So what’s the difference between Clean Eating lasagna and your regular homemade lasagna? Shhh don’t tell anyone, but the answer is … nothing. The whole point to Clean Eating is making food using whole food ingredients. It’s not complicated and it’s something everyone can do.
Course: Dinner
Cuisine: Clean Eating
Keyword: clean eating lasagna
Servings: 6people
Author: Stephanie
Ingredients
Bolognaise Sauce (Makes 4 Cups)
600gMinced beef
2CansChopped tomatoes
2tbspTomato paste
1Onion Peeled and diced
1Carrot Peeled and grated
1tspDried Oregano
2cloves Garlic Peeled and crushed
Salt and pepper To Season
White Sauce
3tbspButter
3tbspFlour
2CupsMilk
Cheese and pasta
1½CupsCheddarGrated
1Packet Fresh lasagna sheets Or dried
Instructions
Preheat oven to 180°
Heat oil in a large frying pan over medium heat. Add onion and cook until slightly translucent. Add garlic, mince and oregano
Fry until moisture has evaporated and mince is lightly browned. Add carrots, tomatoes and tomato paste and stir to combine
Bring to the boil, cover, reduce heat to low and simmer for 20 minutes
Set aside to cool slightly
To make the cheese sauce, place the butter in a saucepan and melt at a medium / low heat. You don’t want the butter to brown or burn
Stir in the flour and cook for 2-3 minutes until the mixture begins to bubble. The mix will darken slightly
Slowly add the milk, a cup at a time, whisking until the sauce is smooth before adding the next cup
Remove from the heat, season with salt and pepper
In a 20cm x 30cm baking dish, layer your lasagna like this: A spoon or two of Bolognese sauce, a handful of grated mozzarella and a layer your lasagne pasta
Repeat the layering twice more, until you’ve used up all the ingredients. This can take a little guess work, but I work on a third of mince sauce per layer
Finally, on your last layer of lasagne, pour over the cheese sauce and the remaining grated cheese
Bake in the oven for 40 minutes until golden brown
Take it out the oven before serving and let it rest for 10 minutes before serving. This lets the lasagne ‘stick together’ more so it doesn’t collapse once you pop it on the plate