28/07/2026
🇮🇹 Happy World Lasagna Day! 🍝
There's a reason lasagna has been bringing people together for generations.
Layer upon layer of rich, slow-cooked flavours, creamy béchamel, perfectly cooked pasta and golden melted cheese... it's comfort food at its finest.
Whether it's a family celebration, corporate lunch or community gathering, hearty classics like lasagna are always a crowd-pleaser. They're generous, satisfying and made for sharing around the table.
Easy Homemade Beef Lasagna
Lasagna Ingredients
• 500 g beef mince or beef and pork mince
• 1 onion, diced
• 2 garlic cloves, crushed
• 700 g tomato passata
• 2 tbsp tomato paste
• 1 tsp dried oregano
• 250 g fresh lasagna sheets
• 500 ml béchamel sauce (see recipe below)
• 2 cups grated mozzarella
• ½ cup grated Parmesan
Quick Béchamel Sauce
• 50 g butter
• ⅓ cup plain flour
• 500 ml full-cream milk
• Salt and white pepper, to taste
Melt the butter in a saucepan over medium heat.
Stir in the flour and cook for 1–2 minutes.
Gradually whisk in the milk until smooth.
Continue stirring until the sauce thickens (about 5 minutes).
Season with salt and pepper
Lasagna Method
Brown the mince with the onion and garlic. Stir in the passata, tomato paste and oregano, then simmer for 20 minutes.
In a greased baking dish, layer meat sauce, lasagna sheets, béchamel and mozzarella. Repeat until all ingredients are used, finishing with béchamel, mozzarella and Parmesan.
Bake at 180°C for 40–45 minutes, until golden and bubbling.
Rest for 10 minutes before serving with a fresh green salad, garlic bread and a cheeky glass of red wine.
