Vegetarian Pasta Bake

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Vegetarian Pasta Bake
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Health Score:
75 / 100
Difficulty:
moderate
Difficulty
Preparation:
1 hr
Preparation

Ingredients

for
6
Ingredients
18 ozs Tomatoes
2 Tbsps butter
1 onion (finely chopped)
salt
peppers
1 tsp chopped thyme
1 Eggplant (chopped)
12 sheets Lasagne noodle
½ bunch Basil (finely chopped)
For the bechamel sauce
¼ cup butter
½ cup flour
2 cups milk
cup cream (30% fat)
¾ cup grated Parmesan
salt
peppers
How healthy are the main ingredients?
TomatoParmesanBasilthymeonionsalt

Preparation steps

1.
Heat the oven to 200°C (180° fan) 400°F gas 6. Grease a baking dish.
2.
Pour boiling water over the tomatoes, then skin, quarter, deseed and roughly dice.
3.
Heat the butter in a frying pan and gently cook the onions until softened. Add the aubergines and cook for 5 minutes, then stir in the diced tomatoes. Season to taste with salt and pepper and stir in the thyme.
4.
For the sauce: melt the butter in a pan, stir in the flour and cook for 2 minutes. Gradually stir in the milk. Add the cream and simmer for 5 minutes.
5.
Stir in half the cheese and season with salt and pepper.
6.
Spread a little bechamel sauce on the base of the baking dish. Cover with a layer of lasagne sheets and continue to add layers of vegetables, bechamel sauce and lasagne, with a scattering of basil, until all the ingredients are used. Finish with vegetables and bechamel sauce.
7.
Sprinkle with the remaining cheese and cook for 30-40 minutes, until golden brown.