Ultra Pro Beef and Ricotta Lasagna

SERVES 8 Persons
PREPARATION TIME 15 min
COOKING TIME: 45 min

Treat yourself to this tasty recipe for beef and ricotta lasagne with ricotta cheese. This meal can be served for eight or kept for yourself as a meal prep option for your busy week ahead. If you’re a cheese lover then this lasagna beef ricotta will blow you and your guests away. Feel free to add extra cheese if you want, we know you want to… Our Ultra pro 3.3L Lasagne pan is great for mastering the perfect beef and ricotta lasagne, as well as our KP serving spoon. Don’t forget to serve it up with a topping of basil, some extra cheese and your favourite glass of wine.

INGREDIENTS

• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 1 kg lean beef mince
• 2 700g jars good quality tomato pasta sauce
• 1/2 cup wine
• 1 kg smooth ricotta
• 3 cups grated pizza chees, plus extra for sprinkling
• 1 large zucchini
• 250 g packet fresh lasagne sheets (6 sheets)
• fresh basil, to serve

METHOD

1. Heat oil in a large fry pan or casserole dish. Brown mince, stirring constantly. Add pasta sauce and wine, simmer, uncovered, for 10 minutes. In a medium bowl, combine cheeses with some salt and pepper.

2. Place ½ cup of tomato sauce on base of Ultra Pro™ 3.3L Rectangle. Top with two lasagne sheets. Spoon over half of the sauce followed by a half of the sliced zucchini and a third of the cheese mixture.

3. Repeat layer. Arrange over last two lasagne sheets followed by remaining cheese mixture. Cook in microwave on high/100%/900watts for 15 minutes. Preheat oven to 200˚C conventional/180˚C fan. Toss extra zucchini with some oil, salt and pepper, place in UltraPro cover.

4. Sprinkle lasagne with extra cheese, place lasagne into oven on centre rack. Place zucchini on lower rack and cook for 10-15 minutes, until lasagne and zucchini have browned. Serve with basil.