Lasagne with a white sauce sub any ideas?

[allthatjazz]

Am craving lasagne. Would ideally like an easy one without having to make a white sauce. What could I use instead that still takes good. Could I freeze it?
Infact does anyone has a good meat sauce bit too? Mine is tad bland.

TIA

I made a Jamie Oliver lasagne version which was just spreading creme fraiche as an alternative which was delicious. I even used half-fat but I did also sprinkle some cheese on it so not so low-fat but yummy.

for the meat, a bit of cinnamon in it,
and grate nutmeg on top.

make the sauce, go on.

Ah, this is what I am making tonight for dinner tomorrow night!

Meat sauce (can give amounts if you like, but its best made to your taste anyway ie how meaty, how spicy):
Garlic
Chopped onion
Minced beef
Chopped button mushrooms
Chilli flakes
Tomato paste
Tinned tomatoes
Dried herbs (Italian herb mix) - more is more
Sugar (enhances tomatoes)
Water (tomato paste is too thick)
Glug of wine

Cook onion and garlic for 4 mins. Add mince, brown. Add all other ingredients. Bring to boil. Taste, if OK, simmer for 30 mins.

White sauce: ricotta cheese mixed with milk.

Assemble: lasagne sheets, then mince. Alternate. Top last sheet w "white sauce". Top w grated cheese (cheddar and mozzarella mixed is best). Bake for 35 mins approx.

SIl does it with chopped mozarella mixed with ricotta as it is quicker than white sauce but I find it a bit dry that way. I like my lasagne sloppy.

I discovered a few years ago that making a white sauce is much easier/quicker than I had always thought. Instead of adding the milk bit by bit, and stirring so as to make sure there are no lumps, you just add all the (cold)milk in one fell swoop and give it a really good stir, and then warm it through. Works every time.

Now I make white sauce all the time...

layer it meat/ricotta/meat and then for the topping mix 5floz natural or Greek yog, 1tsp cornflour, 1 beaten egg, 3tbsp grated parmesan. Sprinkle more parmesan on top.

Thank you for all your great replies. Great recipe too, bunny mother. I'll be doing that tomorrow night.
Going to try the creme fraiche one and then next time the ricotta and see which one if dp notices I like best

Am tad over excited I can indulge my latest pg craving. Going to serve mine with lots of hm garlic bread

one more thing....I had my friends lasagne the other night, "DELICIOUS" (it was utterly delicious) says I, she says "you know the trick, never ever use all mince meat, use half mince meat and half sausage meat and add a small jar of pesto to the meat too". Hey presto, it's a winner in my book, totally yummy

Creme fraiche

or heated mascarpone

def creme fraiche

mozzarella is good

we do low fat creme fraiche and extra strong cheddar as a lower fat option - tastes yummy!