Lasagna Recipe
Here is a great recipe for a simple lasagna. Try and follow the instructions as closely as you can and you shouldn’t go too wrong. Once you have mastered this you will probably find you can start to add your own personalised touch to your next lasagna efforts. There are quite a few other lasagna recipes on this site, including one which substitutes the Bechemal for Ricotta cheese for a really cheesy lasagna. Good luck!
Ingredients
Minced Beef 450g
Tin of Tomatoes 400g
Mushrooms 100g
Chopped onion 1
Garlic 1 clove
Beef Stock 1/2 pint (300ml)
Butter 25g
Lasagne Verdi 1 Packet
1 tsp Cayenne Pepper Buy Cayenne Pepper Online
FOR THE WHITE SAUCE
Milk 300ml
Butter 25g
Plain Flour 25g
Grated Cheddar 50g
Method
1. To prepare the Meat Sauce, fry the Mince Beef and Onion until brown.
2. Stir in the Cayenne Pepper, Stock, Garlic, Tomatoes and Mushrooms (sliced).
3. Cook for about an hour until thick and rich.
4. If necessary add 2 tablespoons of Cornflour dissolved in a small amount of cold water to thicken.
5. Grease an oven proof dish.
6. To make the Bechamel sauce, melt the Butter, stir the Flour in and add the Milk,
stirring until thickened.
7. Grate the Cheese and add. Add seasoning to taste.
8. Layer the ingredients repeatedly, starting with the Meat Sauce, then the Lasagne, ending with the Bechamel Sauce.
9. Sprinkle some Parmesan Cheese on top and bake in the oven at 400F / 200C / Mark 6 for about 45 minutes.
10. Serve with Parmesan Cheese.
Serves: 4
Preparation time: 30 mins
Cooking time: 1 hr 45 mins
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265 Comments
hmm which cheese did you use? If it was a cheap brand they are much more likely to be fatty and greasy – try a better brand of cheese!!
this is grate it is quick and easy to make and tasts lovely, but not shor about the sace tho ?
I made this for me and my boyfriend, we both really liked it.
Thanks utterlyrecipes.com
This is great basic recipe, very easy. I like adding extra herbs or peppers or courgette, whatever I have handy really. It’s always tasty.
i’ve made this three times it’s the best thing to do when i can’t think of anything to cook it’s great i love it
OMGsh! THanks this works a treat! me(11) and my sister (10) made this and my family LOVED it! were makin it agin this weekend! I CANT WAIT! LOL
lasagna is the most delicious food I’ve ever eaten
this will be my first time making lasagna so hope all goes well ; from reading all the comments it seems like this is a really tasty recipe looking forward to tasting it
this is lovley i tried it again and again it all ways makes my jests full
great recipe it was really yummy
i really loved this,,, it was really beautiful…
would dfinatley have this again 
Loved this dish so easy & easy to tweak dilish with a glass of red wine in the sauce n herbs
im gonna try and make this 2dai….i hpe it goes well….ill leave comments to help others…..fnxs anywayz 4 da help
Awesome, gonna make it now ive made my own pasta sauce this morning so I’m gonna use that instead of toms….come here sssssssshhhhh!!!!! It’s got chilli in !!!
Do you have to cook the pasta sheets before you put them into the lasagne?!
It is so easy to make this , i think it tasted great
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Very good recipe, easy to follow and easy to eat the results:). I’m making this again today and tweaking the ingredients for extra veg. I love lasagne, and this, to me, is perfect!
Thank you for this recipe, i will be using this very soon.
It looks delicious, quick, easy, affordable, approachable and most of all it doesnt take up alot of time. thank you again.
Thank you for this recipe,
It was much i loved it making it with my family.
Thankyou for this recipe it has helped me to cook it proply