Yield: SERVES 4

Slimming Friendly Yummy Beef Lasagne

Slimming Friendly Yummy Beef Lasagne

The BEST Beef Lasagne – amazingly rich beef sauce in between layers of pasta and sweet potato, all finished off with a delicious healthier bechamel white sauce and melted cheese.

Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour 15 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 30 minutes

Ingredients

  • 400g/14oz of extra lean beef mince (or swap for lentils or a meat subtitute)
  • 1 large sweet onion, chopped
  • 4 cloves of garlic, crushed
  • 2 slices of lean back bacon or Canadian bacon
  • 1 carrot, chopped
  • 4 mushrooms chopped
  • 600g (21oz) tin of chopped plum tomatoes or passata
  • 600g sweet potato, peeled and sliced into rounds
  • pinch of fresh herbs (thyme, oregano, sage, rosemary)
  • pinch cinnamon
  • pinch chilli powder
  • 2 teaspoons of paprika
  • 1 cup (240ml) of beef or vegetable stock
  • 1 tablespoon of balsamic or red wine vinegar
  • 1 tablespoon of tomato paste (puree)
  • cooking oil spray
  • 100g (3.5oz) of mozzarella cheese, grated or torn into pieces
  • 15g (0.5oz) of parmesan cheese, grated
  • approx 6 sheets of oven ready lasagne sheets (can use gluten free) - may need more or less depending on size of your dish
  • salt and black pepper

for the cheese sauce

  • 1.25 tablespoons of cornstarch
  • 300ml of 1% milk
  • 15g (0.5oz) of parmesan cheese, grated
  • salt and black pepper for seasoning

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 200c or 400f
  2. Spray a frying pan with some cooking oil spray and cook the bacon with a pinch of cinnamon until golden,
  3. Add the onions, garlic, carrot and herbs and fry for a further few minutes, making sure it is all mixed together.
  4. Add the beef mince and cook till browned.
  5. Add the mushrooms, tomatoes, tomato paste, stock and the balsamic vinegar. Bring to a boil, then reduce to low, cover and simmer for approx 30 mins
  6. Peel and slice the sweet potato, sprinkle with some paprika, chilli powder and spray oil and bake in the oven until tender. (approx 30 mins)
  7. When the sweet potato is almost done, you can make the cheese sauce.
  8. Add the milk and cornstarch to a small saucepan over a medium high, constantly stirring until it comes to a boil and thickens. Add the 15g of parmesan cheese and continue to stir until cheese is melted into sauce, season with salt and black pepper.
  9. Using a square lasagne dish. Add half the meat mixture and then 3 lasagne sheets, then layer with the sweet potato slices. Repeat with another layer of meat sauce and then again top with 3 lasagne sheets.
  10. Pour over the top the cheese sauce and sprinkle with the 100g of mozzarella and 15g of parmesan.
  11. Turn oven up to 200c or 400f and bake for approx 30 mins, until cheese has melted and is golden.
  12. Sprinkle with chopped parsley.
  13. Serve with your choice of sides.

Notes

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Nutrition Information

Yield

4

Serving Size

1 SERVING
Amount Per Serving Calories 578Total Fat 14.7gSaturated Fat 8.2gTrans Fat 0gUnsaturated Fat 12gCholesterol 167mgCarbohydrates 62.6gFiber 9.4gSugar 28.3gProtein 43.9g

Nutritional information is an estimate and is to be used for informational purposes only. Ingredients can vary greatly from brand to brand and therefore it would be impossible to give accurate information

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