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Red & White Sauce Meatball Lasagna Recipe
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Red & White Sauce Meatball Lasagna Recipe
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Red & White Sauce Meatball Lasagna Recipe

This red and white lasagna recipe is perfect for feeding large groups! If you’re ever looking for party or social gathering meal ideas, this is perfect for the occasion! The base of this recipe was adapted from Tasty’s Meatball Cannelloni! You can find out more about it here!

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Ingredient Preparation

Instructions:

This recipe serves 3-4 pax.

Ingredients:

  • 800g Pork Mince
  • 2 Onions
  • 6 Garlic
  • 150g Breadcrumbs
  • 1 Egg + 1 Yolk
  • 100 ml Red Wine
  • 500g Tomato Puree / Passata
  • 40g Plain Flour
  • 100g Parmesan Cheese
  • Salt & Pepper
  • 10 Lasagne Sheets
  • 400g Chopped Tomatoes
  • 40g Butter
  • 600 ml Milk
  • Sliced Cheese of your choice

Instructions:

Meat Filling:

  1. To a large bowl, combine the Pork Mince, 1 Onion, 120g Breadcrumbs, Parmesan Cheese, 1.5 teaspoons of Salt & Pepper, and Eggs.
  2. Knead everything to well combine.
  3. Cook your lasagne sheets in a pot of boiling water with 2-3 tablespoons of oil and 2 teaspoons of salt.
  4. Remove the lasagne sheets from the water once al-dente and separate each sheet. [Don’t stack or lump them together.]
  5. Once done, heat up a pan with oil of your choice.
  6. Meanwhile, shape the minced meat into balls roughly the size of a ping pong ball.
  7. Sear each side of the meatball to ensure that the outside is cooked.
    [They don’t have to be fully cooked as it will still be baked later. ]

Red Sauce:

  1. Add the other remaining diced onion to a pan that has been oiled [1 tbsp] and heated.
  2. Add in 1/2 tbsp salt and mix well.
  3. Once done, add in your red wine, and let it reduce for a short while.
  4. Thereafter, add in your chopped tomatoes, passata & 1/2 tbsp pepper.
  5. Mix well, cover with a lid and let the mixture simmer until it bubbles.
  6. Once a thick consistency forms, remove from heat and set aside.

White Sauce:

  1. Melt your butter in a pan.
  2. Add in the flour once done and mix well. [It will look like clumps so don’t worry.]
  3. Slowly incorporate the milk into the mixture while stirring.
  4. This will form a thick consistency, then add-in 1/2 tbsp salt and mix well.
  5. Once done, remove from heat.

Lasagna Assembly:

Layer Overview: [ Lasagne sheet → Meatballs → Red Sauce → White Sauce → Cheese ] 

  1. To a large dish that can withstand high heat, lay down your lasagne sheets as the base.
  2. Split all your cooked meatballs into 2 batches and place one batch above the lasagne sheet base.
  3. Add a layer of red sauce to cover the meatballs.
  4. Go over the red sauce with a layer of white sauce.
  5. Once the White Sauce Blanket is done, add some shredded mozzarella cheese/ sliced cheese over the top. [Optional but preferred for the cheesy goodness!]
  6. Start over again with the layering process:
    [ Lasagne sheet → Meatballs → Red Sauce → White Sauce → Cheese ] 
  7. Add a final layer of lasagne sheets over the White Sauce.
  8. Top off the last layer of Lasagne sheets with cheese slices.
  9. Once done, add a layer of breadcrumbs on top of the sliced cheese.
  10. Bake at 180°C / 350°F for 13-15 minutes.

Lasagna Final Product

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If you’re looking for a simple dessert recipe to complement this Lasagne dish, check out my No-Bake Oreo Cheesecake recipe here!

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