'Elite' garlic bread lasagne recipe hailed as ultimate comfort food
Garlic bread is a favourite in many households, whether served with pasta, an Italian-inspired meal or even just as a snack. Now one home cook has taken the garlic bread to a whole new level
Lasagne, the quintessential comfort food, is getting a delectable twist by recipe developer Hollie Wood.
Known for her accessible and crowd-pleasing culinary creations in 'Dinner At Hol's', Hollie has been delighting followers with her '15 days of quick and easy comfort food' on Instagram.
Going off the beaten track, she's swapped traditional lasagne sheets for slices of garlic bread baguette to layer over a sumptuous bolognese base, finishing it off with creamy bechamel sauce and a generous helping of cheese.
An Instagram Reel from earlier this month showcasing Hollie's mouth-watering lasagne update has gone viral, amassing more than 501,000 views, 17,200 likes and hundreds of comments.
Fans couldn't contain their excitement, reports the Mirror.
Kayleigh exclaimed: "Oh my god that looks amazing."
While @rachelsfireisland gushed about the dish, saying: "Love this comfort food."
@tellusmat was equally impressed: "That's fabulous wow can smell that from here."
The rave reviews continued with @joolsxx40 who remarked: "Omg my kind of comfort food, keep them bad boys coming."
Further applause came from @catchupwiththecraigsandsass who enthused: "Now this looks flipping ELITE!!!"
If your taste buds are tingling for an unconventional take on lasagne, look no further.
Here's Hollie Woods's recipe for making this scrumptious Garlic Bread Lasagne.
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Garlic Bread Lasagne
Ingredients
- 1 garlic bread baguette
For the bolognese
- 500g 5% beef mince
- 150g diced smoked bacon
- one onion (finely diced)
- two medium carrots (finely diced)
- two peppers (sliced or diced)
- three cloves garlic (finely grated)
- one tbsp tomato purée
- one tbsp Italian mixed herbs
- one beef stock cube
- 500g passata
For the bechamel
- two tbsp butter
- two tbsp plain flour
- 300ml milk - I used semi-skimmed
- one tsp mustard (optional)
- 120g cheese
- Salt and pepper to taste
Method
Begin by sauteing the onions, carrots and peppers in a pan until they soften, then introduce the garlic.
Follow this with your bacon and allow it to cook for a few minutes, before adding the beef mince and cooking until brown.
Next, incorporate the tomato puree, stock cube, herbs and passata into the pan and let it simmer on low heat for at least 30 minutes - the longer, the better.
While this is happening, put the garlic bread in the oven to cook (the packaging should provide the necessary cooking time).
As the bread cooks, prepare the cheese sauce.
Start the sauce by melting the butter in a saucepan, then mix in the flour.
Allow this to cook for a few minutes before gradually adding the milk, stirring constantly until you achieve a thick sauce.
At this point, stir in the mustard and cheddar, seasoning to taste.
In a deep-set pan or dish, pour in the bolognese, layer the slices of garlic bread on top of the meat, and finish with a topping of cheese sauce and mozzarella.
Finally, place the dish in the oven or under the grill until the top turns golden and starts to bubble. Serve hot and enjoy.
