I had my birthday celebration today and I cooked a very successful lasagne!
This recipe is 1970s all over, the more everyday your ingredients are, the better! So dried herbs are fine, I also use low fat cheese and milk, just so the lasagne is not so rich, I must admit this seems to work.
Here is the recipe:-
lasagne noodles
parmesan cheese
cream
MEAT SAUCE
1 tablespoon oil
500g mince (I use heartsmart)
2 x cans tomatoes
1 onion, chopped
1 clove garlic
1 teaspoon oregano
1/2 teaspoon basil
1/2 teaspoon rosemary
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon sugar
CHEESE SAUCE
60g butter
4 tablespoons flour
2 cups milk
salt, pepper
125g grated cheese
handful parmesan
- Heat oil in pan, cook mince until brown, pour off excess fat.
- Add rest of ingredients, bring to boil, reduce heat and simmer 60min
- To make cheese sauce melt butter in saucemapn, stir in flour, cook for 1min, gradually add milk until sauce boils and thickens, stir in cheeses.
- Layer in pan - noodles, meat, cheese sauce. Finish with a layer of noodles. Add parmesan cheese on top.
- Bake in moderate oven for 25min, spoon cream on top then cook for a further 10-15min. Yummy!
From Australian Women's Weekly Cooking Class Cookbook, 1992.