Simone’s Lasagne

Lasagne is a wonderful and familiar classic dish and my favourite since I was a girl – I still love to make it every year for my birthday to share with family and friends over dinner. It is the ultimate comfort food with delicious layers of pasta, creamy béchamel, tomato sauce and 2 different types of cheese - the traditional Italian recipe does not contain any mozzarella, but I like to add it for extra flavour. I usually replace regular pasta with the wholegrain version for the higher amount of natural fibre and micronutrients.

This recipe is mostly made from scratch, so it is more time consuming than most of my recipes, but the results are worth the effort. I usually prepare this a day in advance and pop in into the oven 30 minutes before my guests arrive. I serve this with a simple but delicious salad to balance the richness of the sauce.

(serves 8)