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Me Come Dine With Healthy lasagne
Prep: 15 mins
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Cook: 1 hr and 15 mins
Serves: 4
Enjoy our lighter version of the family classic – lasagne. It has bags of avour, but comes in at under 500 calories a portion, as well as packing in four of your ve-a-day.
Ingredients
• 1 tbsp olive oil • 1 large onion (250g), nely chopped • 320g carrots, nely chopped • 2 celery sticks (140g), nely chopped • 2 bay leaves • 500g 5% beef mince • 3 large garlic cloves, nely grated • 400g can chopped tomatoes • 2 tbsp tomato purée • 1½ tsp vegetable bouillon powder • 400ml semi-skimmed milk • 30g wholemeal our • generous pinch of nutmeg • 6 sheets wholemeal lasagne (125g) • 25g nely grated parmesan
Method STEP 1
Heat the oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Heat the oil in a large frying pan over a medium heat and fry the onion, carrots, celery and one of the bay leaves for 8-10 mins until the veg softens and is starting to turn golden. Add the mince and garlic, and stir-fry until the beef browns, about 5 mins. Tip in the tomatoes and a canful of water, the tomato purée and bouillon, bring to the boil, then cover and simmer for 20 mins, removing the lid after 10 mins to reduce the mixture slightly.
STEP 2
Meanwhile, pour the milk into a medium pan with the our and whisk over a low heat until the mixture is lump-free. Add the second bay leaf and a good pinch of nutmeg, and continue to cook, whisking, for 8-10 mins until thick.
STEP 3
Remove the bay from the mince and white sauce, and discard. Spoon a third of the mince into the base of a 19 x 24cm baking dish and top with two lasagne sheets. Spoon over half of the remaining mince, then top with two more lasagne sheets, the rest of the mince and the remaining lasagne sheets. Spoon over the white sauce and sprinkle with the cheese. Bake for 40 mins until bubbling and golden.
Smoky cod, broccoli & orzo bake
Enjoy this easy, speedy cod, broccoli and orzo traybake on busy weeknights. It’s healthy and low in fat, and since it’s a traybake, there’s minimal washingup!
Ingredients
• ½ tbsp olive oil, plus a drizzle • 1 onion, chopped • 1 tsp smoked paprika, plus a pinch • ½-1 tbsp chipotle paste • 200g long-stem broccoli • 400ml hot vegetable stock • 150g orzo • ½ small bunch of dill, chopped • ½ small bunch of parsley, chopped • 50g frozen peas • 2 sustainable skinless cod llets • 4 tbsp fat-free yogurt
Method STEP 1
Heat the oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Heat the oil in a deep ovenproof frying pan, and fry the onion for 5 mins until tender. Add the paprika, chipotle paste, broccoli and stock. Stir in the orzo, and transfer to the oven for 10 mins.
STEP 2
Stir in half the herbs and the peas, and nestle the sh into the orzo. Sprinkle over a pinch of paprika and drizzle with oil, then season. Cook for 8-10 mins until the sh is cooked and the orzo is tender. Mix the remaining herbs with the yogurt. Loosen with a little water if needed, then serve with the orzo and sh.
Cosmopolitan cocktail
Lipsmackingly sweet and sour, the Cosmopolitan cocktail of vodka, cranberry, orange liqueur and citrus is a good-time in a glass. Perfect for a party.
Ingredients • 45ml lemon vodka • 15ml triple sec • 30ml cranberry juice • 10ml lime juice • ice
For the garnish • orange zest, or a lime wedge on the rim of the glass.
Method STEP 1
Shake ingredients in a cocktail shaker with ice and strain into a cocktail glass.
STEP 2
To make the garnish: hold a 3cm round piece of orange zest about 10cm above your cosmo and very carefully wave it over a lit match or lighter ame. Bend the outer edge of the zest in towards the ame so that the orange oils are released, then drop the zest into your drink.
Peach & rose zz
A simple chilled Prosecco cocktail made with fresh juice and rosewater.
Make the most of those gooseberries you’ve been growing and turn them into gooseberry gin. Drink neat, with tonic, or mix with sparkling water and mint.
Ingredients
• 500ml peach juice, chilled • ½ tsp rosewater • 750ml bottle prosecco , chilled
Method STEP 1
Mix the peach juice and rose water in a jug. Divide between 8 Champagne utes or cocktail glasses, then top up with Prosecco. Serve immediately.
French Martini
Mix up this amboyant martini with Chambord liqueur. You can also customise the cocktail by using vanilla vodka, or by adding a splash of champagne or prosecco.
Make the most of those gooseberries you’ve been growing and turn them into gooseberry gin. Drink neat, with tonic, or mix with sparkling water and mint.
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