Spicy Chorizo Lasagna

ingredients

• 375g packet of lasagna sheets
• 1 large brown onion, diced
• 2 large garlic cloves, crushed
• 3 hot chorizo, diced finely
• 4 pork and fennel sausages, removed from casing
• 1 cup water
• 800g canned tomatoes
• 2 tbsp tomato paste
• 1 tbsp. Fresh thyme, chopped
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 tsp cracked pepper
• 1 tsp dried oregano
• 1/2 tsp mustard powder
• 10 basil leaves
• 2 cups of mozzarella cheese
• 1 cup parmesan cheese
• 2 tbsp. olive oil

method

1. Preheat oven to 180°C fan-forced.
2. In a deep pot, heat olive oil over medium to high heat.
3. Add onion, garlic and fresh thyme into the pot and cook for 2-3 minutes, or until onion turns translucent.
4. Add chorizo and sausages (out of the casing!) and cook for 6-7 minutes, or until lightly browned.
5. Add tomato paste and cook for a further 1 minute. Add the canned tomatoes and 1 cup water and stir through. Season with salt, pepper, oregano, mustard powder and basil leaves and leave to simmer lightly for 15-20 minutes.
6. Depending on what lasagna sheets you use, cook according to packet instructions.
7. In a deep dish, spoon a small amount of the sauce onto the bottom, edge to edge to ensure nothing sticks. Layer the sheets on the bottom, then top with a layer of the chorizo sauce and a layer of mozzarella.
8. On the next layer, add sheets, sauce and top this time with parmesan (whilst layering, change between mozzarella and parmesan)
9. Continue layering until you reach the top.
10. Cover with foil and place into the oven for 30 minutes.
11. Serve hot!