Ingredients

  • 650 g beef, minced
  • 1 tablespoon oil
  • 1 large onion, small dice
  • 125 g button mushrooms
  • 125 g smoked bacon, diced
  • 1 garlic clove, crushed
  • 1 teaspoon dried Italian herb seasoning
  • 18 teaspoon dried chili pepper flakes
  • 12 teaspoon dried oregano
  • 400 g canned tomatoes, chopped
  • 2 tablespoons tomato puree
  • salt and pepper, to taste
  • 1 -2 beef bouillon cube
  • 75 g mozzarella cheese, fine grate
  • 75 g parmesan cheese, fine grate
  • 9 sheets lasagna noodles
  • 60 g butter
  • 13 cup flour
  • 2 cups milk
  • 100 g cheddar cheese, grated

Method

  • 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 180C for approximately 45 minutes.
  • Serve with salads.