Oven Baked Mushroom & Lentil Lasagne With Side

Before you begin...

This recipe takes around 5-10 min to prep, so get your casserole dish and all your ingredients ready, then wash your fruit and veg

Note: Make sure your dish is oven-proof and safe to use on the hob. Don't have one? Start cooking in a large, wide-based pan then transfer to an oven-proof dish and cover tightly with tin foil

Now, let's get started!

Preheat the oven to 220°C/ 200°C (fan)/ gas 7 and boil a kettle

Grate your white cup mushrooms

Top, tail and grate your carrot[s]

Peel and finely chop (or grate) your garlic

Heat a large, wide-based hob-safe oven-proof casserole dish with a matching lid over a medium- high heat with a drizzle of vegetable oil

Once hot, add the grated mushroom and carrot with your chopped garlic, and dried oregano

Season with a generous pinch of pepper and give everything a good mix up

Drain and rinse your green lentils, then add your drained lentils to the dish

Add 400ml [500ml] [700ml] boiled water, vegetable stock mix, red wine paste and chopped tomatoes and give everything a good mix up

Break your lasagne sheets into thirds and add them to the pot, nestle them under the sauce

Bring everything to the boil over a high heat, then put the pot in the oven, with the lid on, for 20-25 min or until the sauce has thickened and the pasta is tender – this is your lasagne

Grate your cheddar cheese finely

Combine 3/4 of the grated cheese (you'l use the rest later!) with your cornflour – this is your floured cheese

Use this time to clear up, set the table, have a cup of tea or simply chill!

Once the lasagne is nearly ready, add 100ml [150ml] [200ml] milk to a heat-proof measuring jug with your floured cheese and a pinch of pepper

Put the jug in the microwave and cook for 30 - 90 secs min or until the cheese has melted and the sauce is thick

Give it a good mix up until well combined – this is your cheat's white sauce

Once the lasagne is ready, add your cheese, garlic and basil mini baguette[s] to a baking tray, then put the tray in the oven for 10-15 min or until golden brown and piping hot throughout

Remove the lasagne dish from the oven and pour over the cheat's white sauce and sprinkle over the remaining grated cheese

Return the lasagne to the oven, uncovered, for a final 5-9 min or until melted and golden – this is your oven baked cheesy mushroom & lentil lasagne

Once the lasagne is ready, leave the lasagne to stand for 2-3 min for the flavours to develop