Lasagne

Total Time: 1 hr 45 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 250 g lasagna noodles or 250 g lasagna sheets
• 1/2 cup grated parmesan cheese
• 1 tablespoon oil
• 500 g ground beef
• 2 (470 g) cans whole tomatoes
• 1 onion
• 125 g mushrooms
• 1 garlic clove
• 1 teaspoon oregano
• 1/4 teaspoon basil
• 1/4 teaspoon rosemary
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon sugar
• 60 g butter
• 4 tablespoons flour
• 2 cups milk
• salt
• pepper
• 1 pinch nutmeg
• 125 g grated processed cheese
• 1 tablespoon grated parmesan cheese

Recipe

• 1 cook noodles in large saucepan of boiling salted watter until tender, approximately 15 minute drain well. (skip this step if using no-boil sheets).
• 2 meat sauce:.
• 3 heat oil, add ground beef; cook until well browned; pour off excess fat.
• 4 add chopped tomatoes with liquid from cans, peeled finely chopped onions, sliced mushrooms, crushed garlic, oregano, basil, rosemary, salt, sugar.
• 5 bring to boil, stirring; reduce heat, simmer uncovered 60 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• 6 cheese sauce:.
• 7 melt butter in saucepan.
• 8 stir in flour, cook gently, stirring 1 minute.
• 9 gradually add milk, stir until sauce boils and thickens.
• 10 season with salt, pepper and nutmeg.
• 11 stir in grated processed and grated parmesan cheese, stir until cheese melts.
• 12 place one-third of noodles in greased shallow ovenproof dish.
• 13 spread with half of meat sauce, then third of cheese sauce.
• 14 repeat layers of noodles and sauces, top evenly with third layer of noodles.
• 15 spread last third of cheese sauce on top and sprinkle with parmesan cheese.
• 16 bake at 350 f(175 c) 30 - 35 minutes.