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  <h1><span>What's Cooking? Perfect Lasagne</span></h1>
  
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  <span>9 February 2012 22:01</span>
  
  <div><div id="AdnTop"><div style="float:left"></div><div style="float:right"></div><div style="clear:both"></div></div><h2>Lasagne: A family favourite cooked from scratch</h2>
<p>Vegetarian or mince, both are delicious and easy with my fool proof recipe I have developed here for my Coombe Mill Cuisine range. </p>
<h3>Top Tip:<img alt="spacer" style="float: right; margin: 10px;" src="/img/spacer.gif"> </h3>
<p>A good food processor takes away hours of thankless chopping enabling you to make your own healthy sauce at a fraction of the cost of ready bought. It is also a great way to ensure children take their 5 a day without even realising it! </p>
<h2>Ingredients:</h2>
<p>Carrots, Onions, Mushrooms and a couple of garlic cloves. I add veg in at least equal quantities to meat</p>
<p>Mince or pulses (I use red lentils with kidney beans or chick peas)  </p>
<p>Tinned tomatoes</p>
<p>herbs: Italian seasoning (oregano, basil, parsley) paprika and cumin, black pepper, salt</p>
<p>Cheese sauce: Whole milk, plain flour, butter, seasoning, grated cheddar cheese</p>
<p>Lasagne sheets</p>
<p>Topping: Grated cheddar and porridge oats </p>
<h2>Method</h2>
<p>Brown the mince in a large casserole dish on the hob to burn off all the fat for about 20 - 30 minutes, for the vegetarian version simmer the pulses as per packet instructions. Red lentils take about 20 minutes. Tinned pulses like kidney beans can be added at the end.</p>
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<p>Add the herbs and seasoning to taste and cook on a low heat for a further 2 minutes. I love the smell that comes off and the colour change as the herbs blend in with the mince or pulses.</p>
<p> <img alt="spacer" title="Herbs" src="/img/spacer.gif">  <img alt="spacer" title="marinated mince" src="/img/spacer.gif"> <img alt="spacer" title="marinated pulses" src="/img/spacer.gif"> </p>
<p>Meanwhile place all the vegetables in a food processor and whiz to mince size pieces. <span>Add the chopped vegetables and tinned tomatoes to the mince or pulses and simmer gently on a very low heat for about an hour and a half, this long slow cook ensures the meat is tender and the vegetables retain their taste and nutrition.</span></p>
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<p>Make the cheese sauce by combining all the ingredients and stirring with a whisk over a gentle heat until it thickens.</p>
<h3>Tip:</h3>
<p>If the sauce becomes too thick, just let it down with a little cold milk. </p>
<p><img alt="spacer" title="Cooked meat and veg" src="/img/spacer.gif"> <img alt="spacer" title="Cooked pulses & veg" src="/img/spacer.gif"> <img alt="spacer" title="cheese sauce" src="/img/spacer.gif"> </p>
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<h3>You are now ready to assemble the compnent parts into lasagne.</h3>
<p>Begin with the meat / pulse at the base of the casserole dish, then place a layer of lasagne pasta followed by cheese sauce. Repeat finishing with cheese sauce. </p>
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<p><img alt="spacer" title="Lasagne pasta" src="/img/spacer.gif"> <img src="www.coombemill.com/images//blog/whats_cooking/thumbs/th_2012_0209lasagne0031.JPG" alt="Layering Las">

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