Low-Carb Eggplant Lasagne - (with a secret, "better for you"- cheese topping!)

If you're craving comfort food that loves you back, this nourishing twist on classic lasagne is about to become your go-to. Made with layers of tender aubergine (aka eggplant), organic ground beef, and a creamy, cheesy topping that's secretly packed with cauliflower, ricotta, and nutritional yeast—this dish is big on flavour and protein, without the carb crash.

Whether you're eating low-carb, gluten-free, or just want to sneak more veggies onto the plate, this recipe delivers all the hearty satisfaction of traditional lasagne with a wellness glow-up. Let’s dive in!

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Ingredients

Method

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Why you'll love it.

This isn’t your average lasagne—this one’s had a serious wellness glow-up. Packed with protein, fibre, and nutrient-dense ingredients, every bite is doing more than just satisfying your taste buds.

Let’s break it down:

• Organic Ground Beef brings high-quality protein and essential nutrients like iron, zinc, and B12 to support muscle health and energy levels.

• Aubergine (Eggplant) replaces traditional pasta sheets, slashing the carbs while adding fibre, antioxidants (like nasunin for brain health), and gut-loving prebiotics.

• Spinach & Carrot mixed into the beef sauce are loaded with vitamins A, C, and K, plus a boost of plant-based fibre for digestion and immune support.

• Cauliflower-Ricotta ‘Cheese’ Topping is not just creamy and delicious—it’s a smart way to sneak in extra veggies. Cauliflower is rich in vitamin C and supports detox pathways, while ricotta provides calcium and a gentle dose of protein. Nutritional yeast adds a cheesy flavour plus B vitamins, especially B12 (a win for energy and mood!).

  
  

Altogether, this dish is low in refined carbs, rich in whole-food nutrients, and totally satisfying. It’s comfort food with benefits—perfect for anyone looking to eat well without missing out on flavour.

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Low-Carb Lasagne Ingredients

Cheese sauce

1 Medium cauliflower

1 tub ricotta

1/4 cup nutritional yeast

1/2 tsp salt

1/2 tsp pepper

1 tsp smoke paprika

Beef filling.

2tbs Olive oil

4 Onions Finely chopped

2 carrots finely chopped

I pack of chopped frozen spinach or 4 big handfuls of spinach.

half a bulb of garlic crushed

500g Organic beef mince

1 tsp dried thyme

400g tin Crushed tomatoes

4 tbs Tomato paste

Layers

2 large eggplants

1 tub ricotta

Optional - Fresh basil

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Method

Total time: 95 mins.

Serves 6

Step One: Pre heat oven to 180 degrees celsius

Step two: In a high speed blender, blitz the cauliflower until it's a small crumb texture (The smaller the better)

Step Three: If you have a Thermomix or similar, keep the cauliflower in the blender, add the tub of ricotta, nutritional yeast, salt, pepper, and paprika. Blend at low speed and cook on a low heat for 15 minutes.

If you don't have a Thermomix, put the cheese sauce topping ingredients in a sauce pan. add 1/4 cup of water and cook over low heat with the lid on for 15 minutes, stirring occasionally. (you may need to ad more water as you go) Once the mixture is cooked through blitz with a stick blender until it's a thick but pourable consistency.

Set aside for later.

Step Four: Add the olive oil, onion, carrot, spinach, garlic and thyme to a large saucepan on a medium heat. Saute for 5 minutes or until softened.

Step Five: Add the Tomato paste and mix together.

Step Six: Add the beef mince and brown for 10 minutes

Step Seven: Add the canned tomatoes, cover and simmer for 20 minutes. Then take the lid off and simmer for another 10 minutes.

Step Eight: Slice the eggplant into 1/2cm think slices length ways.

Step Nine: Cover the base of an oven proof dish with one third of the eggplant slices, top with one third of the meat sauce, then crumble/spread ricotta over the meat sauce. season and sprinkle fresh basil leaves. Repeat two more times. on the top layer use the cheese sauce as the final layer instead of the the plain ricotta mixture. Sprinkle fresh basil leaves on top.

Step Ten: Bake for 45 minutes

Step Eleven: Set aside for 15 minutes before serving.

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