Beef Lasagne with Butternut Squash Sheets (3 syns)
This is a hearty dish. I can't believe how flavoursome this dish is. The butternut squash works exceptionally well..... you really have to try it! I can honestly say that I prefer the butternut squash to the normal lasagne pasta sheets. It really is that unbelievable (and it's packed with goodness too).
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Servings 4
Ingredients
- 500 g lean beef mince 5% or less
- Butternut Squash Lasagne Sheets - available from most supermarkets or use normal Lasagne sheets if you want
- 1 courgette - chopped into 1cm cubes
- 2 cups of mushrooms thinly sliced
- 1-2 celery sticks - sliced optional
- 1 red pepper - cut into bite-sized pieces optional
- 1 onion - finely chopped
- 4 garlic cloves or 1 frozen cube
- 400 g chopped tomato tin
- 1 gel beef gel stock cube
- 2 tsp dried mixed herbs
- 1 piece of mozarella cheese
- Salt and pepper half a tsp each
FOR WHITE SAUCE
- 500 g fat free natural yogurt
- 2 eggs - lightly beaten
- A good pinch of nutmeg
- Salt and pepper half a teaspoon each
Method
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Heat oven to 180 C (Fan Ovens)
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Fry off the beef and garlic for about 2 minutes.
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Then add the vegetables - onion, courgettes, mushrooms red pepper (optional) and sliced celery (optional). Fry for 6 mins more.
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Now add the tinned tomatoes, dried herbs and beef stock gel. Season well (about half a teaspoon of salt and half tsp pepper). Cook for about 15 mins - stir often.
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Make the white sauce - simply mix together yogurt, beaten eggs, nutmeg, salt and pepper. Mix well. Set aside.
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In a deep dish, spoon a layer of mince mixture. Then add a layer of butternut squash/lasagne sheets. Finally, top with a layer of the white sauce. Then repeat this - another layer of beef mince, sheets, white sauce - and so on. You should probably be able to get around 2- 3 layers. The finaly layer should always be a layer of sheets covered in white sauce.
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Break up the mozarella and sprinke over the final layer of white sauce.
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Bake in oven for 25-30 mins (until top is golden brown).
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Serve with a fresh crispy salad.
Recipe Notes
Please note: Frozen cubes of garlic can be found in international supermarkets and in some major English supermarket stores. One rectangular cube measures 3.5cm x 3.5cm x 1.5cm.