Recipe: Beef Lasagne

Ingredients

Per-Person

1/2 an onion
200g of minced beef
1/2 of a can of chopped tomatoes
1tbsp of tomato puree
1tbsp of finely chopped parsley
Handful of mushrooms
1/2 pepper
1 carrot
Wholegrain Lasagne sheets
.5 litre of beef stock

10g butter
10g flour
150ml milk
25g of grated cheese

Method

1) Heat beef in a pan with no oil. In a second pan, add chopped onions, after a few minutes add the chopped mushrooms, chopped carrot, parsley and chopped pepper, allow these to soften. Turn up the heat and add the chopped tomatoes, beef stock and tomato puree. Leave to simmer for 20-25minutes, once the time is up combine the minced beef with the vegetables and stir removing from the heat.

2) While the vegetables and beef are cooking make the cheese sauce. To make this, melt the butter in a pan and add the flour. Cook for a minute and stir. Gradually add milk, still stirring over a medium heat, once all the milk has been added, put in the grated cheese, stir till it has melted and remove from the heat.

3) Take a baking tray and place a layer of the lasagne sheets, followed by a layer of the beef mixture. Another layer of the lasagne sheets, followed by the remainder of the beef mixture. Place a layer of the Lasagne sheets and add the cheese sauce on top. Place in an oven for 40minutes on 190c (375°F, gas mark 5) till the top is golden (roughly 30minutes)

Enjoy an easy to make meal, which will hit many of your macros. It tastes great and due to the type of meal you can in fact make 3 or 4 servings and use it for lunches, dinners over the next few days.

Nutritional Breakdown

Protein: 70g+

Carbohydrates: 40g

Fat: 20g

(Depending on quality of produce, please check the packets on the lasagne sheets, et cetera)