Mary Berry's baked pasta that's 'filled with flavour' and can be prepared the day before

Making a good pasta bake will be much easier with 's , which you can even prepare in advance. A pasta bake is a comforting, satisfying dish that you can serve for friends and family or just slice up for yourself. It's a great way to use up leftovers and reduce food waste while still making something delicious.

The layers of , sauce, cheese, and added veggies or proteins create a balanced, hearty meal. It's a super versatile recipe that you can tweak to fit your taste. suggests making an aubergine lasagne, which is "filled with flavour and oozy, cheesy goodness".

If you are going to eat the dish on the same day you are preparing it, you will first need to preheat your oven to gas mark six before lining two baking trays with non-stick baking paper.

Next, arrange the aubergine slices in a single layer on the prepared trays and drizzle over the oil.

Don't forget to season with salt and pepper at this point before roasting for 20 to 25 minutes.

After this, lay the pasta sheets in a dish and cover with hot water for 10 minutes to soften.

Now it's time to make the béchamel sauce - start by heating butter in a saucepan.

Once melted, sprinkle in the flour and whisk for a few minutes over a high heat. After this, pour the warmed milk in and whisk.

Bring to the boil, whisking for a few minutes until smooth and then add the mustard and two-thirds of parmesan.

Next, you'll need to make the tomato sauce - put all the ingredients in a mixing bowl and then season with salt and pepper.

To assemble, spoon a third of the sauce in the base of the prepared dish, top with a third of the béchamel.

Arrange a third of the aubergines on top and three sheets of lasagne. Repeat so you have three layers of sauce and two layers of , sprinkle with the remaining Parmesan.

Leave to stand for one hour before cooking, or overnight if you're making this for the next day.

When it comes to , bake for 35 to 45 minutes until golden-brown and bubbling.

You'll be left with a delicious which is great when served with a side salad or garlic bread.

A full list of ingredients you will need and measurements:

• Two large aubergines

• Four tbsp olive oil

• Seven sheets dried lasagne

• Salt and pepper

• 50g butter

• 50g plain flour

• One pint milk

• One tsp dijon mustard

• 100g parmesan

• Two garlic cloves

• One tin chopped tomatoes

• 500ml passata

• One bunch basil

• Two tsp caster sugar