A proper delicious winter warmer comfort meal. Lashings of tomato sauce and beef mince layered with butternut squash lasagna sheets. This recipe is perfect for anyone following the Slimming World plan, Weight Watchers or a calorie deficit. Nutritional InformationSlimming World: Syn FreeWeight Watchers: Coming SoonCalories: 404 Per Serving
Course Main Course
Cuisine Italian
Prep Time 30 minutesminutes
Cook Time 50 minutesminutes
Total Time 1 hourhour20 minutesminutes
Servings 6
Equipment
Large lasagna dish
Ingredients
500gLean 5% fat beef mince
5tbspTomato Puree
400gChopped tomatoes
500gPassata
200mlBeef Stock
1tspWorcestershire Sauce
1tspDried Mixed Herbs
2Garlic Cloves[Crushed]
1Small Carrot[Grated]
1Onion[Finely Diced]
6Mushrooms[Finely Sliced]
1Red Pepper[Diced]
1Green Pepper[Diced]
Butternut Squash Lasagna Sheets[Or slice a squash with a mandolin approx. 100g]
Salt & Pepper
Cheese Sauce
500gFat Free Natural Yoghurt
200gQuark
2Eggs
240gReduced Fat Cheddar Cheese[Grated]
1tspColemans Mustard Powder
PinchSalt
Instructions
Spritz a pan with a little bit of Frylight or similar. Bring to a medium heat.
Add Onion, garlic, carrot. red pepper and green pepper. Cook for a few minutes before adding the mushrooms.
Add the mince and cook until browned.
Pour in the stock and allow to simmer covered for 5 minutes.
Add chopped tomatoes, tomato puree, passata, mixed herbs and Worcestershire sauce. Season with salt and pepper.
Allow to simmer uncovered for 15 - 20 minutes stirring often. If most of the liquid has not drained off.. simmer until it has. [Meanwhile make the cheese sauce]
Preheat the oven 200c/180c Fan/Gas 6
Cheese Sauce
Beat the eggs in a bowl and add the yogurt bit by bit whisking as you go.
Add mustard powder and a pinch of salt and whisk further.
Fold in the quark and 80% of the grated cheese. Set aside
Layering the lasagna
Add a layer of the ragu into the lasagna dish.
Cover with a layer of butternut squash sheets.
Add another layer of ragu using all of it.
Top with the cheese sauce and the remaining grated cheese.
Place into the centre of an oven for 45 - 50 minutes or until golden brown and cooked through,