Beef Lasagne

I LOVE lasagne. All the variations of it too, depending on my mood. However, whenever I make it, I always wing it when it comes to the contents! So my own lasagne is amazing one day, mediocre the next. Such a pain! (I do this with several meals, to be honest!)

So I've started writing recipes down as I go, then saving them if they're amazing. That way, I may never make another meal the same, but others can enjoy my success! ;)

INGREDIENTS:
1 tbspn olive oil
500g beef mince
2 small carrots, diced
150g bacon, diced
1 brown onion, diced
2 cloves garlic, dic....crushed (lol)
1 cup beef stock (or red wine!)
700g jar of passata (I used a little less - didn't have quite a full jar)
1/3 cup water
1 cup pizza blend cheese (or mozzarella/parmesan blend)
6-8 instant lasagne sheets (approx)
White sauce:
90g butter
1/2 cup plain flour
3 cups milk

METHOD:
Preheat large saucepan over medium-high heat with oil. Add 'vegetables' and bacon, and cook for 6-7 minutes, until softened. Add mince and cook for 2-3 minutes, until slightly browned.
Add stock and simmer for 2 minutes, then add passata and water, bringing to boil before reducing heat to medium-low and simmering for an hour. Stir occasionally.

To make white sauce, melt butter in a saucepan over med-high, then add flour and whisk until it starts bubbling. Remove from heat and gradually add milk, ensuring it's well combined between additions. Return to heat and whisk constantly until sauce begins to boil. Remove from heat.

Preheat oven to 180 and lightly grease dish (whatever you want to cook your lasagne in), then place lasagne sheets to cover bottom. Try not to overlap too much.
Add half the beef mixture, half the sauce, then place another layer of pasta. Add beef, then pasta, then top off with rest of sauce. Sprinkle with cheese then cover with foil and place in oven for 25 minutes. Remove foil then return to oven for 10 minutes, until cheese is golden.
Allow to stand for a few minutes before serving. Great with chips, salad, roasted buttery corn cobs.... everything really. :)

Enjoy!

- L. x