Hearty lasagne
Dive deep into your pantry for this easy family lasagne
6
Serves
1 hr 10 mins
Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
Recipe author
Beef + Lamb New Zealand
Using the best of the store cupboard, this lasagne whips up in no time and leaves the oven to do the hard work. Serve with seasonal greens such as a summer salad or winter greens for a great value meal.
This recipe is based on Bunny Eats Design's original Extra Easy Lasagne recipe.
Using the best of the store cupboard, this lasagna whips up in no time and leaves the oven to do the hard work. Serve with seasonal greens such as a summer salad or winter greens for a great value meal.
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Ingredients
Lasagne
500g Quality Mark beef mince
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2 onions
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diced
1 carrots
grated
1x 500g jar tomato pasta sauce
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1 cup water
375g lasagne sheets
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1 x 490g jar cheese pasta sauce
or béchamel pasta sauce
1 cup grated cheese
From the pantry
1 Tbsp oil
1 tsp salt
1/2 tsp black pepper
Method
For the Lasagne
1
Preheat oven to 200°C.
2
In a large frying pan, heat 1 tbsp oil.
3
Once hot, add the beef mince, onions, carrot, salt and pepper, breaking up any clumps of mince as you cook. Cook over medium high heat for 5 minutes until no pink remains.
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4
Stir in tomato pasta sauce and 1 cup water.
5
Cover and bring heat down to low.
6
Simmer for 10 minutes.
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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 dried lasagne pasta sheets, breaking to size where needed.
10
Spread with meat sauce and then with cheese sauce.
11
Repeat layers until complete, finishing with grated cheese on top.
12
Cover with foil and bake for 40 minutes at 200°C.
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13
Remove foil and bake for a further 15 minutes until golden.
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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 (420g)
Containing zinc, iron and selenium, this dish is an all-rounder on the immunity health front.
Energy
2480kJ (593 kcal)
Protein
35.4g
Total Fat
22g
Saturated Fat
10.4g
Carbs
60.1g
Dietary Fibre
5.6g
Sodium
1336mg
Iron
3.25mg
Zinc
5.8mg
Vitamin B12
0.9µg