Slimming World Beef Lasagne With Courgette

Delicious rich beef lasagne with courgette aubergine pasta sheets for a low carb diet. Includes easy slicing tips and a quick bechamel white sauce that's keto friendly, with step to step images.

Now that I'm focusing on a low carb, keto diet, I've been making lasagne a little bit differently. Particularly since buying a vegetable sheet cutter attachment for my Kitchen Aid.

And ever since, I've loved this courgette aubergine pasta alternative. But, I do use real pasta sheets for my husband in a traditional lasagne using this recipe.

I simply make everything the same, but split the recipe into 2 small baking dishes and layer his with pasta sheets and mine as a courgette lasagne. So, I'm going to finally share my recipe, but assuming you're making 1 large lasagne for 4-6 people.

Equipment I Used

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• Measuring spoons
• Garlic press
• Chopping knife
• Chopping knife
• Saucepan
• Mixing bowl
• Measuring cups or Weighing scales
• Cheese grater
• Salt and pepper grinder
• Spatula
• Baking dish

Kitchenaid Vegetable Sheet Cutter Lasagne

Note, I highly recommend a Kitchenaid vegetable sheet cutter for the courgette (zucchini), or use a knife as I did for slices.

With vegetable sheets, you can get a long continuous sheet to trim down with a knife or scissors. Note, I haven't tried it with aubergine (eggplant) yet , though.

How to Make Aubergine & Courgette Pasta Lasagne

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Firstly, you can find a full list of ingredients for my courgette aubergine bake by clicking the jump to button above. Then scroll back up if you need a visual on how to layer your lasagne.

Steps for Making Courgette and Aubergine Lasagne

• Preheat your oven on 160c fan/180c conventional/gas mark 4/350F.
• Saute the onion and garlic in olive oil until softened.
• Add the beef and seasoning (s&p), then brown.
• Then add the remaining meat mixture ingredients,except the parmesan, simmer and stir for 5 minutes and set aside.
• To make the keto bechamel sauce, in a bowl or jug, mix together all of the ingredients until combined.

Layering Your Keto Lasagne

• In a large baking dish (30x23cm), spread a 3rd of the meat mixture at the bottom.
• Add one layer of courgette or aubergine slices on top.
• Top with a 3rd of the white sauce and spread, followed with another layer of either vegetable.
• Repeat with a final layer, finishing with the cheese sauce and grated parmesan.
• Bake in the oven for 35-40 minutes and serve between 6 people.

Swaps for a Vegetarian Lasagne With Aubergine Courgette

For a vegetarian courgette aubergine lasagne, there's two key elements you can change:

• Make sure you use a vegetarian parmesan, such as Violife Prosociano, that doesn't use rennet.
• Swap beef mince for vegetarian mince to make a Quorn lasagne without pasta, or dry soy mince. Or you can make purely a vegetable lasagne by adding squash, or other vegetables

And of course, if you want to make a no pasta lasagne with just courgette, then just replace it with two more courgettes, which will result in even lower carbs!

Low Carb Bechamel Sauce Alternatives

I'm going to be honest here and say, while making this courgette aubergine recipe, I used whatever cream that was in my fridge. I do this with every low carb white sauce, because it's so versatile.

On this occasion, I used double cream, which is higher in calories, but perfectly Keto.

However, here's a list of other ways you can make it:

• 250g tub of quark, mixed with 2 eggs and cheese. Note, this is low fat and perfect as a Slimming lasagne
• A 200-300g tub of natural yogurt, mixed with 2 eggs
• Follow this recipe, but make an oat flour white sauce lasagane without egg s
• 250g tub of full fat creme fraiche or greek yogurt
• Or ricotta cheese

With any type you use, I recommend adding some cheese or parmesan to enhance the flavour.

Slicing Tips For Aubergine and Courgette Pasta Bake

When slicing aubergines and courgettes, I have a few tips after you've trimmed the end off.

• Flatten one of the sides of the aubergines so it stays still while slicing on the chopping board
• To aim for ½cm thick slices, lay your carving knife flat on the chopping board and use the handle's thickness as a depth gauge. To do this, keep the handle flat to the board while you're slicing.

More Zucchini and Eggplant Recipes

• thai canned mackerel soup with courgette noodles
• Slimming aubergine parmigana melanzane
• Authentic parmigana aubergine
• Prawn fritters with grated courgettes
• Slimming courgette cheese soup
• Cheesy courgette and aubergine ratatouille
• Turkey meatballs with courgetti/zoodles
• Spiralized zucchini prawn & tofu noodle soup
• Salmon and courgette tray bake

Pasta Free Lasagne in a Courgette Aubergine Recipe

Beef Lasagne With Courgette Aubergine Pasta Sheets - Keto

Delicious rich beef lasagne with courgette aubergine pasta sheets for a low carb diet Includes easy slicing tips and a quick bechamel white sauce that's keto friendly, with step to step images.

Prep Time 10 mins

Cook Time 50 mins

Total Time 1 hr

Course Main Course

Cuisine Italian

Servings 6 people

Calories 446 kcal

• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 2 cloves garlic minced
• 1 red onion diced
• Dash salt
• Dash black pepper
• 500 g Extra lean beef mince (5% fat)
• 400 g Tin of chopped tomatoes
• 2 tbsp tomato puree Or red pesto
• 2 tsp oregano
• 1 tsp balsamic vinegar
• 100 g mushrooms sliced
• 40 g parmesan

Quick White Lasagne Sauce

• 284 ml carton of double cream
• ½ tsp xantham gum
• 100 g mature cheddar grated
• ¼ tsp ground nutmeg
• Dash salt
• Dash Black pepper

Pasta-Free Sheets

• 2 courgettes sliced lengthways into ½cm slices
• 1 aubergine sliced lengthways into ½cm slices

• Preheat your oven on 160c fan/180c conventional/gas mark 4/350F.

• Meanwhile, saute the onion and garlic in olive oil until softened.

• Add the minced beef and salt and pepper and brown.

• Then add the remaining meat mixture ingredients, except the parmesan, simmer and stir for 5 minutes until thickened and set aside.

White Sauce

• In a bowl or jug, mix together all of the ingredients until combined.

Layering the Lasagne

• In a large baking dish (30x23cm), spread a 3rd of the meat mixture at the bottom.

• Add one layer of courgette or aubergine slices on top.

• Top with a 3rd of the white sauce and spread, followed with another layer of either vegetable.

• Repeat with a final layer, finishing with the cheese sauce and grated parmesan.

• Bake in the oven for 35-40 minutes and serve between 6 people.

*This is an unofficial page and has no affiliation or endorsement from Slimming World. Slimming World's website can be found at https://www.slimmingworld.co.uk/. Any syn values are personal estimates and not verified by Slimming World.

Calories: 446 kcal Carbohydrates: 14 g Protein: 28 g Fat: 32 g Saturated Fat: 18 g Trans Fat: 1 g Cholesterol: 139 mg Sodium: 379 mg Potassium: 844 mg Fiber: 4 g Sugar: 7 g Vitamin A: 1188 IU Vitamin C: 17 mg Calcium: 288 mg Iron: 4 mg

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