INGREDIENTS:
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 medium brown onion, chopped
- 2 garlic cloves, crushed
- 600g beef mince
- 410g can chopped tomatoes with tomato paste and roasted capsicum
- 2 fresh lasagna sheets, each cut crossways into 4 pieces
- 8 fresh basil leaves, torn
- 2/3 cup fresh ricotta cheese, crumbled
- 1 cup grated mozzarella cheese
- Olive oil cooking spray
METHOD
Preheat oven to 200°C/180°C fan-forced. Grease four, 1 cup-capacity ovenproof dishes (see note 1). Heat oil in a large frying pan over medium-high heat. Add onion and garlic. Cook, stirring, for 3 minutes or until onion has softened. Add mince. Cook, stirring with a wooden spoon to break up mince, for 6 to 8 minutes or until browned. Stir in tomato. Season with salt and pepper. Simmer, uncovered for 10 minutes.Cook half the lasagna pieces in a large saucepan of boiling water, 1 at a time, for 10 seconds. Remove from pan with tongs. Drain on a board lined with paper towel . Place 1 piece of pasta into each prepared dish.Spoons 1/8 mince mixture into dishes. Top with basil. Sprinkle with ricotta. Cook remaining lasagna pieces, 1 at a time, for 10 seconds. Remove from pan with tongs. Drain on a board lined with paper towel. Place remaining lasagna pieces over ricotta mixture, allowing pasta to overhang at the edge of dishes. Spoon remaining mince evenly over pasta. Sprinkle with mozzarella.