Basic Lasagne

As with all recipes on this blog, feel free to tinker around with ingredients. Remember that this is just a basic lasagne and allsorts can be added or taken away to suit personal taste. Some people may prefer more layers of lasagne sheets, I personally don't, but if you want to add more then adjust the amounts of meat and sauce used in each layer to accompany more layers. I know it looks like a lot of steps but they are simple enough and if you can make it shorter, more power to you!

This picture shows you the sheer size of this monster!

Makes one VERY large lasagne or 2 average ones.


Ingredients

2 packs of lasagne sheets
1 tin of chopped tomatoes
3 packs of mince
1 medium onion
1 beef stock cube
1 cup of grated cheese
1 bottle of tomato lasagne sauce
1 bottle of white lasagne sauce
splash of olive oil
pinch of salt
dash of pepper.

Method

1. Preheat the oven to 200c
2. Grease a large rectangle baking dish (at least 3 inches deep)
3. Peel and dice the onion
4. Splash some olive oil in a large pan
5. Add the onion to the pan
6.  Once heated add all the mince
7. Stirring intermittently, fry the mince until brown
8. In a second pan, add the red lasagne sauce and the chopped tomatoes and bring to the boil
9. Once at boiling temperature turn off heat
10. Crush the beef stock cube into the sauce
11. Stir in salt and pepper to taste
12. Mix the sauce in with the mince
13. Line your baking dish with a layer of lasagne sheets
14. Add a layer (half of the pan) of mince
15. Apply another layer of lasagne sheets
16. Add a layer (half a bottle) of white lasagne sauce
17. Apply another layer of lasagne sheets
18. Add the second half of the pan of mince
19. Add the final layer of lasagne sheets
20. Spread on the second half of the white lasagne sauce making sure it reaches all the edges
21. Sprinkle the cheese over the top
22. Finely dust the top with pepper.
23. Pop in the oven for 20 to 25 minutes.