Name: Lasagne recipe kit
Prep time: 1 h
Cook time: 1 h
Yield: 1
Ingredients: 250g pack dried lasagne sheets -; 2 x 400g tin whole cherry tomatoes (I used Biona organic) -; 2 x 187ml bottle red wine -; 2 x 80g packs grated parmesan -; 4 tbsp dried wild mushrooms -; 2 tsp fennel seeds -; 1 tsp ground cinnamon -; 1 tsp paprika -; 1 tsp light brown sugar -; 1 tsp dried oregano -; 4 tbsp olive oil -; 2 onions , sliced -; 3 garlic cloves , crushed -; 100g butter -; 100g plain flour -; 1l whole milk -; 2 bay leaves -; grating of nutmeg -; sticky tape -; string or ribbon and wrapping paper -; gift tags and a pen, for labelling -; 2 x 18 x 25 x 6cm lasagne dishes -; 2 x 135ml jars -; 2 x 500ml jars -

Ingredients for - Lasagne recipe kit

1. 250g pack dried lasagne sheets

2. 2 x 400g tin whole cherry tomatoes (I used Biona organic)

3. 2 x 187ml bottle red wine

4. 2 x 80g packs grated parmesan

5. 4 tbsp dried wild mushrooms

6. 2 tsp fennel seeds

7. 1 tsp ground cinnamon

8. 1 tsp paprika

9. 1 tsp light brown sugar

10. 1 tsp dried oregano

11. 4 tbsp olive oil

12. 2 onions , sliced

13. 3 garlic cloves , crushed

14. 100g butter

15. 100g plain flour

16. 1l whole milk

17. 2 bay leaves

18. grating of nutmeg

19. sticky tape

20. string or ribbon and wrapping paper

21. gift tags and a pen, for labelling

22. 2 x 18 x 25 x 6cm lasagne dishes

23. 2 x 135ml jars

24. 2 x 500ml jars

How to cook deliciously - Lasagne recipe kit

1 . Stage

Open the pack of lasagne sheets and divide between two large pieces of greaseproof paper. Wrap into 2 parcels and secure with sticky tape then wrap in wrapping paper and tie with string or ribbon, adding a label, if you like. Place each parcel into a lasagne dish along with a tin of tomatoes and a bottle of wine.

2 . Stage

To make the seasoning sachet, place the dried mushrooms into a small food processor. Blitz until finely chopped then transfer to a small bowl. Stir in the remaining sachet ingredients and mix well then divide between 2 pieces of tin foil. Fold the foil parcels up to contain the mushroom and spice mix inside then wrap each one in wrapping paper. Label and place into the lasagne dishes.

3 . Stage

Sterilise your jars and keep warm until needed (see tip). Heat the olive oil in a saucepan over a low heat then add the onion and cook gently for 20 mins until really soft. Stir in the garlic and heat for a further 5 mins. Divide the hot onions between the smaller jars, seal and leave to cool.

4 . Stage

Now make the béchamel sauce. In a large saucepan, melt the butter over a medium heat. Add the flour and mix really well. Add the milk gradually until you have a smooth sauce then add the bay leaves. Simmer gently and allow to thicken, then season well with salt, black pepper and nutmeg. Divide between the large jars making sure a bay leaf goes into each one. Seal, leave to cool then label as ‘Béchamel sauce’. Once cool, refrigerate the jars until needed then add one to each lasagne dish along with a pack of Parmesan. Write or print out the recipe below and fix to a gift tag.