Quick and easy lasagne recipe

We can all agree that pasta is delicious for a good reason. The combination of the meaty filling and chewy pasta is certain to put a smile on your face. Although it’s true that making lasagna from scratch might be time-consuming, it doesn’t mean you should avoid it. The key to a simple and delicious lasagne is simply assembling the ingredients and baking them. It’s a great meal for when you’re busy during the week but still need to feed your family.

Quick and easy lasagne suggestions

It’s possible to brown the beef mince beforehand, but because this is a fast dish, there’s no need to bother with layering the ingredients. To improve the pasta’s chewiness, make sure the meat sauce isn’t too watery. Be creative with the cheeses you choose, and try mixing some parmesan into the bechamel sauce. When the white sauce becomes thick and streaky as you whisk it, it is ready.

After a hard day, a family dinner should be simple and relaxing. This simple and easy lasagna dish is a perfect example of authentic Italian cuisine.

Quick and easy lasagne recipe

Recipe by Gary Dunn

Course: Main

Cuisine: Italian

Difficulty: Easy

Servings: 4-6 servings

Prep time: 15 minutes

Cooking time: 1 hour 10 minutes

Total time: 1 hour 25 minutes

Ingredients

• For the Bolognese sauce

• 500 can beef mince

• 1 onion, chopped

• 8 can can tomatoes

• 3 level teaspoons tomato puree

• ¼ level teaspoon mixed herbs

• 1 heaped teaspoon sugar

• For the cheese sauce:

• 30g butter

• 30g flour

• 350ml milk

• ½ tsp made mustard

• ¼ tsp nutmeg

• 170g Gruvere cheese, grated

• 225g lasagne sheets

• 1 tbsp. olive oil

Method

• Put mince in a pan with tomatoes and juice, tomato puree, herbs, sugar and, if liked, 2 cloves chopped garlic, salt and pepper to taste. Bring to boiling point, simmer for 30 minutes then put on one side.
• Melt butter in a pan, blend in flour, then milk and bring to boil, stirring constantly. Simmer for 3 minutes until thick. Stir in cheese, mustard, nutmeg, seasoning. When cheese has melted remove pan from heat.
• Bring a large pan of salted water to boiling point. Put in lasagne a piece at a time, add oil and simmer for about 12 minutes or until lasagne is tender. Rinse with cold water and drain on a clean tea towel.
• Layer Iasagne, cheese sauce and bolognese sauce in a shallow, ovenproof casserole, finishing with a layer of cheese sauce.
• Sprinkle with remain­ing cheese. Bake in a moderate oven for 40 minutes at 180°C until top is golden.