Veggie Lasagne
Veggie Lasagne
Veggie Lasagne
2 yellow or red peppers, seeds removed, cut into roughly 2cm/¾in chunks
1 courgette, about 300g/10½oz, quartered lengthways and cut into roughly
2cm/¾in chunks
1 large sweet potato, peeled and cut into roughly 2cm/¾in chunks
3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
1 large onion, finely chopped
½ tsp dried chilli flakes
2 garlic cloves, crushed
2 x 400g tins chopped tomatoes
2 tsp Italian seasoning or dried oregano
1 vegetable stock cube
200ml/7fl oz cold water
100g/3½oz young spinach leaves (optional)
9 –10 dried lasagne sheets
salt and freshly ground black pepper
Method
Preheat the oven to 200C/180C Fan/Gas 6. Put the peppers, courgette and sweet
potato into a large baking tray. Drizzle with 2 tablespoons of the oil, season with
salt and pepper and toss together.
While the vegetables are roasting, heat the remaining oil in a large saucepan
and gently fry the onion for 5 minutes, stirring regularly.
Add the chilli and garlic and cook for a few seconds more. Stir in the
tomatoes, Italian seasoning (or dried oregano) and crumbled stock cube. Pour over
the water and bring to a gentle simmer. Cook for 10 minutes, stirring regularly.
Set aside.
For the cheese sauce, put the flour, butter and milk in a large saucepan and
place over a medium heat. Whisk constantly with a large metal whisk until the sauce
is thickened and smooth. (Use a silicone covered whisk if cooking in a non-stick
pan.) Stir in roughly two-thirds of the cheeses and season to taste.
Take the vegetables out of the oven and add to the pan with the tomato sauce.
Stir in the spinach and cook together for 3 minutes. Season with salt and lots of
ground black pepper.
Pour over just under half of the cheese sauce and very gently top with the
remaining vegetable mixture. Finish with a final layer of lasagne and the rest of
the cheese sauce. Sprinkle the reserved cheese over the top.
Bake for 35–40 minutes, or until the pasta has softened and the topping is
golden brown and bubbling. Stand for 5 minutes before cutting to allow the filling
to settle.