Extra easy lasagne

Quick family friendly lasagne recipe

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Serves

6

Prep Time

1 hr 10 mins

Cook Time

40 mins

This rich and comforting lasagne recipe makes enough for six people and only uses six ingredients! It's great for a crowd – or for a batch cooking weekend as it freezes well.

Recipe courtesy of Greenlea Butcher Shop.

This rich and comforting lasagne recipe makes enough for six people and only uses six ingredients! It's great for a crowd – or for a batch cooking weekend as it freezes well.

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Ingredients

Lasagne
  • 500g Quality Mark beef mincei

  • 2 onionsi

    diced
  • 1x 500g jar tomato pasta saucei

  • 400g lasagne sheets

    fresh
  • 1 x 500g jar cheese pasta sauce

    or béchamel pasta sauce.
  • 3 cups grated Cheddar cheese

From the pantry
  • 1 Tbsp oil

  • 1 tsp kosher salt

  • 1/2 tsp black pepper

Method

1

Preheat oven to 200°C.

2

In a large frying pan, heat 1 Tbsp oil.

3

Once hot, add the beef mince, onions, salt and pepper, breaking up any clumps of mince as you cook. Cook over medium high heat for 5 minutes until no pink remains.

4

Stir in tomato pasta sauce and 1 cup water.

5

Cover and bring heat down to low.

6

Simmer for 10 minutes.

7

Turn off heat, stir well and taste the sauce. Adjust seasoning if required.

8

Spread half a cup of meat sauce into an oven-proof lasagne-style dish (approx. 20 x 30cm).

9

Add a single layer of fresh lasagne, cutting to size where needed.

10

Spread with meat sauce, cheese sauce and grated cheese.

11

Repeat layers until complete, finishing with grated cheese on top.

12

Cover with foil and bake for 40 minutes at 200°C.

13

Remove foil and bake for a further 15 minutes until golden.

14

Rest for 15 to 30 minutes to allow layers to firm up before slicing and serving. Also makes for great leftovers!

Nutrition Information per Serving (437g)

This nutrition analysis is based on 6 serves. Containing zinc, iron and selenium, this dish is an all-rounder on the immunity health front.

Energy
2504kJ (598 kcal)
Protein
40.6g
Total Fat
33.3g
Saturated Fat
15.7g
Carbohydrate
31.5g
Dietary Fibre
5.9g
Sodium
1850mg
Iron
3.4mg
Zinc
7.2mg
Vitamin B12
1.7µg