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Classic lasagne

4.7(339)Easy

Serves 6

Prepare this easy homemade lasagne ahead of time and save in the freezer, uncooked, for when you need it during a busy week. Just bake for an extra 45 mins

Total time2 hrs

Prep time20 mins

Cook time1 hr and 40 mins

Dietary information

Freezable

Ingredients

Method

Step 1
To make the meat sauce, heat 2 tbsp olive oil in a frying pan and cook 750g lean beef mince in two batches for about 10 mins until browned all over.
Step 2
Finely chop 4 slices of prosciutto from a 90g pack, then stir through the meat mixture.
Step 3
Pour over 800g passata or half our basic tomato sauce recipe and 200ml hot beef stock. Add a little grated nutmeg, then season.
Step 4
Bring up to the boil, then simmer for 30 mins until the sauce looks rich.
Step 5
Heat the oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4 and lightly oil an ovenproof dish (about 30 x 20cm).
Step 6
Spoon one third of the meat sauce into the dish, then cover with some fresh lasagne sheets from a 300g pack. Drizzle over roughly 130g ready-made or homemade white sauce .
Step 7
Repeat until you have three layers of pasta. Cover with the remaining 390g white sauce, making sure you can’t see any pasta poking through.
Step 8
Scatter 125g torn mozzarella over the top.
Step 9
Arrange the rest of the prosciutto on top. Bake for 45 mins until the top is bubbling and lightly browned.

Nutrition per serving

Energy: 580
Fat: 32
Saturates: 14
Carbohydrate: 31
Sugars: 8
Fibre: 3
Protein: 44
Salt: 1.71

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About the BBC Good Food tool

BBC Good Food, also called BBC Food, finds recipes using a dish or ingredient search, with optional diet, result-count and time filters.

Get recipe returns ingredients, method steps and nutrition per serving using a dish name or recipe link.

Built from bbcgoodfood.com. Last checked Sep 29, 2026.

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What you provide

Field	Type	Required	Description
Recipe`recipe`	Text	Required	Dish name or BBC Good Food recipe page link, for example Easy vegetarian lasagne.Example: https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/classic-lasagne-0

What you get

Field	Type	Description
Title`title`	Text	Example: Classic lasagne
Author`author`	Text	Example: Good Food team
Servings`servings`	Text	Example: Serves 6
Cook Time`cook_time`	Text	Example: 1 hr and 40 mins
Photo URL`photo_url`	Text	Example: https://images.immediate.co.uk/production/volatile/sites/30/2023/11/Lasagne-d4c…
Prep Time`prep_time`	Text	Example: 20 mins
Difficulty`difficulty`	Text	Example: Easy
Recipe URL`recipe_url`	Text	Example: https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/classic-lasagne-0
Total Time`total_time`	Text	Example: 2 hrs
Description`description`	Text	Example: Prepare this easy homemade lasagne ahead of time and save in the freezer…
Ingredients`ingredients`	List
Star Rating`star_rating`	Number	Example: 4.7
Dietary Tags`dietary_tags`	List
Method Steps`method_steps`	List
Instruction`method_steps[].instruction`	Text	Example: To make the meat sauce, heat 2 tbsp olive oil in a frying pan and cook 750g…
Step Number`method_steps[].step_number`	Number	Example: 1
Number of Ratings`number_of_ratings`	Number	Example: 339
Nutrition Per Serving`nutrition_per_serving`	Details
Kcal`nutrition_per_serving.kcal`	Number	Example: 580
Fat G`nutrition_per_serving.fat_g`	Number	Example: 32
Salt G`nutrition_per_serving.salt_g`	Number	Example: 1.71
Carbs G`nutrition_per_serving.carbs_g`	Number	Example: 31
Fibre G`nutrition_per_serving.fibre_g`	Number	Example: 3
Sugars G`nutrition_per_serving.sugars_g`	Number	Example: 8
Protein G`nutrition_per_serving.protein_g`	Number	Example: 44
Saturates G`nutrition_per_serving.saturates_g`	Number	Example: 14

Example result

For Recipe: https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/classic-lasagne-0

JSON

{
  "title": "Classic lasagne",
  "author": "Good Food team",
  "servings": "Serves 6",
  "cook_time": "1 hr and 40 mins",
  "photo_url": "https://images.immediate.co.uk/production/volatile/sites/30/2023/11/Lasagne-d4cb438.jpg?resize=768,845",
  "prep_time": "20 mins",
  "difficulty": "Easy",
  "recipe_url": "https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/classic-lasagne-0",
  "total_time": "2 hrs",
  "description": "Prepare this easy homemade lasagne ahead of time and save in the freezer, uncooked, for when you need it during a busy week. Just bake for an extra 45 mins",
  "ingredients": [
    "2 olive oil plus extra for the dish",
    "750g lean beef mince",
    "90g pack prosciutto"
  ],
  "star_rating": 4.7,
  "dietary_tags": [
    "Freezable"
  ],
  "method_steps": [
    {
      "instruction": "To make the meat sauce, heat 2 tbsp olive oil in a frying pan and cook 750g lean beef mince in two batches for about 10 mins until browned all over.",
      "step_number": 1
    },
    {
      "instruction": "Finely chop 4 slices of prosciutto from a 90g pack, then stir through the meat mixture.",
      "step_number": 2
    },
    {
      "instruction": "Pour over 800g passata or half our basic tomato sauce recipe and 200ml hot beef stock. Add a little grated nutmeg, then season.",
      "step_number": 3
    }
  ],
  "number_of_ratings": 339,
  "nutrition_per_serving": {
    "kcal": 580,
    "fat_g": 32,
    "salt_g": 1.71,
    "carbs_g": 31,
    "fibre_g": 3,
    "sugars_g": 8,
    "protein_g": 44,
    "saturates_g": 14
  }
}

Search recipes

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Find Good Food recipes for a dish or ingredients in search order, with ratings, time, difficulty, photos and links. Excludes app-only recipes.

What you provide

Field	Type	Required	Description
Diet`diet`	Text	Optional	Diet to filter by, for example vegetarian.Example: Vegan
Query`query`	Text	Required	Dish or ingredients to search, for example vegetarian lasagne.Example: chickpea curry
Max Results`max_results`	Number	Optional	Maximum number of recipes to return, for example 20.Example: 12
Max Total (minutes)`max_total_minutes`	Number	Optional	Maximum total recipe time in minutes, for example 45.Example: 45

What you get

Field	Type	Description
Recipes`recipes`	List	Matching public recipes in Good Food search order.
Title`recipes[].title`	Text	Recipe title.Example: Chickpea curry
Difficulty`recipes[].difficulty`	Text	Recipe difficulty.Example: Easy
Photo Link`recipes[].photo_link`	Text	Link to the recipe photo.Example: https://images.immediate.co.uk/production/volatile/sites/30/2020/08/kadala-curr…
Total Time`recipes[].total_time`	Text	Total time to make the recipe.Example: 40 mins
Recipe Link`recipes[].recipe_link`	Text	Link to the recipe page.Example: https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/kadala-curry
Star Rating`recipes[].star_rating`	Number	Average star rating out of five.Example: 4.65
Number of Ratings`recipes[].number_of_ratings`	Number	Number of ratings.Example: 504
Total Time (minutes)`recipes[].total_time_minutes`	Number	Total time in minutes.Example: 40

Example result

For Diet: Vegan, Query: chickpea curry, Max Results: 12, Max Total (minutes): 45

JSON

{
  "recipes": [
    {
      "title": "Chickpea curry",
      "difficulty": "Easy",
      "photo_link": "https://images.immediate.co.uk/production/volatile/sites/30/2020/08/kadala-curry-fad4df3.jpg",
      "total_time": "40 mins",
      "recipe_link": "https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/kadala-curry",
      "star_rating": 4.65,
      "number_of_ratings": 504,
      "total_time_minutes": 40
    },
    {
      "title": "Spinach & chickpea curry",
      "difficulty": "Easy",
      "photo_link": "https://images.immediate.co.uk/production/volatile/sites/30/2020/08/recipe-image-legacy-id-967480_10-0d616d6.jpg",
      "total_time": "20 mins",
      "recipe_link": "https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/spinach-chickpea-curry",
      "star_rating": 4.5,
      "number_of_ratings": 85,
      "total_time_minutes": 20
    },
    {
      "title": "Chana masala (chickpea curry) with spinach",
      "difficulty": "Easy",
      "photo_link": "https://images.immediate.co.uk/production/volatile/sites/30/2020/08/chana-dfd903f.jpg",
      "total_time": "35 mins",
      "recipe_link": "https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/chana-masala-spinach",
      "star_rating": 4.45,
      "number_of_ratings": 55,
      "total_time_minutes": 35
    }
  ]
}

For developers

Call it from your code with one request. Change the values in input to run it on new data. To get an API key, open Developers at the bottom of Studio, turn on Developer mode and go to API keys.

cURL

curl 'https://api.fous.com/v1/query' \
  --fail-with-body --silent --show-error --max-time 180 \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data-raw '{
  "api": "@bbc-good-food",
  "visibility": "public",
  "operation": "get_recipe",
  "version": 1,
  "input": {
    "recipe": "https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/classic-lasagne-0"
  },
  "response": {
    "format": "json"
  }
}'

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How much does it cost?

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Do I need a BBC Good Food account?

No. You only need a Fous account.

How current is the data?

Fous gets the data from bbcgoodfood.com when you run it. Some results are reused for up to 24 hours, and results that use your account or key are never reused. It was last verified on Sep 29, 2026.