Chili Beef Lasagne

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 40 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 200 g minced beef
• 400 g chopped tomatoes
• 2 tablespoons tomato puree
• 1 onion
• 200 g red kidney beans (drained)
• 3 tablespoons creme fraiche
• 1 instant oxo
• 1 teaspoon cumin
• 1 garlic clove
• 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
• 1 teaspoon chili powder
• 6 flour tortillas
• 250 g ricotta cheese
• fresh coriander
• mozzarella cheese
• grated cheese
• olive oil

Recipe

• 1 chili:.
• 2 fry the onion, cumin and smoked paprika in a drop of oil. when soft remove from pan.
• 3 fry the mince until brown and then drain.
• 4 return the onion mix and mince back to the pan.
• 5 add 2 tbsp of tomato puree and stir together.
• 6 because some of the beef flavours can be removed, i usually add an oxo cube about now. you don't have to, it's totally up to personal preference.
• 7 add the drained kidney beans and tin of tomatoes. for an extra kick, most supermarkets do the beans in a chili sauce - this is particularly tasty.
• 8 add a bit of sugar to get rid of that dreadful tomato tang.
• 9 leave to simmer for about 30 minutes or until everything is tasting all kinds of awesome.
• 10 take the chili off the heat and stir through the creme fraiche.
• 11 (alternatively, you can cheat and use mince and a jar of ready made chili sauce from the supermarket -- it still work if you are in a bit of a rush).
• 12 now for the layers!
• 13 empty your ricotta cheese into a bowl and smoosh it up so that it's not the shape of the tub, add as much coriander as you like and a few good shakes of cumin.
• 14 stir it all up and then spread onto one of your tortillas and then add another one on top so you have a ricotta/tortilla sandwich.
• 15 layer your lasagne as you would usually, stick the cheese on the top - perhaps a bit of fresh coriander and a drizzle of olive oil! i don't usually put ricotta on the top, mainly just cheese and a bit of mozzarella if i am feeling fancy. the olive oil is mainly to stop the top tortilla from drying out, so if you use something else on the top you can omit this step :).
• 16 cook on about gas mark 7 for 20/30 minutes or until the cheese is as crispy and golden as you like it.