Lasagna

Ingredients

Meat Sauce

• 1 onion, diced
• 500 g extra lean beef mince
• 1 large carrot, grated
• 1 tsp garlic powder
• ½ tsp black pepper
• 1 tsp salt
• 700 g tomato basil passata
• ½ cup water
• 6 lasagna sheets
• 50 g extra mozzarella, grated
• Fresh parsley, chopped (optional), to serve
• 1 sachet Passionfruit Mango Collagen Peptides, per serve

Cheese Filling

• 650 g cottage cheese
• 2 eggs
• 100 g mozzarella, grated
• 25 g pecorino, grated
• 1 tsp mixed Italian herbs
• 1 tsp garlic powder

Method

1. Preheat the oven to 180°C.
2. Heat a large frying pan over medium-high heat. Add the onion and beef mince, cooking for 5 minutes while breaking up the mince with a spoon.
3. Stir in the grated carrot, garlic powder, salt and black pepper. Add the tomato basil passata and water, then stir well and simmer for 10 minutes.
4. In a large bowl, whisk the eggs. Add the cottage cheese, mozzarella, pecorino, garlic powder and Italian herbs, then mix until well combined.
5. Spread half of the meat sauce into a 9 × 13-inch baking dish.
6. Arrange 3 lasagna sheets over the meat sauce, then spread half of the cheese filling evenly over the top.
7. Repeat with the remaining meat sauce, remaining lasagna sheets and remaining cheese filling.
8. Sprinkle the extra mozzarella over the top. Cover tightly with foil and bake for 1 hour.
9. Remove the foil and bake for a further 5 to 10 minutes, or until the cheese is melted and lightly golden.
10. Meanwhile, dissolve 1 sachet of Passionfruit Mango Collagen Peptides per serve in a large glass of water and stir until fully dissolved.
11. Allow the lasagna to rest for 10 minutes before slicing. Garnish with chopped parsley, if using, and serve with the collagen drink.

Nutrition (Per Serve)

If serving 6:

• Calories: 525
• Protein: 56.2 g
• Carbohydrates: 38.9 g
• Fat: 15.2 g

If serving 8:

• Calories: 394
• Protein: 42.1 g
• Carbohydrates: 29.2 g
• Fat: 11.4 g

Nutrition includes one serving of Passionfruit Mango Collagen Peptides per person.