Best Gluten-Free Classic Lasagne
Since I was a little girl Lasagne has been one of my favourite dishes.
When I first thought of blogging this recipe, I initially stopped and hesitated.
If I’m going to blog about lasagne surely at the very least it should be my mushroom and thyme version.
Then I realised how I’d missed the point.
Why I started this blog. To show how easy it is to cook simple, delicious gluten-free dishes using every day fresh ingredients that don’t cost the earth.
This is exactly the kind of food I’d thought I’d miss out on being gluten-free.
Lasagne is a legendary culinary classic. Tables across the planet are adorned daily with this simple dish of Italian perfection.
When it’s lasagne for dinner in our house I often turn a blind (but inwardly proud) eye to a well licked plate. If you can’t lick your plate clean at 5 years of age when can you?
Lasagne has remained a solid favourite with my children, for all their likes and dislikes that can change as quickly as the days of the week. When they were very little I’d often disguise (blend) a lot of otherwise non eaten veg in to the sauce.
Another grown up favourite uses wild mushrooms, chorizo and a few generous glugs or a good red. I often play around changing the herbs, veg and meat combinations depending on the season, and who I’m cooking for.
But today I’m sticking to the original classic Anglo Italian beef and white sauce. This version is the best lasagne recipe of all the wonderful variations I cook and dare I say tasted! It’s also incredibly easy to make. You don’t even make a white sauce just mix some creme fraich and cheese, inspired/borrowed from Mr Jamie Oliver, thank you!
It also freezes well. Perfect for unexpected guests or last minute dinners.
Best gluten free classic lasagne
INGREDIENTS
- 600g of minced beef steak (preferably organic, grass fed, mince is one of the cheapest ways to buy grass fed beef :-))
- 1 x box of gluten-free lasagne pasta sheets
- 1 x onion, diced
- 1 x carrot, diced
- 2 x garlic cloves crushed or minced
- 1 x table-spoon of oregano (dried or fresh)
- 1 x table-spoon of basil (dried, frozen or finely chopped fresh)
- 1 x teaspoon of cinnamon
- 350ml x passata
- 500ml creme fraich
- 2 x tablespoon milk (of your preference I use almond)
- 25g x mild cheddar grated
- 1 x 125g mozzarella ball
- Salt and Pepper
TO COOK
1.pre-heat the oven to 200c, 400f, gas mark 4
2. gently fry soften the carrot and onion in a large pan on a low heat
3. add the beef and fry until browned all over and stir through the garlic and oregano
4. add the passata, basil and cinnamon and bring to the boil and then simmer for 3-4 mins, season generously to the taste with salt and pepper mins
5. mix the cheddar, milk and creme fraich
6. blanche the pasta for 2-3 mins in boiling water
7. assemble your lasagne as you like but end with pasta and a topping of white sauce
8. tear or cut the mozzarella in to strips, add on top and cook in the oven for 30-35 mins until golden
Enjoy!
Tabitha’s Edit 
7 Responses to “Best Gluten-Free Classic Lasagne”
Looks yummy! I have taken zucchini and sliced it thinly lengthwise to substitute for the noodles in the past
Sounds great!
Great recipe Tabitha! I’m excited to try gluten free sheet pasta! I didn’t know it existed until moments ago! My favorite spots for gluten free pasta do not carry it, so I may have to search a bit.
The zucchini suggestion is fantastic! We used thinly sliced eggplant a few nights back and substituted a blend of tofu, olive oil, salt, pepper and almond milk for cheese, which turned out quite nicely, although your cheese selections had me missing my mother’s recipe!
Thank you for such a wonderful resource of beautifully curated gluten-free recipes!
Thank you for visiting 🙂 good luck on your search for gf pasta sheets. I but them from a grocery store in the UK.
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Oh that is a shame. I’m not familiar with US grocery stores but here in the UK you can buy it at the same/similar price to standard lasagne sheets. If you google it I’m reliably informed you should find some at a decent price you can buy on line from gluten-free pasta companies direct or health food shops. I wouldn’t like to recommend a particular product and endorse something I haven’t used myself. Good luck and I hope you get to enjoy it and the other recipes you mention.