Beef and Pasta Layered Bake
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Health Score:
74 / 100
Difficulty:
easy
Difficulty
Preparation:
1 hr 45 min.
Preparation
Ingredients
for
4
- For the meat sauce
- 3 Tbsps olive oil
- 1 onion (finely chopped)
- 2 cloves garlic cloves (minced)
- 2 cups ground Beef
- 1 carrot (finely diced)
- 3 sticks Celery (finely diced)
- 2 Tbsps tomato puree
- ¼ cup Red wine
- 2 cups chopped Tomatoes (tinned)
- ¾ cup fresh Mozzarella (thinly sliced)
- ¾ cup Parmesan (freshly grated)
- salt
- freshly ground peppers
- In addition
- 9 ozs Lasagne noodle (no-precook)
Preparation steps
1.
Heat the olive oil in a deep frying pan over a medium heat and fry the onions, garlic and mince. Add the carrots and celery and sweat briefly. Stir in the tomato puree and add the red wine and tinned tomatoes with their juice. Season with salt and pepper, then simmer for about 20 minutes.
2.
For the béchamel sauce, melt 50 g butter in a pan. Stir in the flour and cook briefly. Gradually stir in the milk, then season with salt and pepper. Simmer over a low heat for 5 minutes, stirring constantly.
3.
Preheat the oven to 200°C | 400F | gas 6.
4.
Put 2 - 3 tbsp of the béchamel sauce into a baking dish. Place a layer of lasagne sheets on top, followed by meat sauce, then more béchamel sauce. Repeat the process finishing with a layer of lasagne and a little béchamel sauce.
5.
Cover with a layer of mozzarella slices and sprinkle with grated Parmesan. Dot with butter and bake in the preheated oven for about 40 minutes. Serve with a green salad.
