This vlog was filmed last week when I finally picked up a new stove with a working oven. For the last 3 months I have been using a stove with no oven and have really missed cooking, making bread and generally creating healthy dishes. Cooking is a passion of mine, so I found it really frustrating trying to eat well with only a microwave and grill.
One of my favorite styles of food is Italian. Pizza, pasta, risotto and of course... lasagna. I've been a life long vegetarian and have learned a few vegi dishes that even the most dedicated carnivore wouldn't turn their nose up at, this lasagna is one of them. This recipe also has the advantage that it is low FODMAP which means it is suitable for people who suffer from IBS as long as they don't have a wheat sensitivity. Lowe FODMAP basically means that it has very small amounts of short chain carbohydrates and sugar alcohols that are poorly absorbed by the body. Great for people with sensitive digestive systems.
So, this is my super reasonably healthy, vegetable lasagna recipe. I hope you enjoy, watching the video explanation and making/eating it.
Please do let me know in the comments if you try the recipe.
What did you think of it?
Were there any problems with timings etc?
I have also included a brief text version below, but for a full explanation please do check out the dtube vid.
Spinach & Veg Lasagna
Ingredients:
- Half a pack of fresh spinach
- 2 carrots (diced)
- 2 small potatoes (diced)
- 2 tins of chopped tomatoes
- Half a cup of frozen peas
- 3 spring onions
- 2 table spoons of garlic infused olive oil
- a pack of dried lasagna sheets
- a few drops of high quality balsamic vinegar
- A cup full of medium strength cheddar or other cheese
For the Bechamel sauce:
- 50 grams of butter
- 50 grams of flour
- approx 1 cup of milk
Method:
Dice potatoes and carrots and fry in garlic infused olive oil in a large sauce pan for 8-10 minutes on a low heat
Add chopped spring onions and fry for a further 2 minutes
Add chopped spinach and wilt down for 30 seconds to a minute
Add liquidised chopped tomatoes, frozen peas and a few drops of balsamic vinegar
Add a tea spoon of dried basil or a small amount of chopped fresh basil
Simmer over a low heat for 15 minutes, stirring occasionally
To make Bechamel sauce melt butter in small sauce pan
Add flour and stir cooking for 30-40 seconds
Add milk incrementally while stirring constantly until thick and creamy
Build the layers of tomato sauce between lasagna sheets, covering the top sheet with the Bechamel sauce
Grate cheese over the top and put in the oven to bake at gas mark 6 for approx 35 minutes, N.B. it might take more time depending on the oven
Sources:
Music by LAKEY INSPIRED - Summertime Love
Image of Italian Flag in thumbnail from Pixabay
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A couple years ago, our oven died and we did without as well. Good thing it was the summer so that we could bbq but I missed all of the baked dishes.
That is a great looking recipe and you have explained it really well. Might just make it and post on the results.
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Hey Zeke 👋
It really is a pain in the butt trying to live without an oven, but maybe I could deal with it if I had bbq instead lol
I'm glad you enjoyed the vlog recipe m8, do let me know how it turns out if you make it 🙂
It's worth mentioning that 35 minutes at gas mark 6 is just an approximation, often it takes more like 40 - 45 mins 😉 basically, just keep an eye on it after 35 minutes have passed and take it when bubbling and slightly crisp and brownish.
Thanks for checking out my post and... Happy cooking 🥫🥘🍷
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That looks really filling and delicious @raj808 I am happy that you can cook for yourself. :)
Yes, I made this lovely meal and recorded the footage last week before I slipped my Disc but I know I'll be back to making lasagna again soon, maybe in 2 or 3 weeks when I've recovered.
It was a relief when a friend gave me there spare oven and I could cook proper food again. I was getting fed up of noodles from the microwave 😂😉
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Lasagna!!! One of my favorite, and truly missed, meals!
Dang those carbs!
Ahhhh, no carbs is a hard path to tread.... almost mythical discipline to do no carbs ;-)
Well, for me anyway lol
Looks delicious man.
I am from Greece and being neighbours with Italy I have tried a lot of tasty Italian meals.
Your plate looks veeery tasty man.
Speaking of which, I think that Italian pizza is overrated man.
Tasty but very slim dough bro.
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Cheers knowhow92,
I love a bit of halloumi and also hummus form the Greek menu. Died vine leaves as well are real good. I'm a bit limited often with Greek food though as it's quite messy heavy 😉
Ha ha, I agree man & I actually prefer new York style pizza myself m8.
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My fav pastas are pizza and lasagna. Thanks for sharing
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Mnnnn, sounds like we're on the same page anggreklestari. I could eat pizza every day for breakfast if it wasn't so unhealthy 🤣
reasonably healthy it is indeed :DDDD
It does look good do and chill you got a stove again dude... lemme ask you something.. How long does making a vlog like this take you to make?
I am noticing that my attention span isn't long enough for editting to the max in it....so that means even more kudos for you when I see what you are doing!
Glad you enjoyed the vlog Karin.
Yes, it does take a bit of time for sure. This one took me about 6 hours including, cutting footage down to 6mins, transitions, adding music, the uploading time and making the thumbnail in GIMP (free open source version of Photoshop). It is a labor of love and I only make videos occasionally given how sporadically dtube seem to vote on my vlogs. I'm very happy with this one though, both because I felt the quality was high, so I was satisfied when I watched it back after posting, video editing well done etc and also I got lucky that ocd noticed it 🙂
Ha ha, it definitely took a lot less time but making the lasagna than it did the how-to video. I like watching the good channel though so I thought I'd give it a crack waxing philosophical about how to cook something 😂🤣
Thanks for checking out my food porn lol
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hehehe this one is truly worth feeling satisfied about dude! Its quality and I enjoyed watching it. 6 hours isnt even that much when you think about what you all put in there!
heheh ocd noticed it even? yeah then.....that it total appreciation!
That sounds delicious and more healthy than the regular kind of lasagna. Thanks for sharing the recipe. I added it to my favorites so I can find it later, when I have the time to make a really nice dish like this.
Hi blueeyes 👋 love your username by the way. I also have blue eyes.
I'm glad you enjoyed the vlog recipe, do let me know how it turns out if you make it 🙂
It's worth mentioning that 35 minutes at gas mark 6 is just an approximation, often it takes more like 40 - 45 mins 😉 basically, just keep an eye on it after 35 minutes have passed and take it out when bubbling and slightly crisp and brownish.
Thanks for checking out my post and... Happy cooking 🥫🥘🍷
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Woow, I loved your intro man! Suuuperprofessional looking! Nice! Lasagna look amazing, they are way beyond my cooking skills tho..And as always, love your english :D Also loved the way you plated it with that tiny salad...and those brown lines on the plate add to the experience as well :)...looked like from a restaurant :)
Hey Matko 👋
Thanks for the compliment on the plating presentation, it's something I learned a few years back trying to impress my 'then' girlfriend... Ha ha, it worked 😉
I was broke at the time so I used to cook up these elaborate meals for her and present them like in a restaurant and she really appreciated it.
Yeah, the intro... I've been experimenting with Adobe after effects to get that animated intro and outro style that I see on a lot of Dtube/YouTube videos. I think it's helped take my vids up to the next level. I've still got a lot to learn in regards to editing and transitions but I feel like I'm progressing pretty well 🙂
The thing I'm happiest about is that I'm getting more confident speaking in front of camera.
I used to ermmm speak like ermmm I didn't know what to ermmm say ermmm 😉
ha ha, lots of ermmms, but I edited out the few that were in my explanation this time and it seemed more fluid.
Thanks for checking out the video. You should give the recipe a try man! You never know, you might surprise yourself 😆
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You deffo do progress :) I loved those cuts as well...like...exactly on point, no time wasted of just silence :) How much time does it take u? cca to edit a vlog ?
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