Lasagna ( nightshade free)
GLUTEN FREE II DAIRY FREE II SESAME FREE II NUT FREE
Delicious tomato-free lasagna. Perfect if you can’t eat tomatoes for health reasons or have an aversion to them. My tomato-free sauce tastes so amazing you would find it hard to believe it has no deadly nightshades.
The white sauce is made with cannellini beans. It’s incredibly creamy and perfect for this lasagna recipe. Adapting to different diets can be fun and exciting, and you don’t have to miss out on your favourite foods, either. Enjoy this recipe!
Notes on ingredients & substitutions
Meat
I used organic grass-fed beef for this recipe. You can, however, use minced turkey, lamb, pork or chicken. If you follow a vegan diet, swap the meat for the same quantity of mixed vegetables.
NB; If following a soy-free diet, always check the meat that you are buying has not been fed soy or purchase from a reputable butcher that can vouch for the Provence of the meat.
Lasagna sheets
I bought a regular gluten-free variety of lasagna sheets from the supermarket, which you don’t need to pre-cook. If the lasagna sheets are too big for your dish, snap them to fit like a jigsaw puzzle. Ensure the layers are covered with lasagna sheets so the sauce doesn’t ruin your beautiful layers.
Cannellini beans
I used the Biona brand from well easy take a look here. I find that some brands of beans can be a little hard and not great to use for houmous or sauces as they remain quite grainy. Navy beans, or haricot beans, are an excellent substitute for cannellini beans. If you use dried beans, always soak them first and then cook them till tender.
Nomato sauce
If you are omitting nightshade vegetables, try my nightshade-free sauce. I always batch-cook this sauce throughout the month and pop small containers in the freezer so I can use it in pasta dishes, curries, pizzas, or when I make my yummy salsa.
Or try this ready-made sauce that is tomato-free but not free of peppers, which is a nightshade vegetable.
I buy many of my ingredients from Well Easy, a brilliant online health food shop. Most products are cheaper than anywhere else, and they have over 50 filters, so shopping for allergy-friendly ingredients got a lot easier. If your health conscious and value what you put into your body, you will love the brands and products that well easy offer. You can also get £10 off your first order if you enter my discount code KAM10 at the checkout.
Ingredients
What are deadly nightshades?
Deadly Nightshade vegetables are a part of the Solanacae family. Some preliminary research shows these vegetables may not be the best for people with certain inflammatory and auto-immune conditions like arthritis or inflammatory bowel disease. However, nightshades don't cause inflammation directly. They may increase inflammation that is already there. Many people have allergies to nightshades or intolerances
like myself. I have to avoid all nightshade vegetables. The common vegetables in the nightshade family are: ( not exhaustive)
Potatoes
Cayenne
Tomatoes
Peppers
Chillies
Paprika
Tobacco
Aubergine
Goji berries
Ashwagandha
Storage
This recipe will keep in the fridge for four days. I always double the quantity of this recipe cut it into portions and freeze it. To reheat, defrost and pop in the microwave or oven till hot.
Other similar recipes
Nightshade-free Minestrone soup
Nightshade free Spaghetti bolognaise
Nightshade free Chilli con carne
Nightshade free avocado and lime dip
Tomato & chilli free Chicken curry
Take a look at my popular article, The Ultimate Beginners Guide to a Nightshade-free diet.
6 portions - 1.5 hrs prep & cooking time
Equipment
lasagna dish 9’’x 5’’
Step by Step
Recipe
Lasagna filling
400 g minced beef
1 medium onion
3 cloves garlic
2 tsp dried Italian herbs
1/4 quantity nomato sauce OR 1 jar see notes above
White bean sauce (topping)
125 g white onion roughly chopped
360 g - 2 tins cannellini beans with juice
2 cloves garlic
2 tbsp gluten-free flour
salt/pepper
Method
Sweat the onions with the garlic and beef together in a pan till it starts to brown, 10 -15 minutes on high heat. I didn’t add any oil as the meat has plenty of oil.
If you're making my homemade version, add the herbs and 1/4 cup of the nomato sauce. If you're buying it instead, add the whole jar of nomato sauce.
Simmer the bolognese for 35 - 45 minutes on low heat. Once cooked, turn the oven on to 180°C, or gas mark 4.
To make the white bean sauce, sweat the onion with garlic until soft. Then add 2 tins of cannellini beans to the onions, including the juice, and reduce the liquid by half. Add the flour and stir. Leave to cool slightly before blitzing in a Nutri Bullet or similar.
Once the mince is cooked, it's time to layer the lasagna sheets. Start with a meat layer, add pasta sheets on top and continue till you have run out of meat. Top with the sauce
Pop it into the oven and let it bake for 45 minutes. To check if it's done, insert a small knife in the middle to see if the sheets are soft.
Serve with a side of vegetables, salad or garlic bread.
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