Classic lasagne

Prepare this easy homemade lasagne ahead of time and save in the freezer, uncooked, for when you need it during a busy week. Just bake for an extra 45 mins

Prep:20 mins
Cook:1 hrs 40 mins
plus 1 hr if making sauces

Serves 6
Easy

Nutrition per serving

kcal 580
fat 32g
saturates 14g
carbs 31g
sugars 0g
fibre 3g
protein 44g
salt 1.71g

Ingredients

2 olive oil, plus extra for the dish
750g lean beef mince
90g pack prosciutto
800g passata or half our basic tomato sauce
200ml hot beef stock
nutmeg
300g fresh lasagne sheets
white sauce (find a recipe in the method, or use shop-bought)
125g ball mozzarella, torn into thin strips

Method

To make the meat sauce, heat 2 tbsp olive oil in a frying pan and cook 750g lean beef mince in two batches for about 10 mins until browned all over.
Finely chop 4 slices of prosciutto from a 90g pack, then stir through the meat mixture.
Pour over 800g passata or half our basic tomato sauce recipe and 200ml hot beef stock. Add a little grated nutmeg, then season.
Bring up to the boil, then simmer for 30 mins until the sauce looks rich.
Heat the oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4 and lightly oil an ovenproof dish (about 30 x 20cm).
Spoon one third of the meat sauce into the dish, then cover with some fresh lasagne sheets from a 300g pack. Drizzle over roughly 130g ready-made or homemade white sauce.
Repeat until you have three layers of pasta. Cover with the remaining 390g white sauce, making sure you can’t see any pasta poking through.
Scatter 125g torn mozzarella over the top.
Arrange the rest of the prosciutto on top. Bake for 45 mins until the top is bubbling and lightly browned.

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