yogurt

A pinch of pepper

200ml Alpro Plain No Sugars (or Greek-style) alternative to yogurt

100g lower-fat cheddar-type cheese, grated

Putting it all together:

100g fresh spinach, washed

150g mushrooms, wiped or peeled & sliced

250g leeks, finely sliced into rings, washed

8 sheets dried wholewheat lasagne sheets

 

Preparation time: 30 minutes
Cooking time: 1 hour

Serves: 6

Nutrition: Per serving
Energy
455 Kcal
Fat
19g
Saturates
3.4g
Sugars
9.4g
Salt
0.62g

This favourite Italian dish uses a mix of spinach, mushrooms, peppers and lentils making up a whopping 3 of your 5-a-day in one serving! This is beautifully complemented by a white sauce made with unsweetened soya drink and plant-based soya alternative to yogurt! It's low in saturated fat, low in sugars and a source of protein*! Bellissimo!

Ingredients

2 tbsp vegetable or mild olive oil

1 large onion, finely chopped

1 red pepper, deseeded & finely sliced

1 clove garlic, peeled & finely chopped

3 tbsp ground garam masala/curry powder or 200g jar Tikka paste

500g carton tomato passata or 400g can chopped tomatoes or fresh tomatoes

380g drained can/carton lentil (beans or chickpeas can be used instead)

1 reduced salt vegetable stock cube

Sauce:

4 tbsp (60ml) vegetable or mild olive oil

40g plain flour

½ tsp ground nutmeg (optional)

300ml Alpro Soya No Sugars drink or Greek-style alternative to yogurt

A pinch of pepper

200ml Alpro Plain No Sugars (or Greek-style) alternative to yogurt

100g lower-fat cheddar-type cheese, grated

Putting it all together:

100g fresh spinach, washed

150g mushrooms, wiped or peeled & sliced

250g leeks, finely sliced into rings, washed

8 sheets dried wholewheat lasagne sheets

Method

Preheat the oven to 190ºC / 180º Fan / Gas 5.

Heat 2 tablespoons oil in a large saucepan and cook the onion & red pepper over a medium heat for 5-7 minutes, then add the garlic and curry powder/paste cooking for a further 30 seconds.

Add the tomatoes, lentils and stock cube and bring to the boil. Reduce the heat, cover with a lid, and simmer on a medium heat for 5 minutes.

Sauce:

Pour the 4 tablespoons oil into a small saucepan and stir in the flour, place over a medium heat and add the Alpro Soya No Sugars drink a little at a time, beating well after each addition to prevent lumps forming.

Bring to the boil, add the nutmeg (if using) & a good pinch of ground pepper to taste. Stir in half the grated cheese.

Remove from the heat and leave to cool slightly before stirring in the Alpro Plain No Sugars or Greek-style alternative to yogurt.

Putting it all together:

Lightly oil the base of an ovenproof 34 x 25cm dish and lay 4 sheets of dried lasagne sheets across the base.

Spoon over half the spicy lentil mixture and top with the washed spinach and sliced leeks.

Cover with the other 4 sheets of lasagne sheets and spoon over the remaining spicy lentil mixture, top with the sliced mushrooms and pour the cheese sauce evenly over the top.

Sprinkle with remaining cheese and bake in the preheated oven for 1 hour. If the top becomes too brown, cover with baking parchment.

TOP TIPS: If you don’t have leeks, replace with 2 large onions. Instead of spinach and mushrooms, you can replace with any roasted vegetables e.g. courgettes, parsnips, squash. Some of the vegetables can be replaced with minced meat or soya mince.

* This recipe provides 21g of Protein per serving.

Did you like this recipe? Please help us provide more and make a donation

Donate

Our cookies

We use cookies, which are small text files, to improve your experience on our website.
You can allow or reject non essential cookies or manage them individually.

Manage cookiesAllow all

Cookie policy

Our cookies

Allow all

We use cookies, which are small text files, to improve your experience on our website. You can allow all or manage them individually.

You can find out more on our cookie page at any time.

EssentialThese cookies are needed for essential functions such as logging in and making payments. Standard cookies can't be switched off and they don't store any of your information.
AnalyticsThese cookies help us collect information such as how many people are using our site or which pages are popular to help us improve customer experience. Switching off these cookies will reduce our ability to gather information to improve the experience.
FunctionalThese cookies are related to features that make your experience better. They enable basic functions such as social media sharing. Switching off these cookies will mean that areas of our website can't work properly.
AdvertisingThese cookies help us to learn what you're interested in so we can show you relevant adverts on other websites and track the effectiveness of our advertising.
PersonalisationThese cookies help us to learn what you're interested in so we can show you relevant content.

Save preferences