Creamy Meaty Lasagna is so delicious, The recipe was quick an d easy and tasted fantastic. Serve for your family and friends, from  ABS-CBN Food  Entertainmnet Adapted from the recipe of Ma. Theresa Mena. 

Ingredients 

Serve 8 to 10

Meat sauce

2 packages (250 grams each)

bacon, chopped

1/2 cup bacon oil (from cooked

bacon), divided in half

2 tablespoons crushed garlic

2 medium onions, minced

400 grams ground pork

200 grams ground beef

1 beef broth cube

1/2 cup chopped green bell pepper

1 can (200 grams) button

mushrooms, drained and finely chopped

1 teaspoon dried basil

1 teaspoon oregano

1 teaspoon rosemary, crushed

1 can (170 grams) tomato paste

2 cups water

2 teaspoons iodized salt

1 teaspoon ground black pepper

1 tablespoon Worcestershire

sauce

1 teaspoon hot sauce

3 tablespoons sugar

Method

In a preheated pan, sauté bacon bits until crisp. With a slotted spoon, remove bacon bits from wok and set aside. Reserve 1/2 cup of bacon oil.

Heat 1/4 cup of the bacon oil in a large pan (reserve the other half for the cream sauce). Sauté garlic and onions. Add ground meats and cook until brown. 

Stir in beef broth cube, bell pepper and chopped mushrooms. Add basil, oregano and rosemary and cook until fragrant. Add tomato paste and water. 

Season the salt, pepper, Worcestershire sauce, hot sauce and sugar. 

Simmer until sauce is slightly thickened and flavors are well blended, about 20 minutes. Stir occasionally. Set aside.

Cream sauce

1/4 cup bacon oil (from bacon bits)

1/4 cup butter

1/2 cup all-purpose flour

1 large can (370 milliliters)

evaporated milk

1 can water (use milk can)

1/4 teaspoon ground pepper

1/8 teaspoon nutmeg

Method - Cream sauce

In another pan, heat remaining bacon oil and butter. When butter has melted, add flour and mix with a wire whisk until smooth. Slowly pour in evaporated milk and water, stirring

Season with pepper and nutmeg. Cook over low to medium heat until slightly thickened.  Don’t cook until sauce is very thick because it tends to thicken upon cooling down.

Lasagna

1 box large Instant lasagna

1 bar quickmelt cheese, grated

(about 200 grams)

chopped parsley or dried parsley

flakes

Preheat oven to 350°F.

In a 9 x 9-inch glass baking dish, pour about 1/4 of the meat sauce. Place a layer of lasagna sheets over meat sauce. 

Pour in some of the meat sauce and cream sauce over the lasagna sheets. Sprinkle th reserved bacon bits. Repeat layering until baking dish is filled near the top, ending with meat sauce. 

Top with grated cheese and parsley. Bake in preheated oven for 25 to 30 minutes or until lasagna sheets are tender. 

Remove from oven and let stand for 10 to 15 minutes before serving. Serve with garlic bread.