Mexican Lasagne | Nigella Lawson Vegetarian Lasagne Recipe

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Where Mexico meets Italy - A Mexican lasagne made with beans, cheese, and tortilla wraps. Can be fully vegetarian or not.

Struggling to decide whether you prefer Mexican or Italian food? Why not have both with this Vegetarian Mexican Lasagne by famous T.V chef Nigella Lawson.

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Nigella Lawson

Which takes us to this recipe here inspired by the one and only Nigella Lawson. Nigella Lawson is a well-known British food writer, chef, and television personality. Born on January 6, 1960, in London, England. That makes her 64 years old if you would believe it. 64! What’s her secret?? Hopefully Mexican lasagnes.

She comes from a family with a strong connection to the world of journalism and the arts. Nigella Lawson gained widespread popularity for her approachable and indulgent cooking style, as well as her captivating presence on television.

She has written several bestselling cookbooks, including "How to Eat," "Nigella Bites," and "Feast." Lawson's cooking often focuses on simple, comforting, and flavorful dishes, and she is known for her love of rich, decadent ingredients.

In addition to her successful writing career, Nigella Lawson has hosted numerous cooking shows, such as "Nigella Bites" and "Nigella Express." Her warm and engaging on-screen persona, coupled with her passion for food, has made her a beloved figure in the culinary world.

Vegetarian Lasagne

One thing I personally love about this recipe is that it’s completely vegetarian. All my fellow vegetarians will know the difficulty of trying to find a super tasty vegetarian lasagne recipe.

So although this isn’t your typical lasagne, it still fills that craving. And it’s not that veggie lasagne isn’t nice, its just that it always uses a substitute for meat. Which this does not.

If you’re not vegetarian, don’t let the fact that this recipe is put you off. You won’t be missing any meat with this one but if you do, you can also add some in next time!

For more vegetarian recipes here on Smartblend (and I have a lot) check out my veggie recipes tab here.

Furthermore, if this doesn’t satisfy your Mexican cuisine cravings, check out more of my Mexican food recipes here.

What I did different to Nigella

So the original recipe by Nigella (posted ingredients and method below) is great, however, there is a few small changes I made.

Firstly, as photo’d above, I used a yellow pepper instead of red pepper. For no reason other then personal preference and Asda substitutions.

Secondly is the way I built my Mexican lasagne. I used a slightly smaller tin. This is the one I used. yes, that is a cake tin! It made it easier to fill and to take out the tin at the end so I didn’t have lasagne fillings spurting out everywhere.

I also built 3 layers instead of 4. The reason for the smaller tin other then ease in getting the Mexican lasagne out was so I could fold the edges and really squeeze my Mexican lasagne tight to get that clean cut when I took it out the tin. As pictured on the recipe photo.

Here’s how I stacked my Vegetarian Mexican Lasagne…

Step 1: Fill Your tin with a third of your bean, corn and cheese filling.

Step 2: Cover in salsa.

Step 3: Fold over 2 soft white tortillas.

Step 4: Repeat three times.

Step 5: Cover the top with salsa and extra cheese before baking so it looks like a extremely fat based pizza…

Finally, I added some Jalapeños on top for aesthetics and some extra kick. But that step is completely optional.

Mexican Lasagne Recipe

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Nigella Lawson Vegetarian Mexican Lasagne

Yield: 8

Author: Cameron Fielding

Prep time: 10 MinCook time: 55 MinInactive time: 15 MinTotal time: 1 H & 20 M

Where Mexico meets Italy - A fully vegetarian Mexican inspired lasagne made with beans, cheese, and tortilla wraps.

Ingredients

For the salsa sauce

• 1 tbsp garlic infused olive oil (simmer garlic cloves in olive oil for 15-30 minutes and strain into a bottle)
• 1 onion (peeled and chopped)
• 1 red pepper (deseeded and chopped)
• 2 green chillies (chopped with seeds)
• 1 tsp sea salt flakes
• 2 tbsp fresh coriander stalks (finely chopped)
• 800 g chopped tomatoes (2 cans)
• 400 ml water (swilled in empty cans)
• 1 tbsp tomato ketchup

For the filling

• 800 g black beans (2 cans) drained and rinsed
• 500 g canned sweetcorn (2 cans) drained
• 250 g grated mature cheddar
• 8 soft flour tortilla wraps

Instructions

Make the sauce

1. Preheat the oven to 200°C/180°C Fan/gas mark 6/400ºF.
2. To make the salsa sauce, heat the oil in a pan on the stove and fry the onion, pepper and chilli. add the salt and cook gently for 15 minutes and, once soft, add the chopped coriander stalks.
3. Add the canned tomatoes, then swill the cans out with water and add this too. Spoon in the ketchup and let things come to a simmer, leaving the sauce to cook while you get on with preparing the filling – about 10 minutes.

Make the filling

1. To make the filling, mix the drained beans and sweetcorn in a bowl. Add most of the grated cheese, reserving some to sprinkle on the top at the end, and mix together.

Assemble lasagne and cook

1. Start to assemble the lasagne by spooning about a third of the salsa into the bottom of your ovenproof dish smearing it about, then layer on 2 tortillas so that they cover the sauce overlapping slightly, like a Venn diagram.
2. Add a third of the beans and cheese mixture, covering the tortillas, and then about a quarter of the remaining salsa and another 2 tortillas.
3. Repeat with another third of beans and cheese, and some more salsa before layering on another 2 tortillas.
4. Finally, add the last layer of beans and cheese, nearly all of the remaining salsa and cover with the last 2 tortillas. Spread the very last bit of salsa over the tortillas and sprinkle with the remaining cheese.
5. Bake in the oven for 30 minutes, and let it rest for a good 10–15 minutes before slicing like a pizza.

Notes

For a spicy kick, add some jalapeños through the filling mix and on top of the finished layer.

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Nutrition Facts

Calories

459.35

Fat

16.51

Sat. Fat

7.43

Carbs

59.8

Fiber

13.37

Net carbs

46.44

Sugar

8.71

Protein

21.93

Sodium

782.94

Cholesterol

31.25

The nutritional information shown is an estimate provided by an online nutrition calculator. It should not be considered a substitute for a professional nutritionist’s advice. See our full nutrition disclosure here.

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