Slow cooker vegetable lasagne Recipe

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By 2021-06-25

Slow cooker vegetable lasagne is a Healthy winter recipe for 4 people, takes only 30 mins; recipe has rapeseed oil, onion and garlic clove.

Chopped Tomatoes - 400g can chopped tomatoes
Garlic Clove - 2 large garlic cloves, chopped
Onion - 2 onions, sliced
Pepper - 1 red and 1 yellow pepper, deseeded and roughly sliced
Courgette - 2 large courgettes, diced (400g)
Basil - 15g fresh basil, chopped plus a few leaves
Aubergine - 1 large aubergine, sliced across length or width for maximum surface area
Tomato Puree - 2 tbsp tomato puree
Mozzarella - 125g vegetarian buffalo mozzarella, chopped
Rapeseed Oil - 1 tbsp rapeseed oil
Vegetable Bouillon - 2 tsp vegetable bouillon
Lasagne - 6 wholewheat lasagne sheets (105g)

Heat 1 tbsp rapeseed oil in a large non-stick pan and fry 2 sliced onions and 2 chopped large garlic cloves for 5 mins, stirring frequently until softened.
Tip in 2 diced large courgettes, 1 red and 1 yellow pepper, both roughly sliced, and 400g chopped tomatoes with 2 tbsp tomato puree, 2 tsp vegetable bouillon and 15g chopped basil.
Stir well, cover and cook for 5 mins. Don't be tempted to add more liquid as plenty of moisture will come from the vegetables once they start cooking.
Slice 1 large aubergine. Lay half the slices of aubergine in the base of the slow cooker and top with 3 sheets of lasagne.
Add a third of the ratatouille mixture, then the remaining aubergine slices, 3 more lasagne sheets, then the remaining ratatouille mixture.
Cover and cook on High for 2 1/2 - 3 hours until the pasta and vegetables are tender. Turn off the machine.
Scatter 125g vegetarian buffalo mozzarella over the vegetables then cover and leave for 10 mins to settle and melt the cheese.
Scatter with extra basil and serve with a handful of rocket.