Elevate your family dinner experience with a touch of culinary magic – indulge in the rich and savoury flavours of this versatile lasagna recipe by Spur Sauces.

INGREDIENTS:

• 30 ml (2 Tbsp) cooking oil
• 500 g mince
• 1 medium onion, peeled and coarsely chopped
• 200 g (½ can) chopped, peeled tomatoes, drained
• 5 ml (1 tsp) sugar
• 125 ml (½ cup) Spur Southern Style BBQ Sauce or Spur Hickory Basting
• 100 ml Spur Grill Basting
• 15 ml (1 Tbsp) chopped fresh basil or rosemary
• About 5 ml (1 tsp) Spur Steakhouse Spice
• Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
• About 200 g lasagne sheets

CHEESE SAUCE:

• 30 ml (2 Tbsp) butter or margarine
• 2 x 200 ml sachets Spur Cheese Sauce
• 125 ml (½ cup) milk
• 250 ml (1 cup) grated Cheddar cheese

METHOD:

• Heat the oil in a heavy-based saucepan and fry the mince until it changes colour.
• Add the onion and sauté until soft. Stir in the tomatoes, sugar, Spur Southern Style BBQ Sauce, Spur Grill Basting, basil and seasonings. Simmer for about 10 minutes.
• Cheese sauce: Melt the butter in a heavy-based saucepan.
• Add Spur Cheese Sauce, milk and simmer for about 2 minutes.
• Remove from heat and add half the cheese into the sauce.
• Spoon a little mince mixture into a large, ovenproof dish, then layer half the lasagne sheets, mince and cheese sauce.
• Repeat the layers and top with the remaining grated cheese.
• Bake in a preheated oven at 180°C for about 45 minutes. Serve warm.

VARIATIONS:

• Add 300 g fresh or 250 g frozen spinach.
• Substitute spinach with blanched asparagus, broccoli or pumpkin.
• Substitute 200 ml Spur Cheese Sauce with Spur Cheddamelt Sauce.

TIP:

• Add milk to empty sauce sachets to get last of sauce out.