Cheesy Beef Lasagne

Lasagna, layer upon layer of soft buttery pasta with the delicious combination of juicy seasoned tomatoes mixed with ground meat perfectly seasoned with softened onions all mixed perfectly together with hot, cheesy mozzarella cheese topped with a crunchy Parmesan cheese crust. Lasagne is the perfect dish for gatherings. Easy to make and will always impress everyone's bellies!

Yields: 10

Preparation time: 30 minutes

Cooking time: 50 minutes

You ingredients should have:

1kg lean ground beef
1 tsp dried thyme
1 tsp crushed red pepper
1 tsp dried oregano
1/2 tsp garlic powder
1/4 tsp dried basil
freshly ground pepper (Kosher salt and)
21/2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
1/2 cup freshly grated parmesan
1/4 cup fresh parsley (chopped)
6 leaves fresh basil (chopped)
1 can tomato flesh
12 lasagna noodles (uncooked)

Instructions:
-Preheat oven to 200 Degrees Celsius.

-Brown meat in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add thyme, crushed red pepper, oregano, garlic powder and dried basil while still cooking.

-Stir in the tomato flesh, crush it with the meat and let it boil for 5 minutes. While cooking, boil some water and soften your lasagna sheets and set aside.

-In your baking dish, spread 1 cup of the sauce onto the bottom. Top with layers of lasagna noodles, and 1 cup of the sauce. mozzarella cheese, then lasagna layers.

-Repeat layers twice. Top with remaining 3 noodles and the remaining meat sauce. Sprinkle with remaining 1-1/4 cups mozzarella cheese and ¼ cup parmesan. Spray one side of aluminum foil with cooking spray (to avoid cheese sticking) and lightly cover dish.

-Bake 45 minutes. Remove foil; bake an additional 15 minutes, or until heated through. Let stand 15 minutes before cutting to serve.

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