Join me as I prepare slow-cooked beef lasagna and prep gluten-free burgers for the week. Delicious meals made easy!
Delicious Meal Prep: Savory Slow-Cooked Beef Lasagna and Easy Burger Preparation for a Gluten-Free Week!
Slow cooked beef lasagna is a delicious and convenient meal that can be prepared in advance and baked just before dinner. Using beef that has been prepped and stored in the freezer, this dish allows for flexibility in the kitchen, as it can be made with whatever ingredients are on hand. The beauty of this recipe lies in its simplicity and the ease of preparation, making it an ideal choice for busy weeknights. It offers a hearty option that doesn’t require extensive time in the kitchen.
In addition to the lasagna, prepping basic beef burgers for later in the week provides another quick meal solution. Having prepped ingredients ready to go can help streamline the cooking process and make homemade meals more attainable, even for those who may find cooking from scratch overwhelming. By stocking the pantry and fridge with essential gluten-free staples, home cooks can enjoy the satisfaction of creating meals tailored to their dietary preferences without sacrificing flavor or convenience.
Whisking Up Comfort: Indulge in Hearty Lasagna and Savory Burger Preps for a Flavorful Week Ahead!
Hi welcome to utility Jane my name is Tanya and today I am making slow cooked beef lasagna and prepping some burgers for later in the week so let’s get started I start by gathering my ingredients so I’m not running back and forth to the pantry and the fridge and because I have previously slow cooked my beef this will come together quite.
Quickly I like to get all the vegetables cut and gathered into a bowl so cooking is streamline I have frozen corn some frozen onions that I chopped and had froze when I had bought them in bulk and some fresh carrot chopped to a similar size capsicum and broccoli I don’t have particular vegetables I put in my recipes all the time I will use what I.
Have and it will change every time I cook that said I do have basic veg I am never without adding seasonal extras where my budget allows no matter what I cook I always buy the best quality I can afford at the time I have cooked this many times and not had capsican corn broccoli switching it up with extra carrots rainbow chard or another veg I.
Have I think cooking can be over complicated and it doesn’t have to be cooking needs to be edible sustaining and as healthy as possible this is chicken stock and two bags of slow cooked beef I just got them out of the freezer so to defrost them fast I sit them in a container of cold water now I have everything prepped I.
Can get my pot on and heated and add some olive oil when the oil is hot I can add all the vegetables except the broccoli toss the vegetables in the pan so they’re all coated with oil and season I am using seasoned salt sweet paprika.
Sugar and salt stir to coat all the vegetables with the seasonings oops nearly forgot pepper with the veg on seasoned and cooking I can prep the cheese sauce in a cold pot I add flour I’m using glutenfree plenty of olive.
Oil salt seasoned salt nutmeg and whisk together now this is prepped I’m going to go back to the meat sauce I add the broccoli to the rest of the veg and stir now I can add the slow cooked beef and stock I’m trying to make sure I leave no.
Sauce in the bag now the chicken stop turn the heat up add the lid now the meat sauce can simmer while I get back to my cheese sauce heating up the flour mix gently I add water and keep whisking because it will thicken quickly you can add more water as needed I have made this so many times and it is very forgiving so I.
Never measure anything see it thicken add more water and whisk add more water as it thickens turn the head off but keep whisking so it doesn’t stick to the bottom of the pot now put that.
Aside look at this meat I love prepping meat like this and having it in bags in the freezer it makes cooking meals like this so fast add dried bzel mix and Simon with the lid slightly a jar while that is simmering I am going to grate cheese I need some for the.
White sauce and for the top of the lasagna and some for the fridge my daughter made this little chopping board and I absolutely love it keep checking on the meat sauce and give it a stir now add lots of tomato paste yep and some more I do want some liquid in there.
Though because I am using dried pasta sheets this is how I like it now I have the cheese grated I can finish the cheese sauce slowly heat while whisking add cheese how much you add is totally up to you whisk it.
In adding water if you need to keep whisking until you get a source consistency and that’s it done remove from the Heat and will finish off the meat sauce this looks good let’s give it a taste test a bit more salt and I almost forgot the.
Garlic now let’s assemble I start with a thick layer of meat sauce then dried lasagna sheets a thick layer of cheese sauce and repeat all the layers I love to reserve a little meat sauce for the top and blend it with the cheese sauce.
Top with cheese ideally if I have time like to let the lasagna sit so the pasta can soak up the sauce now with my food processor all cheesy and I have mince in the fridge I am going to prep some burgers later on in the week I start by tearing up one SCE of bread adding some sweet.
Paprika salt and Blitz till a fine crumb now I cracked an egg here but I didn’t end up using it it just depends on the bread and how much liquid it soaks up and this is the fine crumb okay let’s add the garlic and now add mints just breaking it up into chunks so it.
Evenly goes around this is 1 kilo now for a bit of tomato paste and Blitz now we’re wanting it all to just come together just like this there it is perfect now I’m just going to make small patties and then they can sit in the.
Fridge for later this week when I have a busy day makes dinner time very very easy always a must clean down after using raw meat now let’s get this lasagna in the oven and here it is out this was delicious but it’s always better the next day now if you have made it to here.
Thanks for watching my first video I really appreciate it hope to see you in the next one bye for now
