Cheese & bacon lasagne

This freezable, family-friendly recipe is economical and has a wonderful comfort-food feel about it

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Sara Buenfeld

60 ratings 4

Recipe by Sara Buenfeld

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Difficulty and servings

Serves 6

Easily doubled

Preparation and cooking times

Prep 35 mins

Cook 40 mins

Fry the onions in the oil for about 15 mins until golden. Add the oregano and bacon and fry for 5 mins more, stirring frequently. Tip in the tomatoes, season and bubble uncovered for 5 mins. Remove from the heat and stir in the basil.
Meanwhile, make the white sauce. Pour the milk into a pan and tip in the butter and flour. Whisk continuously over a moderate heat to incorporate the flour, then simmer, stirring until thickened. Season with salt, pepper and nutmeg.
Spoon a third of the tomato sauce on the base of a lasagne dish. Top with a third of the lasagne sheets. Then top with a third sauce, a third lasagne, the last of the tomato sauce and finally the last sheets of lasagne. Pour over the white sauce and scatter with the cheese and an extra grating of nutmeg. Chill. If eating straight away, bake at 190C/170C fan/gas 5 for 40 mins until golden and bubbling. Scatter with basil, if you like, and serve with a salad and garlic bread.
To freeze, cool completely, then wrap in cling film, then foil. Will store for 3 months. To serve, thaw for 6 hrs in a cool place. Unwrap and bake at 190C/170C fan/gas 5 for 50-60 mins until thoroughly heated through.

425 kcalories, protein 23g, carbohydrate 37g, fat 22 g, saturated fat 9g, fibre 4g, sugar 14g, salt 3.03 g

Recipe from Good Food magazine, November 2009.

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survey

30 October 2009

survey rated and commented on this recipe

Tried this recipe last night and must admit it is a wonderful variation of the original. The bacon stops the cheese being too much and goes with the pasta very well. My favourite pasta dish has always been penne with bacon and parmesan so this works well for my family! I find drizzling some olive oil across the top, and a little around the edges stops it going hard (the pasta) but still crisps up. Thanks. www.greenlightreport.co.uk

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Liezel

08 November 2009

Liezel rated and commented on this recipe

Delicious! This was the first lasagne I ever made and it will definitely be a repeat performance

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JOOLES

09 November 2009

JOOLES rated and commented on this recipe

Wow this is lovely. I nice change to the usual lasagne i make with beef. I did find it hard to find a dish the right size, they were either too big or way too small. I got around this by using spinach (well Chard beet actually, but just as nice) i layered it up with the rest of ingredients, this not only bulked it out but gave it lovely flavour and extra veg. We loved it, the first night i served it simply with Ciabatta stuffed with Mozzarella and garlic, the following day i swerved it with a sliced green pepper, broccoli and cauliflower cheese, Beetroot (sliced) and homegrown carrots (also sliced). All the veg we used is homegrown, lovely. i will definitely be making this a again.

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kim

14 November 2009

kim rated and commented on this recipe

Excellent recdipe - easy and tasty. Added chopped curly kale to sauce as we like more veg.

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Fiona

14 November 2009

Fiona commented on this recipe

Very tasty, made a nice change from my usual lasagne made with mince, in fact my eldest son prefers this one.

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emmaporter

16 November 2009

emmaporter commented on this recipe

This looks fabulous. Planning on making it tomorrow. How many portions do you think this is going to make though?

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Natalie

17 November 2009

Natalie rated and commented on this recipe

This was delicious. Better than the minced beef version.

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Simon

15 December 2009

Simon rated and commented on this recipe

Delish! This is the first lasagne that ive made from scratch. Will absolutly be doing it again. I calculated that it makes 6 servings - as it doesnt say above.

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Karen E

19 April 2010

Karen E commented on this recipe

A hit! A delicious alternative to the usual beef lasagne. The combination of smoked bacon , tomatoes and cheese is a winner. Will definitely make again (and again...)

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26 May 2010

tina rated and commented on this recipe

Not a big hit with my family.

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