Lasagne

 

Lasagne is a fab way to stretch a Bolognese sauce and is made a lot easier with the microwave white sauce.

I made my Bolognese with a pack of reduced steak minced, 80p. It did the kids tea with spaghetti yesterday and I'm making a family size lasagne for tonight tea.

 

 

I still had a small tub of Bolognese leftover after making up the lasagne which I stashed in the freezer.

Minced based meals are the easiest way to stretch a tight food budget as its so versatile and can be bulked out.

 

 

Start with a layer of Bolognese.

 

Layer of lasagne sheets.

 

Layer of white sauce.

 

Layer of lasagne sheets and repeat until you finish with a layer of white sauce.

 

Then just top with cheese.

 

 

Ive made mine up in the morning ready to stick in the oven for tea. I will be filling the oven with baking while its in to make the most of the oven being on. Serving this with side salad and garlic dough balls.

 

 

 

 



easy microwave white sauce

 

This is so much easier to make in the microwave and no lumps or sticking to pans!

 

So you will need:

2 tbsp margarine or butter

4 tbsp plain flour

Salt & pepper

2 cups milk (I made up powdered

 

So, 2tbsp margarine in a jug, pop into microwave for 30 seconds until melted and add any seasoning.

 

Add your 4tbsp plain flour and whisk.

 

It will form a thick paste.

 

Add 1/4 cup of milk and stir whisk thoroughly to make a thinner paste.

 

Add the rest of your milk and stir.

 

Microwave for 2 mins, take our a stir. It should be starting to thicken.

 

Microwave for another 2 mins.

 

 

Tadah! Thick white sauce ready for use :) If you want a cheese sauce add cheese while its hot and stir through to melt.

 



Pretzel rolls

 

I made these to go with some pulled pork. They are chewy and springy and a bit different to standard rolls.

 



1 tbsp dried yeast

2 tbsp vegetable oil

500ml warm milk

300ml warm water

2 tap salt

1 kilo strong white flour

 

Measure out your milk and water and add the yeast.

Mix the dry ingredients into a bowl and add the oil.

Add the milk mix bit by bit to form a rough dough.

Tip out onto a floured work surface and knead.

Set aside for an hour to rise.

Form into rolls and slash the tops.

Bring a pan of water to the boil and add 1 tbsp sugar and 2 tbsp bicarbonate soda.

Boil each of the rolls for about a minute, this is what gives it the chewy crust.

Sprinkle with salt and bake at 220 for 20mins.