Heya guys!
Today on the blog we have the recipe you’ve all been waiting for: LASAGNA. ? We’ve been thinking of making lasagna in one of our #cookingwithCICI sessions for the longest time, but we thought we might as well perfect the recipe as best we could first, so here it is! It’s a pretty simple and full-proof recipe…just in time for your christmas dinners.???Try it out and let us know how it went!
Prep time: 1 hour
Cook time: 35 minutes
Serves: 8
Ingredients:
- ¾ kg ground beef
- 8 pork sausages (spicy or non-spicy)
- 300g mozzarella cheese
- 400g cheddar cheese
- 200g Parmesan cheese
- 1 medium-sized can (about 250g) of tomato paste
- 6 pieces of lasagna pasta
- 1 large onion
- 3 cloves of garlic
- 1 tsp oregano
- 1 tsp black pepper
- ½ tsp white pepper
- Salt to taste
- 1 tsp Tabasco sauce (optional)
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- ¾ cup water
Method
1. Preheat oven to 200oc
2. Chop onions, crush the garlic and grate the cheeses.
3. Remove the sausage from its casing and mix into the mince meat.
4. In a large saucepan, add the oil and fry the onions till they are soft and looking almost translucent, then add the garlic and stir for a minute because garlic burns easily.
5. Add the ground beef and sausage mixture into the saucepan and cook until completely browned.
6. Add the oregano, the ground peppers, salt and stir. Then add the tomato paste, then pour in the water and stir again. Add Tabasco if you’d prefer your lasagna to be a little hot. Cover and cook for 15 minutes.
7. Cook the lasagna pasta according to package instructions, adding a teaspoon of oil to prevent them from sticking together. Once ready, rinse and set aside each pasta piece separately. (We made the mistake of letting them cool while stacked on top of each other, so some of them got stuck. Be careful here. ? )
8. In a large baking dish or casserole dish, arrange the cooked meat, pasta and cheese in the following order:
- 1st layer of meat at the bottom.
- Pasta to cover the meat( roughly 3 pieces; ensure the pasta covers all parts of the meat)
- 1/2 of the grated cheddar
- 1/3rd of the grated mozzarella
- 2nd layer of meat mixture
- 2nd layer of pasta
- Remaining 1/2 of cheddar
- 1/3rd of mozzarella
- 3rd layer of meat
- 1/3rd of mozzarella
- Sprinkle Parmesan cheese at the top.

and the pattern continues…until you achieve this ??
8. Place the dish in the second rack of the oven and let it cook for 35 minutes. Check on it after 30 minutes to make sure the cheese does not burn.
9. Once ready let it rest for 10 minutes. Serve and enjoy.
Don’t forget to like, comment and share!
— CICI and Ivy xxxx
Flo
December 15, 2016Am officially hungry! Lovely Xmas eve dish❤❤❤
Ivy
December 15, 2016Haha! Thank you ☺️
jerome
December 15, 2016As I said it earlier…FINALLY ITS HERE!
Anyway am salivating.. Thanks I have water next to me..hahaha
Ivy this is my best sooo far…awesome post
Ivy
December 15, 2016Hey Jerome
Haha yes, finally! Thank you for being patient.?
More great posts to come!
Mitchel
December 15, 2016Looks amazing Ivy!!?
Ivy
December 15, 2016Thank you Mitchel! ❤️❤️
Ngandi
December 15, 2016It’s a lot of fun to read! I felt like I was watching a cooking show.
Ivy
December 15, 2016Hey Ngandi!
Thank you, I’m glad you enjoyed it.?
Katie Thuo
December 15, 2016Ivy .
This looks so delish .
Can’t wait to try ????
Ivy
December 15, 2016Hey Katie ??
Thank you, it was pretty tasty. ?
Florence kimani
December 15, 2016Nakula lini
Ivy
December 15, 2016Haha kuja nyumbani! I’ll make some.☺️
Wa Njeri
December 15, 2016Just love it.Already drooling
Ivy you know how to get people on their utmost perceptions.
You’re great girl
Ivy
December 15, 2016Hey Wa Njeri!
Thank you for the kind words.??
Wa Njeri
December 16, 2016Most welcome
Patrick
December 15, 2016??…can I have some ??.This is a definate must try..Yum!!!!!
Ivy
December 15, 2016Yes! Please try it out, send pictures of your dish or post them and tag our Instagram page @kenyan__belle ??
Albert
December 16, 2016Why does it look so nice??????
This is a must try really.
Ivy
December 25, 2016Thank you Albert! ?