There’s a lot to love about lasagne: layers of silky pasta, creamy besciamella (also known as béchamel), warming ragù and plenty of oozy cheese — whether it’s parmesan or mozzarella.
A true lasagne should have a minimum of three layers of lasagne sheets. But for homemade versions, we’re able to build lasagne and filling higher to create a layered masterpiece.
If you’re looking for a classic lasagne recipe, turn to Matt Breen’s Mum’s lasagne, filled with a meat sauce of minced beef and pork, herbs, and a tomato sauce, plus a mornay sauce made with cheddar cheese, milk and butter. Or give our meat-free lasagne alla Portofino a try if you’re after a hearty vegetarian lasagne. Whatever your choice, these lasagne recipes deliver the ultimate cooler-weather comfort. Just be sure to top with extra cheese.
10 of our favourite lasagne recipes for cooler weather:
Lasagne alla Portofino
Open lasagne with spring greens and burrata
Sarah Cicolini’s lasagne with romanesco
Matt Breen’s Mum’s lasagne
Rinaldo Di Stasio’s lasagne con aragosta
Dan Puskas’s mushroom lasagne
Oxtail lasagne
Lasagne of spinach, polenta and goat’s curd
A classic lasagne
Photographer: Benito Martin