BEST Vegan Lasagna Recipe | How To Make Easy Meatless Lasagna (2024)

Need the perfect vegan lasagna that’s meatless and delicious? Something to impress even meat-eater friends and family? You’ve come to the right website for delicious vegan recipes! This recipe is a warm, comforting lasagna that’s the BEST for vegans, vegetarians or dairy-free eaters!

Warm, cheesy, filling, and easy to make, this Vegan Lasagna is the perfect dinner to share, or to make ahead. It stores well in the fridge and eaten through the week, or make a few trays and freeze them, ready to bake any day.

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I love everything about lasagna, from the cheesy bechamel sauce to the meat sauce and overall sounds of “OMG THIS IS SO GOOD” that my stomach makes. You can also use my vegan ricotta cheese recipe inside the lasagna!

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Although the idea of making most of the components of vegan lasagna can seem like a big task, once you get the sauces started, the dish comes together in layered perfection.

INGREDIENTS FOR THE BEST VEGAN LASAGNA RECIPE

FOR THE MEAT SAUCE

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To start making this lasagna, make the meat sauce first. To do this, heat olive oil in a large pot over medium heat. Add the onion, carrots, and garlic. Cook them for 8-10 minutes, until you can feel the carrots get softer and smell the garlic become fragrant. Add veggie ground round and cook for 3-5 minutes, until it gets heated through. Pour in the passata, crushed tomatoes, tomato paste, bouillon, basil, oregano, and red pepper flakes. Mix everything and bring to a boil. Once boiling, reduce heat to simmer, add agave and taste the sauce. Season with salt and pepper as desired. Cover pot and simmer, stirring occasionally, for roughly 20-30 minutes, or until the sauce is slightly thickened.

While this sauce simmers, prepare the Vegan Bechamel Sauce. Click here for Bechamel Sauce recipe!

BEST Vegan Lasagna Recipe | How To Make Easy Meatless Lasagna (3)To assemble the Lasagna:

Once both sauces are prepared, preheat the oven to 350F. Scoop 1 cup of the ‘meat sauce’ to the bottom of 9×13 inch baking dish, spread it evenly. Cover with lasagna sheets, breaking if needed so they fit nicely. Layer with roughly 2 cups of meat sauce to cover the pasta sheets, then 1 cup of the bechamel sauce. Repeat until your baking dish gets pretty full and you start running low on sauces. the last layer should be a thick amount of meat sauce topped with bechamel.

Cover loosely with tin foil and bake for 25 minutes. Remove foil and bake for another 10-15 minutes until golden and bubbling. Remove from the oven and garnish with parsley. Let sit for 10 minutes before slicing into squares and serving.

Voila! The Best Vegan Lasagna Recipe with Bechamel Sauce!

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I love everything about lasagna, from the cheese sauce to the meat sauce to the silent G, this dish is one of the classics.

Author: The Edgy Veg

Recipe type: Main

Cuisine: Italian

Serves: 4-6 servings

Ingredients

Lasagna

Meat Sauce

Instructions

For the Meat Sauce:

  1. In a large pot heat olive oil over medium heat.
  2. Add onion, carrots and garlic and cook for 8-10 minutes, or until the carrots are softened and the garlic fragrant.
  3. Add ground round and cook for 3-5 minutes or until heated through.
  4. Add Passata, crushed tomatoes, tomato paste, bouillon cubes, basil, oregano, and red pepper flakes. Combine and bring to a boil.
  5. Reduce heat to a simmer, add agave, taste and season to taste with salt and pepper.
  6. Cover sauce and simmer, stirring occasionally, for roughly 20-30 minutes or until
  7. the sauce has thickened slightly.
  8. While sauce is simmering, prepare vegan bechamel.

Assembling the lasagna:

  1. Preheat your oven to 350F.
  2. Spoon about 1 cup of meat sauce on the bottom of a 9x13-inch baking dish.
  3. Cover with lasagna sheets, then enough meat sauce to cover the pasta (roughly 2 cups), and then 1 cup of bechamel.
  4. Repeat layers.
  5. The last layer should be a think amount of meat sauce topped with bechamel.
  6. Cover loosely with aluminum foil.
  7. Bake for 25 minutes.
  8. Remove foil, and bake an additional 10-15 minutes or until golden and bubbling.
  9. Remove from oven and garnish with chopped parsley.
  10. Let stand for 10 minutes before slicing.
  11. Serve.

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FAQs

What can I use instead of meat in lasagna? ›

A: For the meaty ragu, vegan lasagnas can be made with a vegan meat alternative or simply with finely minced mushrooms and lentils. Crumbled tempeh works great too! For the creamy white sauce, the milk and butter can be replaced for non-dairy alternatives. Try soy milk and vegan butter instead.

How do you keep veggie lasagna from getting soggy? ›

For this recipe, we help reduce excess moisture by using no-boil noodles, cooking the mushrooms, onion and bell peppers before adding them to the lasagna, and squeezing the liquid out of the cooked spinach with a kitchen towel. You want your veggies as dry as possible so you are not adding more moisture than necessary.

Who makes meatless lasagna? ›

Stouffer's Vegetable Lasagna is meatless and perfect for your vegetarian guests.

What goes down first when making lasagna? ›

Start by spreading a layer of your tomato-based sauce (either a plain tomato sauce or your pre-made ragù) on the bottom of your dish. Next, add a single layer of pasta sheets. Then, add a layer of white sauce, followed by another single layer of pasta sheets.

What can I make instead of meat? ›

Meat Substitutes
  • Tofu. 1/10. Tofu is a plant-based choice that packs a protein punch -- half a cup has over 11 grams. ...
  • Tempeh. 2/10. Made from fermented soybeans, tempeh has even more protein than tofu. ...
  • Seitan. 3/10. ...
  • Jackfruit. 4/10. ...
  • Mushrooms. 5/10. ...
  • Beans. 6/10. ...
  • Textured Vegetable Protein. 7/10. ...
  • Chickpeas. 8/10.
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What is a vegan egg substitute for lasagna? ›

Firm tofu is a great option for egg-free cooking, and works best in savoury dishes such as eggless quiches, lasagne, vegan egg salad, or a breakfast scramble. A quarter cup of pureed silken tofu can be used to replace one egg. Tofu is generally available at grocery stores.

How long does homemade veggie lasagna last? ›

Leftover vegetarian lasagna keeps well in an airtight container or covered dish in the refrigerator for up to 4 days. Reheat it in the microwave or a 350°F oven. To freeze vegetable lasagna: Assemble the lasagna in the baking dish. Cover tightly with foil and store in the freezer for up to 3 months.

Can you leave vegetarian lasagna out overnight? ›

The guidelines for food handling recommend that food only be left out for 2 hours at the most.

What keeps lasagna from falling apart? ›

The biggest offender, though, is watery, thin pasta sauce. A helpful technique can prevent this pitfall from sabotaging your lasagna: Reduce your sauce to thicken it before pouring it into the casserole. A thin sauce runs right off of cooked lasagna noodles, causing all the layers to slide off of each other, as well.

Can you buy vegan lasagna sheets? ›

San Remo No. 228 Gluten Free and Vegan Lasagne Sheets provide a premium quality substitute for gluten free and vegan diets without sacrificing taste. The sheets are also suitable for dairy free and egg free diets. Create lasagne with roast vegetables, pesto and other diet appropriate ingredients.

How long is meatless lasagna good for? ›

Cooked lasagna keeps in the refrigerator for up to five days if stored in a tightly sealed container to keep out excess moisture and other contaminants. The best way to determine whether or not lasagna has turned is to look for dried-out noodles or a sour smell emanating from the tomato sauce and cheese.

What are the ingredients in Amy's vegetarian lasagna? ›

ORGANIC PASTA (ORGANIC UNBLEACHED DURUM WHEAT FLOUR, ORGANIC WHOLE DURUM WHEAT FLOUR, FILTERED WATER), ORGANIC TOMATO PURÉE, RICOTTA CHEESE (PASTEURIZED WHEY, PASTEURIZED PART-SKIM MILK, VINEGAR, SALT), ORGANIC ZUCCHINI, FILTERED WATER, PART-SKIM MOZZARELLA AND PARMESAN CHEESES (PASTEURIZED PART-SKIM MILK, CULTURE, ...

How many layers should a lasagna have? ›

Betony Kitchen says you could make lasagna with as little as two layers for a quick lasagna that doesn't take long to bake. Many, however, would consider this skimping. Most recipes you'll find for lasagna call for a minimum of three layers, which seems to be the universal standard.

Should you criss cross lasagna noodles? ›

(Do notice that I put the noodles criss cross – perpendicular from the layer below – it helps it to hold together when you serve it). So, the noodles directly on the cheese means there won't be enough for a top layer of noodles.

Do you bake lasagna covered or uncovered? ›

In an oven preheated to 375 degrees F, this homemade lasagna should be perfectly baked in about 50 minutes (30-40 minutes covered, 5-10 minutes uncovered).

Does lasagna need meat? ›

There are many traditional lasagne pasta bakes, some require meat and some don't. Lasagne alla modenese are made with green pasta (it includes some very finely minced spinaches in the dough) and a ragù made with minced meat. Neapolitan lasagne di carnevale include tiny meatballs.

Do Italians put meat in their lasagna? ›

In southern Italy lasagna is generally made with dried sheets of pasta layered with rich meat ragú, ricotta and mozzarella. In the north, especially in Bologna, the most popular version of lasagna features fresh egg pasta colored green with spinach and layered with ragú, bechamel and Parmigiano Reggiano.

What can I use instead of ground meat in spaghetti? ›

Meat Alternatives for Spaghetti:
  1. Mushrooms:Umami Boost: Sauteed mushrooms add a rich, meaty flavor. ...
  2. Lentils:Protein-Packed: Cooked lentils provide a nutritious and filling alternative. ...
  3. Beyond Meat or Tofu:Plant-Based Options: Beyond Meat or crumbled tofu offer a protein substitute.
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What can I use instead of ground beef in casserole? ›

Lentils. Brown lentils, due to their small shape and similar color, make an excellent stand-in for ground beef. These legumes can be cooked from dry or use the canned variety for extra convenience. Left whole, lentils can make a hearty addition to shepherd's pie and meatless meatloaf.

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