Courgette Lasagne

Method

• step 1

  Pre-heat your oven to 190°C fan/400°F.

• step 2

  Put a frying pan onto a medium heat, add the olive oil and the beef mince.

• step 3

  Spend a few minutes browning the mince and break up any large clumps of meat.

• step 4

  When the mince is browned, add the garlic and allow this to soften for a minute or so.

• step 5

  Blend the chopped tomatoes until smooth and add them to the pan along with the dried herbs, water and sweet chilli sauce.

• step 6

  Give everything a good mix and bring this to the boil, then allow to simmer for 5-10 minutes to reduce and thicken the sauce.

• step 7

  When you're happy with the consistency of the sauce, taste it to check the seasoning and take it off the heat.

• step 8

  Take a small oven proof ceramic dish and coat the bottom with some of the sauce.

• step 9

  Add a layer of courgette and cover with more sauce.

• step 10

  Repeat this until you've used all your sauce and courgette slices.

• step 11

  Top the lasagne with all of the mozzarella for a lovely cheesy topping!

• step 12

  Bake this in the oven for 20-30 minutes to cook the courgette and to melt the mozzarella to a lovely golden brown.

• step 13

  Serve with some steamed broccoli.