Beef Mac and Cheese Lasagne
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1 onion finely chopped
- 2 garlic cloves finely chopped
- 1 carrot chopped
- 3 mushrooms chopped
- 2 sprig thyme
- 1 sprig rosemary
- 2 tbsp tomato puree
- 300 g minced beef
- 1 tin chopped tomatoes
- 200 ml beef stock optional
- 50 g butter
- 40 g plain flour
- 500 ml milk
- 120 g grated cheese cheddar, or mozzarella
- 400 g macaroni pasta cooked to packet instructions, drained, refreshed
Method
- Preheat oven to 160°C.
- In a saucepan, bring to boil some salted water and cook the pasta as per pack instruction. Drain and keep aside until needed.
- Heat oil in a saucepan over medium heat. Add onion, carrot, mushroom, and garlic and cook, stirring regularly, for 3 minutes until softened. Add the thyme, rosemary and minced beef and continue to cook for a further 3-5 minutes. Breaking up large bits of minced beef if necessary.
- Add the tomato puree, tin of tomato and beef stock. Stir, season with salt and pepper and c simmer with a lid for a further 5-8 minutes until the minced is cooked through.
- In a second saucepan, over low heat, Melt the butter with the rest of the onion.
- Once melted, stir in the flour, and cook, stirring constantly, for 1 minute, then stir in the milk. Simmer for 5 minutes, whisking constantly until the bechamel has thickened. Remove from the heat and stir in the cheeses. Check the seasoning and combine the cooked pasta.
- Spread half pasta mixture in a ceramic dish. Top with mince mixture, then remaining pasta. Bake for 30 minutes or until golden and bubbling.
- Serve and enjoy immediately.
