Teach your kids to cook

Fake Lasagne

This recipe only requires 10 minutes of preparation and then into the oven it goes for 50 minutes. This gives you lots of time to get settled at home after work, help the kids with homework or just put your feet up and wait for the timer to announce that dinner is ready. I usually serve this with a salad or bread.

This is also one of the first recipes my teen-agers learned to cook as it is easy and the results are very impressive. Don’t forget to teach your kids to cook and get comfortable in the kitchen. Turning groceries into a meal is a very important life lesson.

Cost of this meal is about $12 and there is plenty for 5 people (cost of fast food for a family of 5 - $38)

675g lean ground beef
1 small onion
1 can chopped green chilies
1 can cheddar cheese soup
1 cup salsa
½ cup each of grated cheddar cheese and grated mozzarella cheese
12 pieces of oven ready lasagne noodles
2/3 cup of water
More cheese as topping

Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees

Brown meat in a tablespoon of Canola oil at medium heat and add the chopped onion. Brown for a few minutes until meat is no longer pink. Add the can of chilies, the soup, salsa and cheeses and stir until well blended.

Layer in a rectangular lasagne pan in this order, 1/3 lasagne noodles and 1/3 sauce. Do this 2 more times. Drizzle water all over and top with more grated cheese if you wish.

Cover tightly with foil and bake in hot oven. Set timer for 50 minutes. When done, take it out of the oven and let stand for 5 minutes before serving.

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