Courgette Lasagne
- Preparation and cooking time
- Prep:
- Cook:
- Easy
- Serves 1
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- 200g extra lean beef mince
- 150g courgette slices
- 150g tinned chopped tomatoes
- 1 garlic clove, crushed
- 1/2 tsp dried oregano
- 1/2 tsp dried basil
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 50ml water
- 65g mozzarella
- 35ml sweet chilli sauce
- Salt & pepper to taste
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.