Dairy free, gluten free, wheat free, soya free, could be egg free
Struggling for a quick and easy idea for tea, and inspired by a not dissimilar suggestion from our Facebook group, I made this.
Basically I mixed a can of Amy's Spanish Rice and Red Bean soup with some quinoa, a tin of chopped tomatoes and a little free from couscous. (optional)
Bring to the boil with enough water for the couscous and leave to cool. This is your "red lasagne sauce". Now I was in a hurry so I didn't make a white sauce, just layered with free from pasta, finishing with a layer of breadcrumbs for a crispy topping. Then bake. It freezes really well, and the leftover sauce is great with rice, on a jacket potato or with pasta!
Only eight more weeks of rushing around like a loon until term starts, this is set to be a favourite speedy supper here!
Ooh! How was it without the white sauce? I ask because I often make a slimming lasagne and the white sauce is such a hassle to make so I buy a jar but that's not very slimming, so maybe I should just leave the white sauce out!
ReplyDeleteDo you know, it was fine! I made it very moist and covered it in tinfoil for most of the baking time. It was delicious, despite my initial doubts!
DeleteThis sounds like something different to what we would usually make. I like the idea of this, especially as it sounds like a very quick and easy recipe. I need something like this for the summer holidays.
ReplyDeleteOoo that looks and sounds fantastic! What a great idea! I'm jealous that your kids are off already! Mine still have 2 weeks to go and then they only get 5 weeks off. They are struggling and so am I! Hope you are well? Thanks for linking to #freefromfriday!
ReplyDeleteI've never thought of making lasagne with cous cous and quinoa. This sounds really healthy and great if you are cutting back on meat.
ReplyDeleteOooh now this actually looks really good. I'll definitely give this one a go!
ReplyDeleteA good one for me as a vegetarian, love cous cous and beans.
ReplyDeleteThis sounds like a great meal. I will have to source some of the AMy's soups. I live in the back of beyond and stuff like that isn't freely available
ReplyDeleteLove speedy recipes - they're perfect when everyone is hungry and need dinner right NOW!
ReplyDeleteOh yum this sounds delicious and love how quick they are too make! x
ReplyDeleteWhat a clever recipe! My daughter's stopped eating meat and fish and I've been looking for different protein sources for her - I think that I'll try this.
ReplyDeleteYou make free from sound so easy with this recipe.
ReplyDeleteYou make preparing free from food sound easy and fun, Emma and although I am sure it is anything else but at times for you, this post shows that allergies can be managed successfuly with a bit of ingenuity.xx
ReplyDeleteBrilliant! Can't wait to try this esp as its veggie! #freefromfridays x
ReplyDeleteOoh I love easy chuck together recipes like this and it sounds really tasty!
ReplyDeleteOhh this looks delicious Kate! I love easy to pull together recipes and funnily enough we were talking about quinoa earlier tonight. How spooky :)
ReplyDeleteOooh this looks interesting - I love vegetarian lasagne and I would like to try this. Kaz x
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