Meat and "Cheese"-Lovers Lasagna

It's gluten-free, dairy-free, and low-FODMAP - and it still tastes delicious!

I bet you are thinking, "with all the allergy-free ingredients, this can't be that good..." Well, I'll be honest, when I started tweaking our traditional lasagna recipe with allergy-friendly substitutions, I also thought that this dish could not ever replace what I have traditionally made for the family. My original recipe is loaded with cheese, gluten, and high-FODMAP ingredients - that's what makes it taste good! However, there are some wonderful substitutes that you can put in this dish that make it taste and feel like you're eating the real thing.

- JUMP TO RECIPE -

For the ultimate test, I put this dish next to my original dish, and I didn't tell the boys (my pickiest eaters) which one was which. They couldn't tell - and better yet - they ate both with no hesitation! That was the ultimate sign that the recipe must be good to go. Lauren was absolutely thrilled to have lasagna again as well.

Ingredients:

• 1 lb. ground beef

• 2 tsp rosemary

• 2 tsp oregano

• 1 tsp salt

• 1 package gluten free lasagna noodles - Barilla has a no-bake version

• 1 package of tofu (14 ounces)

• 2 eggs

• 2 Tbsp garlic-infused olive oil

• 2 Tbsp Italian dressing - we use Wishbone Italian because it has less allergy-prone ingredients

• 1 Tbsp parsley

• 1 tsp salt

• 1 cup vegan shredded parmesan cheese

• 1 cup vegan shredded cheddar - Violife is our preferred brand

• 1 24-ounce jar marinara sauce - We love Rao's Sensitive Marinara

• 2 Tbsp garlic-infused olive oil (for topping)

Directions:

• Heat oven to 350 degrees F.

• Add the rosemary, oregano, and salt to the ground beef and brown in pan.

• Mix the tofu, eggs, garlic-infused olive oil, Italian dressing, parsley, and salt until well-blended.

• Prepare the gluten-free lasagna noodles according to package. The Barilla noodles are ready to use out of the box.

• Add 1/3 cup marinara sauce to the bottom of a 9 x 12 baking dish. Then add the lasagna noodles, meat, tofu mixture, vegan cheese, and marinara sauce in layers.

• Top with remaining cheese, marinara sauce, and garlic-infused olive oil.

• Bake at 350 degrees for 35-40 minutes, or until lasagna noodles are soft.

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