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Lasagna Cups

November 9, 2011 by Alida Ryder 14 Comments

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lasagna cups

I know this looks terribly fiddly and like it’s going to be way too much trouble for a week night. And in some ways, it is. Because of that, I decided to eliminate the whole bechamel/cheese sauce part of normal lasagna making and substituted it with a very easy creme fraiche ‘sauce’ which can be made in a minute.

lasagna cups

To save even more time, you can buy ready-made fresh lasagna sheets. They aren’t easily available but I’ve seen them at a few supermarkets and I know Food Lover’s Market has most of the time. This just makes this recipe even easier to do as you don’t have to worry about cooking the lasagna sheets before hand. That being said, I only cooked my sheets for 5 minutes. All you want is for it to soften enough for you to be able to press them into the muffin tray.

lasagna cups

I used my jumbo muffin tray but if you only have a standard 12-hole muffin pan, then by all means use it. You’ll probably only need one sheet of lasagna in that case. I served the Lasagna cups with a green salad and crusty garlic bread and my family were thoroughly impressed.

Serves 6

12 lasagna sheets, cooked until just softened
500g lean beef mince
1 large onion, finely chopped
2 carrots, finely chopped
2 celery stalks, finely chopped
2tsp crushed garlic
6 tomatoes, finely chopped (or use 1 can of chopped tomatoes with 2tbsn tomato paste)
1/2 cup beef stock
2 Bay leaves
1tsp thyme leaves
2tsp sugar
salt & pepper to taste
‘white sauce’
1 cup creme fraiche
1/2 cup mascarpone
juice of 1/2 lemon
1 cup pecorino, finely grated
salt & pepper to taste
grated mozzarella, for topping

  1. In a large pot, fry the mince until it’s nicely browned. Remove from the pot and set aside.
  2. In the same pot, fry the onion, carrots, celery and garlic until soft and translucent.
  3. Add the mince back to the pot along with the tomatoes, beef stock, bay, thyme and sugar.
  4. Allow to simmer for 15-20 minutes, covered.
  5. Pre-heat the oven to 180°c. Grease and line (with baking paper) a 6-hole jumbo muffin tray.
  6. Combine all the ‘white sauce’ ingredients in a small bowl and set aside.
  7. Adjust the seasoning of the meat sauce.
  8. To make the lasagna cups, press 2 lasagna sheets into the prepared muffin tray.
  9. Place a few spoonfuls of the meat sauce into the lasagna cup, followed by a bit of the white sauce.
  10. Top with grated mozzarella and place in the pre-heated oven.
  11. Bake for 15-20 minutes until the cheese is golden and bubbling and the exposed pasta has gone crispy (my favourite part).
  12. Serve with salad and crusty bread.
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Filed Under: Meat, Pasta Tagged With: beef lasagna, Bolognese, ground beef, Lasagna, lasagna cups, lasagna rolls, Meat sauce, mince meat, Pasta

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  1. What should I eat for breakfas

    December 19, 2013 at 8:54 PM

    It looks amazing, need to try it.

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  2. Sonja

    November 18, 2011 at 6:35 AM

    Hi Alida! Hierdie lyk absoluut heerlik! Kitchen-Boy het hierdie respet onder my aandag gebring, en dit sal my bydrae wees tot ons Kers-ete. Ek voel ‘n tikkie avontuurlustig, en gaan dit ook probeer met seekos!

    Groetnis uit Taiwan!

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  3. Justine-Paula Robilliard

    November 13, 2011 at 1:20 PM

    Hi there,
    You mentioned in the recipe above [lasagna cups] about a crème fraîche substitute, that can be made in a minute, I am cooking for 1, me and I do not have a huge budget..

    Any idea on how to make a decent, cheap, simple crème fraîche replacement, I have googled and found plenty of rather complex ways to make this crème fraîche and also the substitute.

    Given that most people have way more money than I have, I have found a few really nice fish recipes that require crĆØme fraĆ®che…Which I cannot afford, nor likely to find either.

    Any ideas? Please help me, and reply via email if possible.
    Thanks so so much
    Justine-Paula, in Durban

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    • Ally_R

      November 14, 2011 at 7:46 AM

      Hi Justine. You could use sour cream instead or if you really want to go the very cheap route, simply make a bechamel from butter/margarine, flour and milk/stock. šŸ™‚

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    • Amber Zenner

      April 5, 2014 at 9:29 PM

      You can make creme fraiche by adding one tablespoon buttermilk to two cups of fresh cream and letting it culture for 24 hours (unrefridgerated). It works great for me!

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  4. mustardseed

    November 10, 2011 at 3:46 AM

    These look incredibly delicious. I think it is a wonderful idea!

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  5. Lauren @ hey, who cut the cheese?

    November 10, 2011 at 3:40 AM

    So cute!

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  6. Sook

    November 10, 2011 at 1:11 AM

    Looks so delicious!

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  7. Emilia

    November 9, 2011 at 11:07 PM

    Perfect idea for party food, the lasagna cups look so delicious.

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  8. PinkPolkaDot

    November 9, 2011 at 1:51 PM

    Wow, Ally, uou never stop to amaze me!! These are looking delicious and so elegant!!!

    Reply
  9. Lori

    November 9, 2011 at 1:36 PM

    So pretty šŸ™‚

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  10. Jamie

    November 9, 2011 at 8:12 AM

    Oh wow I love this! Fiddly or not this is a fun way to eat lasagna! And I love the mascarpone/pecorino sauce. Perfect and creative!

    Reply
  11. Ally_R

    November 9, 2011 at 8:09 AM

    Thanks S! I found it at a craft market here in Pretoria. The lady sources antiques and second hand goods from Lesotho and I got this table for R450! Such a score.

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  12. Sam

    November 9, 2011 at 8:07 AM

    Love! I also love your new wooden surface šŸ™‚

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