Recipe: Jackie's Budget Friendly Lasagna

Ingredients

• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 1 large onion (finely chopped)
• 2 cloves garlic (minced)
• 500 g ground beef
• 500 g ground pork
• 100 g mushrooms (sliced)
• 1 carrot (grated)
• 1 zucchini (grated)
• 1/2 cup uncooked lentils
• 200 mls Red Wine (optional)
• 800 g canned diced tomatoes
• 1 jar tomato passata
• 2 tsp dried basil
• 1 bay leaf
• 2 tsp dried oregano
• Salt
• pepper
• 250 g lasagna noodles
• 300 g cheddar cheese (grated)
• 2 tbsp olive oil
• 800 ml full cream milk
• 60 g unsalted butter
• 60 g all-purpose flour