A homemade meat-free Quorn mince Lasagne is a real classic and easy to do. An easy vegetarian bolognese sauce with a cheesy white sauce between lasagne sheets topped with melted cheese and baked in the oven.
Pre-heat the oven to 200°C/400°F/gas mark 6. Heat the olive oil in a large saucepan or oven proof casserole dish over a medium heat and fry the onion, carrot and garlic for 5 minutes
Add the Quorn mince to the pan and cook for 5 minutes
300 g Quorn Mince
Add the chopped tomatoes, passata, Worcestershire sauce, red wine, fresh basil and season with salt and pepper. Reduce the heat and simmer for 15 minutes, stirring occasionally.
400 g tinned chopped tomatoes, 125 ml red wine, 250 g passata, 2 tablespoon fresh basil, 1 tablespoon worcestershire sauce, 1 dash salt, 1 dash black pepper
To make the cheese sauce
Put the butter, flour, milk, stock and mustard in a pan over a medium heat and keep stirring until the sauce starts to come to the boil and thicken. Flaten out any lumps against the side of the pan with the back of the spoon. Remove from the heat, add 85g of cheese, season with pepper and stir until the cheese has melted.
40 g butter, 40 g plain flour, 300 ml milk, 300 ml vegetable stock, ½ teaspoon English mustard
To assemble the lasagne
Spoon around ⅓ of the sauce into the bottom of the dish, place a single layer of lasagne sheets on top, not overlapping. Cover with some of the cheese sauce and repeat until all the sauce is used up. Finish off with a layer of lasagne sheets, the cheese sauce and sprinkle the remainder of the cheese over the top. Bake in the oven for 35 minutes.. If you have a large dish, you may need some more grated cheese for the top.
9 lasagna sheets, 130 g mature cheddar cheese
Serve the lasagne with a green salad
Notes
Ingredient Notes
Quorn Mince is a great standby and can be cooked from frozen.
Chopped Tomatoes. Use the best quality tinned or canned tomatoes you can afford. Cheaper varieties usually have a higher water content so will make your sauce runnier.
Tomato Puree or Paste. This helps give extra flavour and depth to the sauce.
Worcestershire Sauce. A traditional version contains anchovies so is not suitable for those who don't eat fish. However, vegetarian and vegan versions are widely available.
Storing and Reheating
Quorn mince can be frozen and can be cooked from frozen. If you defrost it in the fridge, cook it within 24 hours. Once cooked, a Quorn lasagne will keep well in the fridge for 48 hours. You can also freeze it, even if the mince was frozen before. Let it cool and place in the freezer for up to one month. Let it defrost fully in the fridge for 24 hours and reheat it until it is piping hot. Only reheat the dish once. If reheating in the oven, cover the top so it doesn't brown any further.