One-pan beef & lentil lasagne

Name: One-pan beef & lentil lasagne
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 1 tbsp olive oil; 250 g Cooks' Ingredients Soffritto Mix; 750 g pack 15% fat beef mince; 400 g can Essential Lentils, drained and rinsed; 680 g jar passata; 5 fresh lasagne sheets, halved; 125 g ball mozzarella, drained and roughly torn; 20 g Parmigiano Reggiano, finely grated; 1 handful/s fresh basil leaves, roughly torn; 120 g pack baby leaf salad (optional)

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HealthyHigh protein1 of your 5 a day5 plant varieties

Serves4
CourseMain meal
Prepare5 mins
Cook30 mins
Total time35 mins

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1 tbsp olive oil
250g Cooks' Ingredients Soffritto Mix
750g pack 15% fat beef mince
400g can Essential Lentils, drained and rinsed
680g jar passata
5 fresh lasagne sheets, halved
125g ball mozzarella, drained and roughly torn
20g Parmigiano Reggiano, finely grated
1 handful/s fresh basil leaves, roughly torn
120g pack baby leaf salad (optional)

Heat the oil in a large, ovenproof frying pan or shallow casserole dish over a medium-high heat. Fry the soffritto for 6-7 minutes until soft. Turn up the heat to high and crumble in the mince with a pinch of salt. Cook for 1 minute, then break up with a wooden spoon and fry with the soffritto for 5-6 minutes, lowering the heat a little if it catches, until the mince is cooked through with no pink meat remaining.
Add the lentils and passata to the pan. Half-fill the empty sauce jar with water and pour into the pan, stirring everything together. Bring to a gentle simmer and cook for 5 minutes until thickened slightly; season. Preheat the grill to high and arrange a shelf two-thirds of the way up the oven.
Nestle the lasagne sheets into the sauce (it helps to use 2 spoons to arrange them) and cook for 2-3 minutes. Scatter with both the cheeses, then grill for 5 minutes until bubbling and golden. Scatter with the basil leaves and serve with a green salad alongside, if liked.

Cook’s tip

Simple swap

For a plant-based version of this recipe, swap the beef for a plant-based mince substitute, and choose a vegan grated dairy-free hard cheese alternative for the topping. Use egg-free dried lasagne sheets, cooking them in the sauce until al dente.

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