Name: Lasagne
Yield: 8 servings
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 1 tblsp Olive Oil; 2 Bacon; 1 finely chopped Onion; 1 Stick Celery; 1 medium Carrots; 2 cloves chopped Garlic; 500g Minced Beef; 1 tbls Tomato Puree; 800g Chopped Tomatoes; 1 tblsp Honey; 500g Lasagne Sheets; 400ml Creme Fraiche; 125g Mozzarella Balls; 50g Parmesan Cheese; Topping Basil Leaves

Dinner

8 servings

628 cal/serving

Instructions

Step 1

Heat the olive oil in a large saucepan

Olive Oil

Step 2

Snip or chop the bacon, add to the pan and cook until golden

Bacon

Step 3

Add the onion, celery and carrot and cook until softened

OnionCeleryCarrots

Step 4

Add the garlic and cook for 1 minute

Garlic

Step 5

Add the minced beef and cook, breaking it up, until browned

Minced Beef

Step 6

Stir in the tomato purée and cook briefly

Tomato Puree

Step 7

Add the chopped tomatoes, add any rinsings, stir in the honey, season and simmer for 20 minutes

Chopped TomatoesHoney

Step 8

Preheat the oven to 400°F.

Step 9

Ladle some ragu into the dish, layer lasagne sheets over it (about 2 per layer) and repeat to finish with a pasta layer

Lasagne Sheets

Step 10

Mix the crème fraîche with 2 tablespoons of water until pourable

Creme Fraiche

Step 11

Pour the crème fraîche over the pasta, top with mozzarella and sprinkle Parmesan, then bake 25–30 minutes until golden and bubbling

Mozzarella BallsParmesan Cheese

Step 12

Scatter basil leaves over the baked lasagne and serve

Basil Leaves