Cheat’s Lasagne

Marks and Spencer’s extra meaty Bolognese makes light work of lasagne, but more than that if you stock up with a few tins and add the embellishments below you can have a really good spag Bol. instantly, any time, straight off the shelf. Also a note for cheats: keeping a large potted basil plant (Tesco’s is good) on your windowsill does mean you can add that authentic touch to anything Italian at any time.

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  Serves 4

Ingredients
1 lb 5 oz (600 g) ready-made cheese sauce
whole nutmeg
1 x 425 g tin bolognese sauce (preferably Marks & Spencer extra meaty Bolognese)
2 tablespoons red wine
2 heaped tablespoons tomato purée
1 x 125 g tub buffalo mozzarella
1 x 15 g pack fresh basil
1 x 250 g pack (16 sheets) fresh lasagne
2 tablespoons ready-grated Parmesan, to finish
salt and freshly milled black pepper
Preheat the oven to gas mark 4, 350°F (180°C).

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This recipe first appeared in You magazine.

Method

First of all, tip the tubs of cheese sauce into a bowl and season with salt and pepper and grate in about a quarter of a whole nutmeg. Then, in another bowl, mix the contents of the tin of Bolognese with the wine and tomato purée. After that, drain the mozzarella and cut it into smallish cubes. Strip the basil leaves off the stalks and roughly chop the leaves.

Now spread about a quarter of the Bolognese mixture over the base of a 7in x 91/2in (18cm x 24cm) roasting tin or dish, which you have well buttered. Then arrange a single layer of the fresh lasagne sheets over the top. Cover this with approximately a quarter of the sauce, quarter of the cubes of mozzarella and a sprinkling of fresh basil.

Repeat this process, finishing off with a layer of cheese sauce and a few mozzarella cubes.Cover the top with a good sprinkling of grated Parmesan cheese – and bake for 35-40 minutes or until the sauce is bubbling and top is lightly golden.

How to Cheat Hero Ingredient
1 x 425g tin Marks & Spencer extra meaty Bolognese.

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