The epitome of comfort food, there’s nothing quite like a hot baked lasagne! And with a topping of crispy cheese, grilled to perfection, it’s a meal that’s hard to resist.

INGREDIENTS

• 1 Tbsp. cooking oil
• 500g beef mince
• 1 onion finely chopped
• ½ tsp chopped garlic
• 250g sliced mushrooms
• 100g tomato paste
• 410g OK tomato and onion mix
• 1 packet cheese sauce
• 100 grated cheese
• Salt and pepper to taste
• Lasagna sheets

METHOD

• Preheat the oven to 180OC.
• Heat the oil in a pot and cook the onions, mushrooms and garlic for about 5 minutes.
• Add the mince with salt and pepper, and brown for a further 5 minutes.
• Lower the heat and add first the tomato paste and give it a mix, and then the tomato and onion mixture and mix it all together.
• Leave to simmer on the stove top on low heat.
• Mix up a batch of cheese or white savoury sauce from a sachet using boiling water (follow the instructions on the packet).
• In a baking dish, pour a thin layer of the white sauce, followed by a layer of pasta sheets, and then a layer of the mince sauce, followed by a layer of white sauce. Repeat until all of the sauce has been used up.
• Top with a layer of grated cheese and bake in the oven for 30 minutes.