Dinner for 10

Beef Lasagna with ground beef

Name: Beef Lasagna with ground beef
Total time: 260 min
Yield: 10 servings
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 1 tbsp olive oil; 1 onion; 1 carrot; 1 celery stick; 2 cloves garlic; 1 kg / 2 lb beef mince; 800 g / 28 oz canned crushed tomato; 1/4 cup tomato paste; 1 cup pinot noir red wine; 3 beef bouillon cubes; 2 bay leaves; 1/2 tsp each dried thyme and oregano; 2 tsp worcestershire sauce; 1 1/2 tsp sugar; 1/2 tsp salt and black pepper; 60 g / 4 tbsp butter; 1/2 cup flour; 4 cups milk; 1 pinch freshly ground nutmeg; salt and pepper; 350 g / 12 oz fresh lasagna sheets; 1 1/2 cups mozzarella cheese; finely chopped basil or parsley (optional)

Fresh lasagna sheets layer with slow-simmered beef tomato sauce and creamy cheese sauce before baking until bubbling.

$2.12per serving $$

260 minstart to table

10servings

Italian High-protein Budget Dinners Cold-weather comfort

Ingredients

1 tbsp olive oil
1 onion
1 carrot
1 celery stick
2 cloves garlic
1 kg / 2 lb beef mince
800 g / 28 oz canned crushed tomato
1/4 cup tomato paste
1 cup pinot noir red wine
3 beef bouillon cubes
2 bay leaves
1/2 tsp each dried thyme and oregano
2 tsp worcestershire sauce
1 1/2 tsp sugar
1/2 tsp salt and black pepper
60 g / 4 tbsp butter
1/2 cup flour
4 cups milk
1 pinch freshly ground nutmeg
salt and pepper
350 g / 12 oz fresh lasagna sheets
1 1/2 cups mozzarella cheese
finely chopped basil or parsley (optional)

Steps

Chop the onion, carrot, celery, and garlic, and set them aside for 12 minutes.
Heat the olive oil in a large pot over medium heat, then cook the vegetables and beef for 12 minutes until the beef reaches 160 F.
Add the tomatoes, tomato paste, wine, bouillon, bay leaves, thyme, oregano, Worcestershire sauce, sugar, salt, and pepper, then simmer uncovered for 140 minutes.
Melt the butter in a saucepan over medium heat, whisk in the flour, then slowly whisk in the milk and cook for 15 minutes until thick; stir in the gruyere, nutmeg, salt, and pepper.
Remove the bay leaves and layer the meat sauce, cheese sauce, and lasagna sheets in a deep 9-by-13-inch baking dish for 15 minutes, finishing with mozzarella.
Bake at 375 F for 45 minutes until bubbling and browned.
Rest the lasagna for 21 minutes before cutting.

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