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Yummy 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.
The Best Slimming World Beef Lasagne
When it comes to lasagne, only the real deal will do in my house and my families favourite is this delicious recipe right here.
Best of all it has a proper lower calorie bechamel sauce, but none of those unpleasant topping ingredients like of egg, yoghurt or quark.
I mean come on, why would you want to ruin a perfectly good lasagne by topping it with something like that, when you can make it likes this and still low calories too.
Beef and Sweet Potato Lasagne
This delicious lasagne has layers of rich bolognese sauce, with sweet potato slices, lasagne sheets and smokey bacon as well as that delicious cheesy topping.
It's perfect to enjoy just as it is or paired with a mixed salad of your choice or some steam veggies if you prefer.
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How can I add more vegetables to this Yummy Beef Lasagne?
There are some vegetables included in the lasagne, but I always like to pair this up with a mixed salad. Serve in the middle of the table for everyone to dig into and add some to their plate.
All kinds of salad vegetables are perfect – baby greens, crisp lettuce, cucumber, carrot, peppers, tomatoes, onion, radishes and beetroot etc
Hey, and I know potatoes are not a vegetables. But sometimes you just want Lasagne AND chips right? and so I have the recipe for PERFECT Homemade Oven Chips.
LET'S CONNECT!!
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
- Preheat oven to 200c or 400f
- Spray a frying pan with some cooking oil spray and cook the bacon with a pinch of cinnamon until golden,
- Add the onions, garlic, carrot and herbs and fry for a further few minutes, making sure it is all mixed together.
- Add the beef mince and cook till browned.
- 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
- 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)
- When the sweet potato is almost done, you can make the cheese sauce.
- 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.
- 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.
- Pour over the top the cheese sauce and sprinkle with the 100g of mozzarella and 15g of parmesan.
- Turn oven up to 200c or 400f and bake for approx 30 mins, until cheese has melted and is golden.
- Sprinkle with chopped parsley.
- Serve with your choice of sides.
Notes
Please see below for recipe values:
This recipe is gluten free friendly (see notes)
- Slimming World – 1 Healthy Extra A and 0.5 syns per serving
- WW Personal Points - 11+ per serving (swap the sweet potato for slices of butternut squash or you can just omit) - (add ingredients to your WW diary for points value - as this may vary depending on your personal points zero foods)
- Gluten Free - use gluten free lasagne sheets and stock
Even Lighter version: use 98% fat free ground chicken or turkey
Can this be frozen? Yes - I recommend freezing a portion before the baking stage for best results, defrost fully and then bake in oven as per recipe.
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Nutrition Information
Yield 4 Serving Size 1 SERVING
Amount Per Serving Calories 578 Total Fat 14.7g Saturated Fat 8.2g Trans Fat 0g Unsaturated Fat 12g Cholesterol 167mg Carbohydrates 62.6g Fiber 9.4g Sugar 28.3g Protein 43.9g
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