Cheese & bacon lasagne

Cheese & bacon lasagne

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

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 6

Easily doubled

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 35 mins

Cook time

Cook 40 mins

Freezable

Method

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 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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  • 29 April 2012

    sarah b rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Really tasty, pure comfort food. Easy to make and i couldn't resist a pinch of dried chilli flakes in the tomato sauce

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  • 29 May 2012

    clm2071 rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    My lasagne will never have minced beef in again! Easy to adapt and alter - we have it with mushrooms and/or courgettes, could easily try aubergine or anything else that you fancy (could easily leave the bacon out for a veggie version) A fantastic freezer filler to - we have a couple of portions for dinner 4/6 portions go into the freezer - easy peasy. This is the most regular meal in our family.

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  • 06 June 2012

    Bryony rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Found this really tasty, and pretty easy to put together too. Feels like a lighter meal than the usual mince but still substantial enough to fill you up. Was a hit with my house, thanks for the recipe

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  • 07 July 2012

    mmow rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    A lovely change from the usual lasagne. I added 2 chopped red peppers and more bacon to the tomato sauce. I also put some of the cheese into the white sauce so the cheesey flavour mingled in - I added black pepper and a tsp of mustard to the white sauce too. I added some porridge oats to the grated chees I sprinkled on the top for extra crunch! Yummy!

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  • 28 July 2012

    raoulamy rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Delicious recipe. I added fresh spinach to the tomato and bacon sauce (just used passata) with lots of basil. In between each layer I dotted white sauce, mozzarella and grated parmesan, like the traditional lasagne recipe I normally use. This is much quicker, cheaper and good for summer eating too.

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  • 31 July 2012

    Sarah commented on this recipe

    Made this for my husband and we both enjoyed it, in fact he had seconds. I fried 2 cloves of garlic with the onions and a handful of button mushrooms too. I used dried lasagne sheets which worked fine, just don't over lap them because the bit that I'd overlapped was a little tough. I also used grated mozarella instead of parmesan and put a little in the white sauce ;) It was yummy and tasted lovely warmed up for todays lunch too.

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  • 29 October 2012

    Belkey rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Delicious!

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  • 18 January 2013

    ladyb666 rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Fantastic recipe. Loved by all the family. Wonderful change from the original.

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  • 28 January 2013

    CatGleave rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Fantastic recipe - I swopped the parmesan for cheddar because I couldn't find any, and it worked out just as well. Definitely making this again!

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  • 05 February 2013

    Nanski rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Doubled the recipe and added 500 gr mushrooms and one large courgette to add some veg. Doubled the cheese to compensate for the healthy additions ;-) It went down a treat, bearly enough for 11 people...

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  • 13 June 2013

    bluecurlygirl rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    The nicest lasagne I have tasted. Beautiful recipe and now a firm family favourite. Even friends are timing their visits to "lasagne night". Thanks a million.

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 6

Easily doubled

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 35 mins

Cook time

Cook 40 mins

Freezable

Ingredients

  • 3 large onions , halved and thinly sliced
  • 3 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 tsp dried oregano
  • 300g pack lean smoked back bacon , chopped
  • 2 x 400g cans chopped tomatoes in rich juice
  • 20 basil leaves , roughly torn, plus extra to serve if you like
  • 250g pack fresh egg lasagne (check pack for cooking instructions)

FOR THE WHITE SAUCE

  • 600ml milk
  • 50g each butter and plain flour
  • generous grating fresh nutmeg
  • 50g grated Parmesan
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