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Butternut Lasagne Recipe
Creamy butternut squash layered between pasta sheets, a comforting and nutritious vegetarian dish.
Recipe Ingredients
- 2 medium SPAR Freshline butternuts, peeled, seeded, and sliced into 1cm-thick slices
- 3 tablespoons (45ml) olive oil
- 2 teaspoons (10ml) roughly chopped SPAR Freshline thyme
- 1 SPAR Freshline onion, peeled and diced
- 2 SPAR Freshline garlic cloves, peeled and roughly crushed
- 500g ground beef mince
- 1 (50g) sachet SPAR tomato paste
- 1 (410g) SPAR canned diced tomato
- 1 cup (250ml) beef stock or broth
- 2 sprigs of SPAR Freshline rosemary
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
- 1 teaspoon (5ml) sugar
- 5 tablespoons (75ml) SPAR butter
- ½ cup (125ml) SPAR cake four
- 3 cups (750ml) milk
- 1 cup (250ml) SPAR mature cheddar, grated
Recipe Method
- Preheat your oven: 200°C
- Roast your butternut: Toss your butternut with the olive oil, thyme, salt, and pepper. Spread evenly on a baking sheet and roast for 40 minutes, or until tender and golden brown.
- Brown your mince: In the meantime, heat your remaining olive oil over medium heat and in a large pan. Fry your onion and garlic until softened and fragrant. Add your ground beef mince and cook for 10 minutes, breaking it up as it cooks, until browned.
- Simmer your mince: Add the tomato paste, cook for 3 minutes, then stir in your canned tomato, beef stock or broth, and rosemary. Lower the heat to medium-low and cook for 1 hour. Season well with salt, pepper, and sugar to taste.
- Make your white sauce: In a separate saucepan, melt your butter over a medium heat, then whisk in the flour and cook for 2 minutes. Gradually whisk in the milk while making sure no lumps form. Bring to a simmer over medium heat and cook until thickened. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
- Assemble and bake: In a baking dish, assemble your lasagne by layering the roasted butternut, followed by the white sauce, mince, and then grated cheddar cheese.
- Bake at 200°C for 30 minutes or until the cheese is golden and melted.
Hints & Tips
- For vegetarian alternatives, use lentils instead of ground beef mince.
- Spice up your lasagne by adding cayenne pepper or chilli flakes to the mince.
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