Name: Mini Vegetarian Lasagne Pies
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 60 min
Total time: 80 min
Ingredients: 200 g slightly salted butter; 400 g plain white flour (all purpose flour); 2 medium free range eggs; 2 tbsp cold water; 1 tbsp olive oil; 800 g canned chopped tomatoes; 4 cloves garlic (finely chopped); 2 small onion (finely chopped); 1.5 tsp dried mixed herbs; 3 red pepper (diced); pinch salt; 400 ml whole milk; 1 tbsp plain white flour (all purpose flour); 40 g slightly salted butter; 100 g cheddar cheese (grated (vegetarian if required)); pinch salt; pinch pepper; 250g fresh egg lasagne sheets

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Crisp, perfect shortcrust pastry encases these perfect little lasagne pies, made in mini-cake tins.

They're utterly delicious and easily customised, so you could add or switch any ingredient you like to make the tomato filling perfect for your tastes. How about carrot, spinach, or your favourite protein - anything goes!

This recipe makes four pies - enough for 4-8 people, depening on how hungry you are!

Ingredients

For the pastry

200 g (7.05 oz) slightly salted butter
400 g (14.11 oz) plain white flour (all purpose flour)
2 medium free range eggs
2 tbsp cold water

For the tomato sauce

1 tbsp olive oil
800 g (1.76 lb) canned chopped tomatoes
4 cloves (4 ) garlic finely chopped
2 small (2 ) onion finely chopped
1.5 tsp dried mixed herbs
3 red pepper diced
pinch salt

For the white sauce

400 ml (13.53 floz) whole milk
1 tbsp plain white flour (all purpose flour)
40 g (1.41 oz) slightly salted butter
100 g (3.53 oz) cheddar cheese grated (vegetarian if required)
pinch salt
pinch pepper
250g (250 ) fresh egg lasagne sheets

Equipment

Instructions

To make the pastry, pulse the flour and butter in a food processor until it’s like breadcrumbs.

Add the egg yolks and water and blend until it comes together as a dough. Wrap and chill in the fridge for 15 minutes.

Preparing the lasagne pie pastry mix in a food processor

Preheat the oven to 160C (140C fan, 320F). Cut the dough into four and roll out each piece large enough to line your 12cm springform tins.

Four balls of dough, ready to make into pastry pies

Place the pastry in the tins. If the pastry breaks, just patch it up as you go. As long as there are no holes, you're fine.

Line with greaseproof and fill with baking beans.

Pastry cases lined with greaseproof paper and baking balls

Bake for 15 mins then take out of the oven and remove the paper and beans. Return to the oven for a further 10-15 minutes until just turning golden and totally dry at the bottom. Trim off any excess and allow to cool.

Warm the olive oil in a large non-stick pan over a medium heat.

Add the onion, garlic and pepper and fry gently for 10 minutes until soft.

Cooking pepper, onion and garlic in a large pan

Add the oregano, tomatoes, salt and pepper and simmer for 5 minutes until slightly thickened. Allow to cool.

Adding oregano, tomatoes, salt and pepper to the mix

Out the butter, flour and milk in a non-stick pan and place over a medium-low heat.

Whisk continually until the sauce is completely smooth and slightly thickened.

Take off the heat, add the cheese and stir through until combined.

Soak the lasagne sheets in a little boiling water for 3 minutes. Pick a cookie cutter slightly smaller than the tin and use to cut rounds out of each of the sheets. lasagne sheet rounds.

Cutting the lasagne layers with a pastry cutter

Now it's time to fill your pies. Starting a scant layer of tomato sauce, followed by a lasagne round.

Filling the pastry cases with lasagne mix

Repeat until your final lasagne round almost reaches the top. Top with the white sauce.

Top your mini lasagne pies with white sauce

Bake for 30-35 minutes until browned and bubbling on top. Enjoy hot or cold

Baked lasagne pies, cooling on a wire rack

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5 from 8 votes

Mini Vegetarian Lasagne Pies

These lasagne pies are exactly what you'd expect them to be: a single-serving of lasagne in a pastry cases. Easy to make and delicious.

Prep Time20 mins

Cook Time1 hr

Total Time1 hr 20 mins

Course: Lunches and quick-cook meals

Cuisine: Italian

Diet: Vegetarian

Servings: 4 mini lasagnes

Author: Emily Leary