Pumpkin and beef lasagne

A meal in one dish and another no-fail classic recipe that the family will love.

Ingredients

• 400-500g beef mince
• 300g pumpkin, thinly sliced
• 2 tsp beef stock
• 1 tsp garlic, minced
• 1 tsp dried basil
• 1 tsp dried oregano
• 2 tbsp flour
• 800g chopped tomato
• ½ cup tomato sauce
• 300g lasagne pasta
• 2 cups cheese, grated

Method

In a food processor, blend the beef mince with the stock, garlic, herbs, flour tomatoes, and sauce until fairly smooth.

In a ovenware dish, pour 1/3 of the meat mixture into it. Place a layer of lasagne pasta on top of this, and sprinkle with a handful of cheese. Now layer with 1/2 of the sliced pumpkin. Layer another 1/3 of meat, followed by lasagne pasta, cheese, and the remaining pumpkin slices. Cover again with the leftover meat mixture and sprinkle with cheese.

Bake uncovered at 180°C for 50 minutes.

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