With not much energy and/or
time, I decided to do a Cheat's Lasagne. So if you are a purist
about lasagne look away right now!
This is all done in one big
pan. Brown your mince (ground beef) with chopped onion, garlic and
ginger. Add chopped celery and chilli. Squirt in some tomato
paste. Add a packet flavour mix (I used one for Cottage Pie) but anything
including a gravy mix would work.
Add Worcestershire sauce –
it makes almost any savoury dish tasty. Then salt and pepper of course.
When the meat and onions
are browned/translucent, add a can of chopped tomatoes. I just put water
in this time because I had run out of canned tomatoes which is most
unusual. Throw in a handful of pasta – I had penne on hand but any kind
works (except for the big lasagne sheets). Simmer all this for 20 minutes
– adding more liquid if it starts to dry out as the pasta absorbs the
liquid. Throw in a handful of frozen peas for the last 5 minutes.
Serve with a garnish of chopped parsley.
We had leftovers and the
next day I added some curry powder and soy sauce which made it taste really
nice.
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