Lasagne soup with cheesy garlic melts - Penguin Books New Zealand

Ingredients

• 2 tsp olive oil
• 350-500g beef mince
• 1 onion, chopped
• 3-4 cloves garlic, crushed (around 1 tbsp)
• 1 courgette, chopped (or use another green vegetable)
• 1 carrot, peeled and chopped
• 500ml passata
• 400g can chopped tomato
• 2 cups beef stock
• 1 tsp extra beef stock powder
• 1/4 cup tomato paste (around 4 tbsp)
• 2 tbsp chopped parsley
• 2 tsp dried basil
• 1 tsp dried oregano
• 2 cups broken-up lasagne sheets, the crinkly kind, or another pasta such as macaroni
• 2 tbsp butter
• 1/2 tbsp olive oil
• 2 cloves garlic, crushed
• 2 tbsp finely chopped parsley
• 8 slices white bread
• 4 slices of cheese – cheddar, Edam (whatever you have)
• 1/4 cup grated mozzarella (optional)
• 1/2 cup ricotta
• 1-2 tbsp grated parmesan
• 1 tbsp chopped parsley, plus extra
• 2 tbsp chopped basil (optional)