How much does homemade lasagne cost in Switzerland?

For a lasagne al forno that serves 4, two ingredients drive almost the whole cost: the minced meat in the ragù (bolognese) and the hard cheese plus the béchamel dairy (parmesan or grana, butter, milk). The pasta sheets, the passata and the soffritto of onion, carrot and celery barely move the total. Where your lasagne ingredients are cheapest this week you can see live on the Rappn recipe — it shows the current offer for each ingredient across Migros, Coop, Aldi, Lidl, Denner, Aligro and Otto's, and how many are on sale.

As of July 2026. We deliberately don't quote franc figures here — meat and cheese prices change every week with the promotions. For the current offer on each ingredient, open the lasagne recipe in the Rappn app, which shows the live offers for every ingredient and how many are on sale.

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How much does lasagne cost per portion?

For four portions you need roughly 500 g of minced meat, about 250–300 g of lasagne sheets, 700 g of passata or chopped tomatoes, a soffritto (onion, carrot, celery), tomato paste and garlic, plus for the béchamel around 50 g each of butter and flour, 5–6 dl of milk, nutmeg and 80–100 g of grated hard cheese. The per-portion price hangs almost entirely on two items: the meat and the cheese-plus-milk. Everything else — flour, tomatoes, onion — is among the cheapest things on the shelf. That's exactly why it pays to compare on the meat and the cheese rather than saving on the passata.

Which ingredient drives the price?

There are two swing factors. First, the minced meat: pure minced beef costs more than a beef-and-pork mix, and both cost more than a plant-based or lentil ragù. Minced meat is also one of the most frequently promoted items in Swiss flyers — waiting for the right week and freezing a batch saves the most here. Second, the cheese and béchamel: genuine Parmigiano Reggiano or Grana Padano PDO are premium-priced imports. Swiss Sbrinz is a full-flavoured hard cheese for grating and is often cheaper than the Italian PDO. Quantity matters too: 80 g of well-aged cheese seasons more strongly than 150 g of a mild one — less is enough.

Where do you save the most?

The biggest levers are own brands and the right shopping moment. Homemade béchamel from butter, flour and milk is much cheaper than the jarred version — and quicker to make than you'd think.

Bigger dish, lower cost per portion

Lasagne is the ideal batch dish. A double tray takes barely more effort, but the price per portion drops — especially if you bought the mince on promotion. Lasagne freezes well in portions and often tastes even better reheated, because the flavours settle in. Make one big tray on Sunday and you've got two or three ready-made lunches for the week — that pushes down the real per-portion price more than any single ingredient swap.

Because prices for meat, cheese and butter move every week across seven chains, there is no fixed lasagne price. On own brands, M-Budget (Migros) and Prix Garantie (Coop) usually sit close together, while on minced meat the discounters Aldi and Lidl or a Denner promotion often lead — but the weekly winner keeps changing. The Rappn recipe shows the current offer for each ingredient and how many are on sale, so you can see at a glance where the big batch is worth buying this week.

So how cheap your lasagne al forno ends up depends on the meat, the cheese and the day of the week — there's no blanket figure, but you can see which ingredients are on sale right now. Open the lasagne recipe in the Rappn recipe hub to see the current offer for each ingredient against the live promotions, check the current offers for minced meat and cheese, and take a look at the cheapest-meat guide if the ragù is your biggest line item.