Easy Baked Lasagna
This Easy Baked Lasagna is the perfect comfort food with extra cheese and braised beef.
Do you see all that cheese spilling over the edge of this baked lasagna and getting all deliciously crispy? I think I got a little carried away 🙂
I do that sometimes, get carried away. Remember when I put bacon, caramelized onions AND cheddar cheese in some devilled eggs? Ya, they were delicious too, just like this easy baked lasagna.
This lasagna is a little different than the norm. It's made with braised beef rather than ground beef so the texture is a lot hardier and more feels meatier. Don't worry though, even though it might sound fancy it is still really easy to make.
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Easy Baked Lasagna
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Ingredients
- 1 medium onion, finely chopped
- 1 medium carrot, finely chopped
- 3 cloves garlic, peeled and finely chopped
- 2 handfuls fresh herbs, sage, oregano, rosemary, thyme
- 1 tablespoon Olive oil
- 1 ½ pounds stewing beef
- 2 28-ounce canned whole tomatoes
- 1 ½ cups red wine
- 2 bay leaves
- 1 butternut squash, halved, unseeded and roughly chopped
- ½ teaspoon chili flakes
- Sea salt
- Freshly ground black pepper
- 16 sheets lasagna noodles, fresh or dried
- 1 ball of mozzarella, torn up or 1 cup grated
White Sauce
- 2 cups sour cream
- 1 teaspoon fish sauce or prawn stock
- ½ cup parmesan cheese, freshly grated
- A little milk, optional
Instructions
- In a large pot over medium-high heat, sauté the onion, carrot, garlic and herbs in a good splash of olive oil for about 3 minutes. Add the beef, tomatoes, wine or water, chili flakes and the bay leaves. Bring to a boil then reduce heat and simmer, covered, for about 1 ½ hours.1 medium onion, 1 medium carrot, 3 cloves garlic, 2 handfuls fresh herbs, 1 tablespoon Olive oil, 1 ½ pounds stewing beef, 2 28-ounce canned whole tomatoes, 1 ½ cups red wine, 2 bay leaves, ½ teaspoon chili flakes
- Meanwhile, pre-heat the oven to 350 degrees. Rub the butternut squash slices with olive oil and sprinkle with sea salt. Place on a baking tray and roast in the oven for 30 minutes. Remove from oven and set aside.1 butternut squash
- Mix all the ingredients for the white sauce together in a small bowl. Add a little milk to thin, if necessary. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Refrigerate, covered, until ready to use.2 cups sour cream, 1 teaspoon fish sauce or prawn stock, ½ cup parmesan cheese
- If using dried lasagna sheets, cook for half the recommended time on the package. If using fresh lasagna, do NOT pre cook.16 sheets lasagna noodles
- Remove the lid from the pot with the beef in it. Carefully (it will be very hot!) shred the beef using 2 forks.
- To assemble the lasagna: Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Spread a small layer of the tomato meat sauce over the bottom of a lasagna dish. Layer 4 sheets of lasagna noodles over top. Top with a layer of the tomato meat sauce, a little white sauce, a sprinkle of parmesan and a handful of squash. Repeat for 3 more layers. Finish with a layer of white sauce over top of the last layer of lasagna noodles. Sprinkle with mozzarella and a little extra parmesan. Bake in a preheated oven for 30-35 minutes, or until the lasagna is bubbling and the cheese is golden. Remove from the oven and set aside for 10 minutes before digging in.1 ball of mozzarella
Thought I’d try your recipe cause it said easy and I’m glad I did. It was easy. And also tasty.
Lasagna is one of my favourite comfort food. I love how cheesy and delicious this one looks!
It’s one of my favourites too!
Look at all that cheese! Love it 🙂
Thanks, Sarah!
Hi, do you mean Asian fish sauce?
Hi Kathy,
That’s right, Asian fish sauce. I know it sounds strange but it will add a lot of depth to the flavour. Don’t worry, it won’t taste fishy at all.
Wow this blog impressed me from the get go, I can’t even decide whats my favourite recipe they are all so good, especially the honey garlic chicken and toasted coconut ice cream-if you publish a book I will definitely buy!!
Can I make the meat filling a day ahead??
Absolutely you can!
Thanks. Looking forward to eating this with my friends
Thank you so much, Maggie! That really means a lot to me to hear that. Made my day ?