Lasagna "with a Bit of a Bite!"

"A wonderful Italian dish, full of flavor, with a hint of heat in it. A bit fiddly but well worth the effort."
 
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photo by JoyfulCook
photo by JoyfulCook photo by JoyfulCook
Ready In:
2hrs 30mins
Ingredients:
20
Serves:
6
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ingredients

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directions

  • For the Meat Sauce.
  • Peel and chop the onions and mushrooms.
  • Slightly blend the tomatoes with the juice. set to one side.
  • Place the oil in a medium size saucepan, heat and add the Onion, Garlic, Bacon and Mushrooms stirring for 4-5 minutes.
  • Add the meat and stir with a fork until it looses its pinkness.
  • Season and add the Oregano, Italian Herbs, Chili and 1 tablespoon Tomato puree, stock cubes and the blended tomatoes.
  • Simmer for 45 minutes or slightly longer until it thickens; set aside to cool.
  • For the White sauce.
  • Melt the butter in a saucepan but don't let it heat up, mix the flour with some of the milk, carefully to avoid any lumps, add to the saucepan, with the remaining milk.
  • Season and stir constantly on low heat until it thickens, stir in the grated cheese.
  • Mix remaining Tomato Puree, with a little water, to make a thinner paste and spread over the bottom of a lasagna dish.
  • Cover with 3 sheets of lasagna pasta.
  • Divide the meat sauce into 2 portions, spreading over the pasta, over with a third of the white sauce, place another three sheets of pasta over, and repeat the process.
  • Add remaining pasta on the top, spread the remaining third of the white sauce over the top and sprinkle on the mozzarella and parmesan cheese.
  • Bake in the oven on 180°C for approximately 45 minutes.
  • Serve with salads.

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We now reside back in England after returning from Australia after most of our working life there. I have been fortunate enough to have lived in many countries when I was younger and therefore many of my recipes reflect this! Love to cook. love to travel too
 
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