Lasagna

Ingredients:

Meat Sauce

• 1kg grass fed beef mince
• 1 large carrot, chopped
• 1 celery stalk, chopped
• 1 onion, chopped
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• 3 cups passata
• 1 can crushed tomato
• 2 cups chicken stock
• 3 tablespoons tomato paste
• 1 tablespoon dried oregano
• 1/2 tablespoon thyme
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 tsp pepper

Cheese Sauce

• 60g butter
• 4 cups milk
• 2/3 cup flour
• 2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
• Pinch of salt

Method:

Meat Sauce

• Sauté vegetables over medium heat in a large pot until they soften slightly
• Add the meat and cook until it has broken down a little
• Add tomato paste, herbs and spices and stir to combine
• Add passata and tinned tomato
• Add stock gradually until desired consistency is achieved 
• Simmer 30 mins then set aside

Cheese Sauce

• Melt butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat
• Add flour, cook for 60 seconds stirring constantly
• Gradually add milk as sauce thickens
• Fold through cheese and remove from heat

Assembly 

1. In a large baking dish put down a layer of meat sauce then a layer of pasta sheets
2. Then put down another layer of meat sauce followed by a layer of cheese sauce and a layer of pasta
3. Repeat until the ingredients are all used
4. For the final layer put down a layer of pasta then a layer of cheese sauce
5. Bake in a 180 degree oven for 30 mins or until the top has browned a little