Monster Beef & Hidden Veggie Lasagne
with Plant-Based Basil Pesto
It’s all hands on deck, this recipe is designed to be cooked by grown-ups and kids together! We’re shaking in our boots with anticipation for this lasagne. Beef mince layered in oozing bechamel and cheese is too good to be true. Top off this masterpiece with a basil pesto monster, it’s really going to knock your socks off!
The quantities provided above are averages only.
Produced in a facility that processes eggs, milk, fish, peanuts, sesame, shellfish, soy, tree nuts, and wheat.
Ingredients
1
Red Onion
250 g
Beef Mince
1 packet
Shredded Cheddar Cheese
(Contains: Milk; )
1
Celery
1 packet
Tomato Paste
1 packet
Fresh Lasagne Sheets
(Contains: Wheat, Gluten, Eggs; May be present: Cashew, Pine nut, Walnut)
1 packet
Plant-Based Basil Pesto
(Contains: Cashew; May be present: Wheat, Gluten, Milk, Soy, Sesame, Fish, Eggs)
1 sachet
Chicken-Style Stock Powder
1
Carrot
1 sachet
Mediterranean Spice Blend
Not included in your delivery
1 drizzle
olive oil
1 tsp
balsamic vinegar
½ cup
Water
20 g
butter (for the filling)
(Contains: Milk; )
1 tsp
brown sugar
30 g
butter (for the sauce)
(Contains: Milk; )
2 tbs
plain flour
(Contains: Gluten; May be present: Wheat)
1 cup
milk
(Contains: Milk; )
Nutrition Values
Utensils
Cooking Steps
• Preheat oven to 240°C/220°C fan-forced. • Finely chop celery. • Thinly slice brown onion. • Grate carrot. • In a large frying pan, heat a drizzle of olive oil over medium-high heat. Cook beef mince, breaking up with a spoon, until just browned, 4-5 minutes. Drain excess oil from the pan. Little cooks: Under adult supervision, older kids can help grate the carrot.
• Add celery, onion and carrot to the pan with beef and cook until tender, 4-5 minutes. • Reduce heat to medium-low, then add tomato & herb seasoning, tomato paste and the balsamic vinegar and cook until fragrant, 1-2 minutes. • Remove pan from heat, then add chicken-style stock powder, the water and the butter(for the filling) and stir to combine. Season generously with salt and pepper.
• Meanwhile, heat a medium saucepan over medium heat. Add the butter (for the sauce) and plain flour and cook, stirring until a thin paste forms, 1 minute. • Remove pan from heat, then slowly whisk in the milk until a smooth sauce forms. • Stir through shredded Cheddar cheese, then season with salt and pepper.
• Slice fresh lasagne sheets in half widthways. • Spoon 1/4 of the mince filling into a baking dish, followed by 1/4 of the béchamel, then top with a lasagne sheet. Repeat with remaining filling, béchamel and lasagne sheets. • Finish with a final lasagne sheet and the remaining béchamel. Little cooks: Take the lead and help assemble the lasagne, careful the filling is hot!
• Bake lasagne, until filling is bubbling and top is golden brown, 20-25 minutes.
• Divide monster beef and hidden veggie lasagne between plates. • To serve, cut off one corner of the plant-based basil pesto packet and draw a fun face on the lasagne. Enjoy! Little cooks: Unleash your inner artist! Kids can help draw the fun faces.
