Cheery Beef & Hidden Veggie Lasagne
with Basil Pesto
It’s all hands on deck, this recipe is designed to be cooked by grown-ups and kids together! Layers of fresh lasagne sheets, meets a loaded lentil filling to make the lasagne of a lifetime! The choice is yours (our little chefs) to make this meal into a friend or a foe, but either way, it tastes even better than it looks (and it looks really good!).
The quantities provided above are averages only.
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Ingredients
1 packet
celery
1
leek
1
carrot
1 packet
beef mince
1 sachet
Aussie spice blend
1 packet
tomato paste
½ packet
chicken stock pot
1 packet
Cheddar cheese
(Contains Milk;)
1 packet
fresh lasagne sheets
(Contains Gluten, Egg, Wheat; May be present: Milk, Soy. )
1 packet
basil pesto
(Contains Milk;)
Not included in your delivery
olive oil
1 tsp
balsamic vinegar
1 cup
water
20 g
butter (for the filling)
(Contains Milk;)
1 tsp
brown sugar
30 g
butter (for the sauce)
(Contains Milk;)
2 tbs
plain flour
(Contains Gluten, Wheat;)
1 cup
milk
(Contains Milk;)
Nutritional Values
Utensils
Instructions
• Preheat oven to 240°C/220°C fan-forced. • Finely chop celery. • Thinly slice leek. • Grate carrot. • In a large frying pan, heat a drizzle of olive oil over medium-high heat. Cook beef mince, breaking up with a spoon, until just browned, 4-5 minutes.
Little cooks: Under adult supervision, older kids can help grate the carrot.
• Add leek, celery and carrot to the frying pan and cook, tossing, until tender, 4-5 minutes. • Reduce heat to medium-low, then add Aussie spice blend, tomato paste and the balsamic vinegar and cook until fragrant, 1-2 minutes. • Remove pan from heat, then add chicken stock pot (see ingredients), the water, butter (for the filling) and brown sugar and stir to combine. Season generously with salt and pepper.
• Heat a medium saucepan over medium heat. Add the butter (for the sauce) and plain flour and cook, stirring until a thin paste forms, 1 minute. • Remove pan from heat, then slowly whisk in the milk until a smooth sauce forms. • Stir through Cheddar cheese, then season with salt and pepper.
• Slice fresh lasagne sheets in half widthways. • Spoon roughly 1/4 of the mince filling into a baking dish, followed by 1/4 of bechamel, then top with a fresh lasagne sheet. Repeat with remaining filling, bechamel and lasagne sheets. • Finish with a final lasagne sheet, then remaining bechamel.
Little cooks: Take the lead and help assemble the lasagne. Be careful the filling is hot!
• Bake lasagne until filling is bubbling and top is golden brown, 20-25 minutes.
• Divide cheery beef and hidden veggie lasagne between plates. • Cut off one corner of the basil pesto packet and draw a fun face on the lasagne. Enjoy!
Little cooks: Add the finishing touch by drawing a fun face on the lasagne!