Related recipe: Lasagne with Spinach and Ricotta
Ingredients
4 fresh lasagne sheets (190 g)
1 cup light tasty cheese finely shredded (115 g)
1 packet mixed salad leaves to serve
1 punnet cherry tomatoes halved to serve
meat sauce
1 tblsp olive oil
1 onion finely chopped
2 garlic cloves crushed
1 kg lean beef mince
red wine (125 ml)
2 x jars passata sauce (700 g)
2 tblsps tomato paste
1 zucchini grated
1 carrot peeled and grated
200 g button mushrooms trimmed, thinly sliced
750 g reduced-fat fresh ricotta
2 eggs lightly beaten
⅓ cup low fat milk (80 ml)
½ cup parmesan finely grated (50 g)
Method
- Grease a 20cm x 32cm large ovenproof dish (18-cup capacity).
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To make meat sauce, heat oil in a large stockpot over a medium to high heat. Add onion and garlic. Cook, stirring occasionally, until soft. Add beef. Cook, stirring occasionally, for 5 to 7 minutes, or until browned. Add wine. Cook, stirring, until wine is evaporated.
- Reserve 1 cup passata. Add remaining passata to stockpot with paste, zucchini, carrot and mushrooms. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Bring to boil. Simmer, covered, stirring occasionally, for 30 minutes. Remove cover. Simmer, stirring occasionally, for about 15 minutes, or until slightly thickened. Remove pot from heat. Let stand for 20 minutes to cool.
- To make the ricotta mixture, combine all ingredients in a large mixing bowl. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Stir to combine. Continue stirring until mixture is smooth.
- To assemble, cut one lasagne sheet crossways into six equal portions. Spread ¹⁄³ of the meat sauce over base of prepared dish. Top with one large lasagne sheet. Fill gaps using two smaller sheets. Spread ¹⁄³ of the ricotta mixture over lasagne sheets. Repeat layering with remaining meat sauce, lasagne sheets and ricotta mixture.
- Pour over reserved passata sauce. Cover dish tightly with a piece of greased foil and cook in a hot oven (200C) for about 45 minutes, or until pasta is tender. Remove foil. Sprinkle with cheese. Cook for a further 10 minutes, or until cheese is melted. Let lasagne stand for 10 minutes to cool.
- Serve warm, cut into squares, with mixed salad leaves and cherry tomatoes on the side.
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