Despite the fact there is no cheese in this recipe - there is no shortage of flavour! This is one of my kids most favourite meals, and in all seriousness, I think it tastes as good if not better than the traditional lasagne! I often will make two at the same time, by doubling the white sauce and adding grated kumara and carrots to the mince mixture to add volume (you can also add a tin of lentils to add volume), and then freeze the second one in meal-size portions!
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Ingredients
Directions
Turn the oven onto 180oC (we have a fanbake oven, and it works at 180oC on both, you may just need to cook it slightly longer if you don't have fan bake), and let it heat up.
Brown the mince in the olive oil, then add garlic and onion, saute until onion is translucent.
Add the tomato paste, tin of tomatoes, red wine (or stock sub), soy sauce & Worcestershire sauce; mix together and leave to simmer gently; checking and stirring once in a while, until the mixture thickens up a bit, and the mince is well cooked (about 20 minutes).
Once the mince is simmering, it's time to move onto the 'White Sauce'.
Melt the spread in a medium saucepan, on medium heat. Add the flour, a good shake at a time, and stir together until all the flour is used up, and it is looking quite dry and crumbly.
Add about 1/4c milk, and stir through the flour and butter, quickly - removing all the lumps. As it thickens once more, keep adding the milk and whisking until the lumps disappear and the mixture thickens.
Once all the milk has been whisked through and the mixture is thick but still pourable, quickly whisk is the nutmeg and mustard, and some salt and pepper.
By now the mince mixture should be cooked enough to put everything together...
Grease a casserole dish, and then on the bottom put a thin layer of the white sauce.
Place a layer of lasagne sheets over the white sauce.
Then a layer of the mince mixture.
Repeat this cycle once more... finishing off with a third layer of white sauce.
Once you have all the layers ready to go - choose your toppings, we often just have the breadcrumbs and smoked paprika but have started including some grated dairy-free cheese lately. Mix what you choose together in a small bowl, and sprinkle evenly over the top layer of cheese sauce.
Pop into your pre-heated oven, and bake for 25-28 minutes, or until the top is golden brown and bubbling...
While the lasagne is cooking - prep your choice of veggies or fresh salad!
