In all likelihood, lasagne are the oldest type of pasta. These long flat sheets can be made by hand or shop bought in the dried form. Here I have used lasagne sheets, meatballs and a béchamel sauce to create the ultimate in comfort food, my meatball lasagne.
Head straight on to the recipe for Meatball Lasagne ♥
I have a little red book in which I write down recipes that I have made up, and ones I want to test or try out. I start each page with a new recipe, and once done, I draw a line underneath it, and write down the next recipe. Once the page is full I fold the page inwards, either from the bottom or the top, so that I know that the page is complete. I decided that I would start with a ‘clean slate’ this year and spent a few hours capturing the recipes I still want to make onto a spreadsheet. That way, the year will begin without me having to page through all the flipped up pages to see what is left for me to try out. I am quite excited by this as I thought my recipe testing repertoire was coming to an end, and that is not a good thing for a food blogger. Thankfully I now have a handful of things to make, and share. One of the recipes that has been hanging around since last year is the one for meatball lasagne. I have made this several times, and it has been made by a friend, and to me it spells out the epitome of comfort food. In fact, I thought it was so good I even made it for friends when they came around for dinner. What is your ultimate comfort food?
Meatball Lasagne
Ingredients
- 15 mls olive oil, plus a little extra for frying the meatballs
- 1 onion, peeled and finely chopped
- 2 cloves garlic, peeled and crushed
- 500 g minced beef
- 5 mls dried oregano
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper to season
- 10 g Parmesan, grated
- 400 g tinned crushed tomatoes
- 1 portion Béchamel Sauce
- 4 sheets dry lasagne
- 1 large tomato, thinly sliced
- 80 g cheddar cheese
Method
- Heat the oil in a large frying pan over a medium heat
- Sauté the onions and the garlic until soft
- Set aside to cool
- Place the mince, oregano and onions into a bowl
- Season to taste
- Add the Parmesan and mix well
- Adjust the seasoning
- Form into meatballs using a tablespoon measure for each meatball (approximately 28)
- Seal the meatballs in the frying pan, adding a little more oil if needed
- Remove from the pan with a slotted spoon and set aside to cool, leaving the pan juices in the pan
- Place the tinned tomatoes into the pan and allow to reduce until all the juice has evaporated
- Make the Béchamel Sauce
- Preheat the oven to 180° Celsius
- Layer a little of the Béchamel Sauce onto the bottom of an oven proof dish
- Next layer on 2 lasagne sheets
- Then layer on the reduced chopped tomatoes
- Layer the meatballs and then cover with the rest of the Béchamel Sauce
- Layer on the last 2 lasagne sheets
- Layer the tomatoes on top and season
- Top with the cheddar cheese
- Leave to settle for 10 minutes and then bake for 30 minutes
- Leave to set up for 5 minutes before serving
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What I blogged February 8:
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- three years ago – Sage
- four years ago – Onions
- five years ago – Spinach and Ricotta Ravioli
this is like my dreams coming true! Lasagna, which is a perfect dish & my beloved meatballs… terrific idea!
Thanks Marcela 🙂
I don’t know why I have never thought to put meatballs in lasagne, but that is such a great idea. I am going to try it with veggie meatballs.
Please blog the results Dannii 🙂
I have a sudden craving for pasta! Your lasagna looks delicious.
Thanks Pam 🙂
Mmmm meatball lasagna is definitely the BEST kind of lasagna!
I think so as well 🙂
This look so good! I have a messy notebook for blogging ideas and recipes – love how organised you are by creating a spreadsheet!
I have a few messy notebooks lying around!
Tandy, this lasagne sounds yummy!
It was very yummy Liz 🙂
I’ll take all the leftovers, this looks so delicious and gooey just like I love eating this meaty lasagna
The left overs were the best!
Yum!! That looks ridiculously good!! 😀 I love meatballs in anything but pairing it with lasagna is brilliant 🙂
Thanks Lorraine 🙂
Love the idea of using meatballs to make lasagne with – it looks great! Just about to make a Cottage Pie with some leftover roast beef – another of my comfort food favourites 🙂
That sounds fantastic!
I have got to try this, it looks amazing! My boys would think I was the best mum in the world if I bought meatballs AND lasagne to the dinner table! Yummy!
Oh, please share with me when you make it 🙂
Oh gosh, this looks so fantastic!! I want a big pan of it for dinner. 🙂
Wish I could send one over!
Wow that is 2 comfort foods in one. I could spend an evening at home with that lasagna and be very satisfied hi hi.
Me too!
Good idea to try and organise your recipes – I also have a notebook with lots of scribbles. Lasagne looks good.
I love my notebooks!
Gahh I’m definitely looking for a lasagna upgrade and I think I may have just found it with your recipe. Looks fabulous!
Thanks Sarah 🙂
Lasagne is one of the few things I rarely cook at home and prefer to eat in a restaurant than make myself. That’s simply because I’m not god at it. I will try your recipe and see how it turns out 🙂
I hope it works out for you!
Lasagne is one of my favourites! Love the twist with meat balls 🙂 thanks for sharing!
My pleasure Lauren 🙂
Love homemade lasagne a lot! This looks absolutely delicious. Your pictures are so enticing…I think I know what’s for dinner tonight!!
Well, if you made it I hope that you enjoyed it!
2 of my most favourite comfort feeds in 1. #winning
Totes making one of these bad boys for the freezer, would be wonderful to be able to pull this out midweek when it all gets too much, something about meals like this that are very grounding. Yep, total winner Tandy!
I love the idea of making this for the freezer 🙂
Lasagna and meatballs – what more could a girl ask for! Looks delicious and I can’t wait to try it!
Enjoy Eileen!
This dish is comforting, delicious, memorable…
But in terms of my ultimate comforting food, I’d say either caramel flan or cake — or both. 😉
I like your comfort food choices Denise 🙂
I ‘de your delicious recipe but used organic pork,mince in here,….super well flavoured! Yum!.x
So glad you made this and enjoyed it Sophie 🙂
Can’t wait to be off my diet so that I can try this!
Hope you enjoy it Tammy!