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Beef & Ricotta Lasagne

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  • Servings: 6
  • Prep: 20m
  • Cook: 95m
  • The following recipe serves 6 people.

Ingredients

The ingredients are:
  • 1 yellow onion (finely chopped)
  • 2 cloves garlic (minced)
  • 400 grams lean ground beef (beef mince)
  • 1 3/4 cups water (boiling)
  • 20 grams beef bouillon cubes (each cube, 10 grams)
  • 400 grams diced tomatoes
  • 425 grams kidney beans (rinsed)
  • 2 tablespoons tomato paste
  • 1 tablespoon chopped oregano
  • 1 tub (300 gram) low-fat Greek yogurt (Greek-style natural yogurt)
  • 1 large egg, lightly whisked
  • 100 grams low-fat ricotta cheese (fresh)
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • 1/2 cup grated low-fat cheddar cheese
  • 1/2 cup freshly grated parmesan
  • 6 (85 grams) lasagne sheets (dried)
  • Mixed salad, to serve
We recommend you get your ingredients ready before you start cooking. Once you're ready, here are the steps to making this delicious recipe

How to Make

  • Step 1: Preheat oven to 200C/180C fan forced.

  • Step 2: Heat a large frying pan over moderate heat.

  • Step 3: Spray onion and garlic with oil and add to the pan and cook and stir for 3 minutes or until soft and then add mince, cook stirring to break up the lumps, for 5 minutes or until browned.

  • Step 4: Add the water, crumbled stock cubes, tomatoes, beans, tomato paste and oregano and bring to the boil and then reduce heat, simmer, stirring occasionally for 30 minutes or until mixture thickens and then season to taste.

  • Step 5: Meanwhile, whisk yoghurt, egg, ricotta and nutmeg in a bowl.

  • Step 6: Combine cheddar cheese and parmesan in a bowl.

  • Step 7: Grease a 2 litre (8 cup) ovenproof dish and line base with 2 lasagne sheets.

  • Step 8: Spoon half the mince mixture over lasagne sheets in prepared dish and top with a third of the cheese mixture and repeat layers finishing with lasagne sheets.

  • Step 9: Pour yoghurt mixture and level surface and then top with remaining cheese mixture and bake for 55 minutes or until bubbling and golden.

  • Step 10: Stand for 5 minutes and then cut lasagne into pieces and serve with a salad.


Tips & Variations

Don't forget the following tips and variations.
  • Cooking oil spray

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