Thank you Sacla’ for sponsoring this recipe!
A good vegan lasagna is hard to come by. But guys… I think I’ve found one of the best, if I may say so.
It’s creamy, rich, flavourful, comforting and oh so satisfying to eat. The tastiest vegan lasagna I’ve tried so far!
Sliced mushrooms are used in place of meat and I use Sacla’s new free-from bechamel sauce to add the creamy element. Vegan cheese or nutritional yeast is totally optional – I’ve tried it both with and without and BOTH are delicious.
I tested this dish out on my meat-eating friend who absolutely loved it and even asked for seconds, so this is definitely a dish the whole family can enjoy, regardless of their diet.
This lasagna is:
Mushroom Lasagna (Vegan + GF)
A delicious, comforting lasagna that is both vegan and gluten-free!
Ingredients
Mushroom bolognese
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 white onion, diced
- 4 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 small carrot, grated
- 400 g button mushrooms, thinly sliced
- 2 tbsp tomato puree
- 1 tbsp balsamic vinegar
- 2 tbsp mixed Italian dried herbs, Basil, oregano, thyme
- 400 g chopped tomatoes
- 240 ml vegetable stock
- 1 tbsp cornflour, mixed with 2 tbsp cold water
For the lasagna
- 12 gluten-free lasagna sheets
- 1 tin Sacla' free-from Besciamella white sauce
- Optional vegan cheese, , grated
Instructions
Make the bolognese sauce
- Heat olive oil in a pan. Add the onions, garlic, grated carrot, salt and pepper and saute for a few minutes, until softened.
- Add the mushrooms and tomato puree. Mix to combine.
- Add the vinegar, herbs, chopped tomatoes and vegetable stock. Bring to a boil then reduce to a simmer.
- Add the cornflour mixture and simmer for approximately 10 minutes until reduced and thickened.
Make the lasagna
- Preheat oven to 200C / 350f.
- Pre-cook lasagna sheets, according to packet's instructions.
- Add a small amount of sauce to the bottom of the pan, enough to coat the bottom.
- Add a layer of lasagna sheets.
- Smooth 2 tbsp white sauce on top.
- Then top with more bolognese. Repeat until the last layer of lasagna sheets.
- Top with the remainder of the bolognese sauce. Then smooth the rest of the white sauce on top. Add some grated vegan cheese, if desired.
- Bake 20 mins.
I tried this for Sunday dinner. Served it up with pan fried greens (asparagus, sprouting stem broccoli & spinach) and home made garlic baguette. So tasty and fulfilling. So much so that it will make it onto my weekday recipe list.
Made this for dinner tonight – we absolutely loved it – so tasty and very easy. I made my own vegan béchamel as I couldn’t find the Sacla sauce. I’m not generally keen on making lasagne as they always seem like a lot of work, but this one wasn’t and is definitely on the ‘to do again’ list :)
Hey there! The link to the bechamel sauce doesn’t seem to be working- do you have the recipe somewhere / could you repost it?
Hi Aimee
Do you have the nutritional info for this dish ?
Hello Aimee! This looks amazing. I am making this for my daughter and son in law for a family gathering. I want to make it ahead of the event and wondering if I should bake it before freezing or not? And should it be defrosted before going in oven. I am new to vegan cooking
Love that this is a simple lasagne recipe and it looks so hearty and delicious! Definitely a must try.
I made your recipe tonight, next time I would use more mushrooms and as I didn’t know where to buy the bechemel sauce, I just made my own style vegan sauce to go with it. I’m not vegan myself, I made for my daughter and son in law. Not bad for my first attempt though
Hello, I made your recipe a few days ago. I used homemade béchamel sauce, and regular lasagna sheets. It tasted delicious. I does need a bit of modification I think : I didn’t have enough “bolognese” to fill my pan normally. So next time I’ll do more of that. Then to me it was not tomato-y enough, maybe you meant 2 tbsp tomato paste? Because I think it needs at least 5 to 10 tbsp of tomato puree. Other than that, it was perfect, I’m making this again soon for sure! Thank you and have a great day.
God bless,
Agnès
I just made this and it’s beautiful. I had steered away from vegan lasagne after a disastrous vegetable one, but Oh My this is incredible. I made my own white sauce (easy – olive oil, flour and I used oat milk with a bit of cheese and nutmeg). This is defo dinner party material and I will be making it again (and again). Thank you for the recipe 11/10
11/10? wow, that’s better than I could hope for ;-) So happy you enjoyed it, Jo!
Looks delish! Can’t wait to try! Just a FYI, the Sacla free from white sauce is currently £1 in Jack Fulton shops! Think this shop is a Northern brand though (I’m in Halifax). I bought the sauce first and coincidently came across this recipe after.
Hi Aimee, this looks delicious! Can you tell me if it can be frozen, please?
Hi Catherine. Yes, it freezes well!
This is really really nice. I must say though, the first time I made this the lasagne sheets didn’t cook properly. I used the sainsburys free from ones. So this time I made it as usual but put the oven on 190c, covered with foil for 30 mins then uncovered and cooked for an extra 10 mins. Turns out perfect. This is the best lasagne I have had since being vegan. Well done on the recipe.
I don’t I have ever made a lasagna to be honest, but thiiiiiis has got me craving a big slice right about now!
It was surprisingly easy actually, I always thought lasagnas were fiddly but this was so easy! Definitely giving me an excuse to make it more often :-)
Wow! It looks like real lasagna with cheese! I’m looking for a lasagna recipe since a long moment! Your recipe looks so delicious, I really want to try it :)
Thanks Mary! Since becoming vegan, I hadn’t had a decent lasagna so I was SO happy when I tasted this for the firs time. It’s got all the right flavours and textures :-) Let me know if you try it!
Oh my word, this looks absolutely lush Aimee! ❤️ I love lasagna but rarely make it as it’s such a faff. Your recipe sounds so straightforward & fast! I already use the Sacla sun-dried tomato paste & free-from pesto, but I didn’t realise they did a vegan béchamel sauce too. I need to hunt it out asap! xx
I was surprised how easy it was because I had always thought of lasagnas as being a lot of work to make. But it’s a doddle! I’ve made it about 3 times since, already :-) I think the new sauce should be in stock in Co-op already, I think some other stores are slow to follow.
Now why can’t they make lasagne like this when we’re eating out? I wouldn’t mind it being on the menu all the time then. I always use mushrooms too – they are so full of umami.
Yes! Total umami goodness. I agree, it’s so simple to make something like this and yet we’re stuck with boring salads on the menu.
Yum!!!! I love lasagna and my husband loves mushrooms so this recipe is perfect for us! :)
Well then you will LOVE this! Let me know if you try it :-)
I’ve never heard of this sauce before. I need to see if it’s available in the US. I’d love to use it for a quick and easy lasagna.
Hopefully it will make it’s way over there!
Oh this does look so good :D I love using mushrooms in the place of meat! Really need to try that white sauce :)
Me too! I just had mushroom bolognese for dinner tonight, so good :-) Thanks Nadia
Yum, this sounds awwesome!
Thanks Vicky!
Hi Aimee! I went to your link but they are only showing a vegetarian choice with milk. Do you have another link I can go to? All options have led to the same choice.
Hi Kirstina, which link are you clicking on? This is the sauce: http://www.sacla.co.uk/products/pasta-sauces/family-favourites/free-from-besciamella-sauce/ which is marked as dairy-free (but it’s fully vegan). Let me know if there is another link I’ve missed and I will update it! Thanks :-)
Thank you for responding! Initially, it shows its vegan, but when I add to cart they all show vegetarian
Oh they must have forgot to update something from the old product. I have just sent them an email. Thanks so much for letting me know! Should be fixed by tomorrow :-)
This is the perfect comfort food for fall and winter! Lasagna is a favorite around here and I LOVE that you are sharing a vegan version! It looks absolutely delicious, Aimee!!
Thank you, Kelly! It’s total comfort food <3
I have yet to make a good vegan lasagna either (although I haven’t been trying too hard ha) but just the thought of mushrooms mixed into all those saucy layers and this one is sounding totally amazing!
It’s soooooo good. I missed lasagnas so much. Thanks Natalie!
I LOVE mushrooms!!! And loading them up in lasagna is one of my favorite ways to eat them. This looks absolutely delicious!
Thanks Sophia! I love mushrooms and I think lasagna is my new favourite way to eat them too :-)
This is so my kind of meal! Total comfort food…and I LOVE mushrooms! We usually do Italian for Christmas Eve and this would be perfect!
I think I had curry last christmas eve. This year will have to be Italian theme to cater for this lasagna :-) Thanks Jenn!
That looks awesome! SO comforting. Lasagne was one of my pre-vegan favourites. I haven’t yet seen the Sacla free from range here though but when it eventually gets here I’ll be trying this for sure!
Thanks Mel! I really really missed a good lasagna so I’m delighted to have it back in my life :-) Hope the sauce makes it’s way onto the shelves over there soon…
Oh my gosh, this looks so good! I need to make it ASAP.
Thanks Becky! Let me know if you do :D
This recipe looks amazing! I wish we had that sauce here – it looks fantastic!
Thanks Dianne! It’s brand new so hopefully it will be available at some stage over there :-)