5min lasagna substitute

Ingredients:

• pre-cooked beans
• Chipotles in adobo
• Cheddar cheese
• Red onion
• 1 avocado
• 1 lime
• Pitas

Methods:

• Set the top grill of the oven to very hot.
• Prepare the beans (defrost or drain from the cans). Place them into an oven-safe dish and mix with chipotles in adobo. Grate the cheddar and scatter it on top. Bake in the oven directly under the grill.
• Meanwhile, finely slice a bit of red onion. Mash the avocado and squeeze in the juice of a lime. Toast the pitas.
• Once the top of the cheese is starting to turn golden (or when you can’t wait any longer), take the beans out of the oven, top with red onions, and serve with zingy avocado and pitas.

Notes: This doesn’t have much in common with a traditional lasagna lovingly prepared over many hours. But this is so much better than a barely-edible defrosted lasagne from a supermarket! For me the essential components of lasagna are thin carby layers of pasta (pitas in this case), rich and satisfying filling (the beans) and lightly oven-burnt cheese. This recipe ticks all the boxes in 5min.