Christmas Lasagne


RECIPE
CHRISTMAS LASAGNE
Serves: 6-8
Prep Time: 30 Minutes
Cook Time: 35 Minutes
INGREDIENTS
12 lasagne sheets
1 onion, diced
2 garlic cloves, crushed
50g butter
600g cooked leftover turkey, finely diced
1tsp mixed herbs
300ml gravy
Salt and pepper, to taste
200g bechamel sauce
12 pigs in blankets
50g Cheddar cheese, grated
Small bunch sage, chopped
METHOD
- Preheat the oven to 180°c/160°c Fan /356°F/Gas Mark 4.
- Blanch the lasagne sheets for 3 minutes in boiling water, remove and refresh in iced water.
- Gently fry the onion and garlic in butter until soft and golden brown.
- Add the diced turkey and mixed herbs and continue to fry for 2 minutes.
- Add the gravy, simmer for 2 minutes and season to taste with salt and pepper.
- To assemble the lasagne, spoon a third of the turkey mix into the oven proof dish and top with a layer of lasagne sheets.
- Repeat until all the turkey mix and lasagna sheets have been used.
- Top with the bechamel sauce and then arrange the pigs in blankets
- Bake in the oven for 30 minutes, then sprinkle with cheddar cheese and cook for a further 10 minutes.
- Garnish with chopped sage and served with salads and garlic bread.
CHEF'S TIP
Try using the turkey and gravy mix with spaghetti as a twist on a classic Bolognese.