Stovetop Beef Lasagne

 

This Italian classic can be made in half the time on the stove. Serve with a side salad or crusty cheesy garlic bread, if you like.

Ingredients:

2 tblsp olive or canola oil

1 onion, chopped

500g beef mince

Salt and milled pepper

1 Tbsp crushed garlic

2 Tbsp tomato paste

½ tsp chilli flakes

1 tsp smoked paprika - use plain paprika if you must

1 tsp dried Italian mixed herbs

8-10 lasagne sheets

1 jar (400g) tomato passata (or tomato pasta sauce)

1½ cups (375ml) beef or chicken stock

Juice (60ml) and grated peel of 1 lemon

½ cup (125ml) mozzarella, grated

½ cup (125ml) cheddar cheese, grated

Fresh basil leaves, for serving

Method: 

Heat oil in a large pan over medium heat.

Sauté onion until soft.

Add mince and cook to brown. Season.

Stir in garlic, tomato paste, chilli flakes, paprika and herbs, and cook for 5 minutes.

Add lasagne sheets, tomato passata and stock, and bring to the boil.

Reduce heat to a simmer, gently pressing pasta sheets into sauce.

Cover with lid and cook for 15-20 minutes, stirring gently every 5 minutes for even cooking. (Make sure pasta is covered in sauce and not sitting on top.)

Stir in lemon juice and peel, and top with cheese.

Cook for another 10 minutes with lid on until cheese has melted.

Serve garnished with basil.

NOTE: Keep the lasagna sheets covered with sauce when you stir.

This enables the lasagne to cook as if its baked in an oven