• Serves: 10

Ingredients

  • 3kg Minced beef
  • 2kg Mushrooms
  • 1kg Onions
  • 2kg Carrots
  • 5kg Tomatoes, chopped
  • 200g Tomato paste
  • 250g Garlic
  • 200g Basil, finely chopped
  • 200g Thyme, finely chopped
  • 500g Butter
  • 500g Flour
  • 4 ltr Semi milk
  • 2kg Cheese, grated
  • 2.5kg Pasta sheets

Love beef lasagne but want to reduce the amount of meat you eat, without compromising on the taste, then this is the recipe for you.

METHOD

Finely grate all the vegetables and sweat down. Once soften add the tomato puree and cook out.

Roast the mince breaking it up every 20 minutes.

Once the mince is cooked drain and add to the vegetables and add theΒ  chopped tomato.

Stir well and cook for 45 minutes.

Once cooked finish with salt, pepper and the herbs

Melt the butter in a pan, add the flour and cook out the roux.

Slowly add the milk and stir.

Once cooked and smooth add 1 kg of grated cheese.

Build the layers in the gastro then bake. Once cooked sprinkle the rest of the cheese over the top and return to the oven for 10 minutes more to melt the cheese.

Cut each tray in to 24 and serve.

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