Miso Mushroom, Beef, and Lentil Lasagna
This dish delivers rich, deep flavors with all the satisfaction of a traditional lasagna—plus more fiber and less effort. By combining minced beef and...
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This dish delivers rich, deep flavors with all the satisfaction of a traditional lasagna—plus more fiber and less effort. By combining minced beef and lentils, we create a hearty, protein-packed filling without the need for layering, meaning fewer steps and less washing up!
For the best texture, we recommend using a food processor to finely chop the onions and blitz the mushrooms.
This recipe is flexitarian—while we use a small amount of beef mince, you can easily swap it for crumbled tempeh, grated tofu, extra lentils, or leave it out entirely.
This dish delivers rich, deep flavors with all the satisfaction of a traditional lasagna—plus more fiber and less effort. By combining minced beef and lentils, we create a hearty, protein-packed filling without the need for layering, meaning fewer steps and less washing up!
For the best texture, we recommend using a food processor to finely chop the onions and blitz the mushrooms.
This recipe is flexitarian—while we use a small amount of beef mince, you can easily swap it for crumbled tempeh, grated tofu, extra lentils, or leave it out entirely.
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spices
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Ingredients
Method
Gather and prepare your ingredients. Preheat your oven to 220°C/200°C fan.
Heat the olive oil in a large, oven-proof, shallow pan over medium-high heat. Add the onions and garlic with a sprinkle of salt and pepper and cook, stirring often, for 4-5 minutes, until reduced.
Add the chilli flakes, if using, smoked paprika, and miso, and stir to incorporate.
Add the chestnut mushrooms and cook for 6-7 minutes, until reduced and most of their liquid has evaporated.
Add the beef and cook for 3-4 minutes, just until no longer red. Use your spatula to chop it up as you go. Pour in the tomato passata and water, and bring to a simmer and let it bubble for 4-5 minutes, until reduced. Start with a small amount of water and add more as needed. It should be loose but not watery.
Add the lentils and spinach and cook for 1-2 minutes, until the spinach wilts.
Add the lasagna noodles and cook for 4-5 minutes, until softening but not fully cooked. Stir often to encourage them to stay submerged in liquid. It may feel awkward at first but will become easier as they cook.
Place the cheeses and basil in a bowl and stir to combine. Turn off the hob and spoon the cheese over the top of the sauce. Don't worry if there are some holes, they will melt in the oven to cover the entire surface.
Place into the oven and bake for 12-15 minutes, until golden brown and bubbling. Allow to stand for about 5 minutes before serving.
User comments (32)
Very tasty, doubled the mince. Will definitely make again.
Needs less liquid
This is so, so good! The cottage cheese topping is light, but still very cheesy. Real comfort food, going to be a regular this autumn.
Really nice. Will definitely make this again though it does make a good amount so be going in the freezer for couple more dinners.
Seeing the rave reviews, I had to try this and I wasn’t disappointed! Once you’ve got all the ingredients together , which takes a little while it’s really quick and easy to make. yum yum!
Delicious!
Was delicious! I modified it to make more of an Italian flavor by eliminating the miso and lentils, and added basil, oregano and garlic powder to the sauce. I used chickpea rotini pasta instead of the lasagna, which added protein. Also added zucchini/courgette.
Absolutely delicious recipe. I used 500g of cooked green lentils, 500g of pork mince (as it was cheaper), added an extra 1/2 tsp each of miso (I only had white miso) and crushed chillies and the whole pack of passata (500g). I cooked everything in the instant pot/pressure cooker (except the pasta) on high for about 13 minutes. Then layered everything as a normal lasagna (used an extra 4 sheets of pasta). With a salad, it serves about 6-8 portions. Really delicious and will be making it again.
Lovely substantial meal, yet light. Served with salad. Complete meal. Froze leftovers for when short on time for the future
Very delicious. We love it! Also our 3year old enjoyed it and finished the whole plate!
This was a very popular dish in our house. I love how D Ruby's recipes are packed full of healthy ingredients, and taste so good. Great interpretation of the original lasagne, he makes the original seem a little boring! I’ll probably add more cheese next time…
Absolutely loved this dish. It was SO tasty and easy to make. Will definitely be making this again soon.
No i didn't enjoyed it this recipe before
This was my first Doctor's Kitchen meal and it won't be the last. Absolutely delicious! I converted it to a thermomix (TM7) recipe with the assistance of AI which made an easy meal even easier! HUGE HIT!
This was so tasty. I’ll cut the cheese mix in half next time though, it was a little much for me
Really easy and very tasty
Really delicious. I layered it like a normal lasagne. Will become a firm family favourite. No one notice it had less meat in it. Result!
Hit for everyone!
Really tasty and easy to make
Delicious, great recipe and very easy.
Another cracking recipe that my carnivorous, non veggie hubby also really enjoyed. Very tasty.
I used tofu in place of mince and rigatoni in place of lasagne. I followed the rest of the recipe as written. It was a delicious and hearty meal
Absolutely delicious! Easy to make. Used portobello mushrooms and canned lentils. I love mushrooms but some in the family aren’t fans- blitzed the mushrooms in food processor- can’t detect them in finished dish 😜 Made it day prior, reheated beautifully.
The cheese choices really complemented the rich flavours of the dish! Loved the fresh basil!
A firm family favourite!
Our favourite Dr's Kitchen lasagna so far! Delicious flavours and really light on the stomach. I had bought a 250g pack of lean beef mince so used it all, used all 300g of cottage cheese too. I couldn't find beluga lentils so just used a can of green lentils. Will be making this many times!
Fantastic flavours, used a whole tub of cottage cheese (300g), would be just as good without the pasta!
Delicious 😋 and the cheese topping was amazing will definitely make again
Love this - a family favourite.
Quick and easy to make, fully of flavour, very filling!
Absolutely delicious. I am gluten and dairy free but I haven’t put that in my search as am able to adapt for myself. I made this using buckwheat pasta spirals and a sauce made from silken tofu and cashews with cashew and nutritional yeast Parmesan. Also didn’t have red or brown miso so subbed with tahini and soy sauce
Very tasty
Vert tasty. Although prefer not to eat meat, find a little bit of red meat helps keep my iron levels up the best. So this receipe will be very helpful ( and the lentils blend in really well).