The ultimate lasagne

Name: The ultimate lasagne
Prep time: 1 h
Cook time: 2 h
Total time: 3 h
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 4 tbsp olive oil; 4 celery sticks, finely chopped; 2 carrots, finely chopped; 1 medium onion, finely chopped; 2 garlic cloves, peeled and crushed; 1 sprig rosemary; 700g/1lb 9oz beef mince; 340g/12oz pork mince; 1 bottle red wine (750ml/26½fl oz); 2 x 400g tins tomatoes, roughly chopped; 200ml/7fl oz beef stock, plus extra if needed; salt and freshly ground black pepper; 1 litre/1¾ pints full-fat milk; 2 bay leaves; ¼ onion; pinch freshly grated nutmeg; 50g/2oz butter; 50g/2oz plain flour; 14 sheets fresh lasagne pasta; 3 x 125g/4½oz balls mozzarella, cut into small cubes; small handful grated Parmesan; freshly ground black pepper; 2 tbsp butter

Instructions

Prep:1hCook:2h

The ultimate homemade lasagne, made with beef and pork, fresh pasta, Italian mozzarella and creamy béchamel. Delicious. For this recipe you will need an ovenproof lasagne dish (approx. 30x20cm/12x8in). Each serving provides 663 kcal, 36.4g protein, 23.4g carbohydrate (of which 10.5g sugars), 40.3g fat (of which 19.7g saturates), 2.1g fibre and 1.31g salt.

Updated at: Tue, 17 Feb 2026 00:00:54 GMT