Big Mamas Lasagna

Name: Big Mamas Lasagna
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 8-10 serving(s)
Ingredients: 500 -700 g lean ground beef; 4 slices bacon; 1 (440 g) can crushed tomatoes; 140 g tomato paste; 1 brown onion; 4 garlic cloves; lasagna sheet; 1/2 cup grated tasty cheese; peas (fresh) or corn (fresh); parmesan cheese; 1/2 cup plain flour; 80 g butter; 1 liter milk

Submitted by tanz674

"This is the only Lasagna i have ever made that turns out perfect every time!! :) Yay!! I will NEVER use another recipe for Lasagna again, this is the PERECT Lasagna!"

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Ready In:: 1hr
Ingredients:: 13
Serves:: 8-10

ingredients

Base
500 -700 g lean ground beef
4 slices bacon
1 (440 g) can crushed tomatoes
140 g tomato paste
1 brown onion
4 garlic cloves
lasagna sheet
¹⁄₂ cup grated tasty cheese
variations
peas (fresh) or corn (fresh)
parmesan cheese
Sauce
¹⁄₂ cup plain flour
80 g butter
1 liter milk

directions

Base:
Brown mince adding chopped onion and garlic.
Add bacon, tomatoe and tomatoe paste.
Add 1/2 cup of water and bring to the boil, turn down heat and simmer until sauce thickens.
Sauce:
Bring milk to just about boil. In a separate pan melt butter, once melted.
combine flour with a whisk (by now the mixture will look similar to a small pastry mix) slowly add the boiled milk to the flour mixture being sure that all the milk is combined before mixing trough any more. Turn the heat up and be sure to continually stir the sauce until thick.
Lasagna:
Layer some of the meat in a dish then lasagna sheets, add a layer of the sauce mixture and then more lasagna sheets continue this for several layers.
The last layer will be meat, then sauce then grated cheese.
Place in pre heated oven 180oc and cook for 40 minutes, cool for 5 minutes before serving.

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tanz674

Im a busy mum of three well four if you include my husband! Lol... I really enjoy cooking :) Main meals are my favourite, and i enjoy all types of food!! My girlfriend and i have made Mondays "Baking Day" where we bake together at her house and i really enjoy this experience of making new and yummy things to try as well as spending time with my best mate. I look forward to putting some of my own recipes up on this site and hope you will enjoy them as much i do.

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