Ingredients for one portion, made in a single portion dish
one portion of my savoury mince and veg, as described here (scroll down a bit)
two sheets of lasagne (I needed two sheets but didn't use all of it)
1 heaped tbsp no fat cottage cheese
1 heaped tbsp quark
about 1/8 of a tub of lower fat soft cheese with garlic and herbs (Morrisons does this)
seasonings
a titchy bit of oil for the bottom of your oven dish
Method
Pre heat the oven to 180C fan
Boil a kettle. Place the lasagne sheets in an oven dish just bigger that they are and pour over the boiling water. Swill them about a bit to make sure they are not sticking together. Leave for five or ten minutes. This softens the sheets enough to cut them to the size you want with a pair of scissors (thank you, Mary Berry, for this splendid tip).
Of course, if they are just the right size or fresh sheets, leave this out!
Mix the three cheeses together and either mash well or zizz a little bit. It doesn't have to be totally smooth but just to get out most of the lumps. Season if you wish.
Take out the softened lasagne sheets and pat them dry. Then cut them to the size you need.
Oil the bottom of the lasagne dish. Construct the lasagne like this, spreading each layer out evenly, if necessary.
Half the mince mixture, one sheet lasagne, half the cheese sauce. Repeat, finishing off with the the cheeses - spread them carefully over so that everything is covered.
(At this point you could top it with a bit of finely grated parmesan or similar but not for me at the moment)
Place on a baking tray and into the oven for half an hour or so until the lasagne is properly cooked and everything is bubbling. It will brown a bit on top.
Conclusion: it was pretty good, I enjoyed it and ate it all. However, I did miss the cheesy flavour and the sauce on top was a bit dry after baking. It cried out for a sprinkling of strong cheddar which it wasn't going to get!
I remembered to take a photo.
Shame it was after I'd polished it off.
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