Cheesy beef and carrot stack
Reviewed by our expert panelServes: 6
Time to make: 30 mins
Total cost: $27.00 / $4.50 per serve
(at time of publication)
Ingredients
- 500g kumara (orange), scrubbed, chopped in cubes
- spray oil
- 2 cloves garlic, crushed
- 500g lean beef mince
- 700g tomato passata
- 2 light plain or spinach wraps
- 3 carrots, scrubbed, grated
- 1 cup low-fat cottage cheese
- ⅓ cup parmesan cheese, grated
- 6 cups salad greens, to serve
Instructions
1 Preheat oven to 180°C. Place kumara in a saucepan of water and bring to the boil. Cook until kumara is soft then mash.
2 Heat a non-stick saucepan over a medium-high heat. Add a little oil spray then garlic and mince and brown all over. Add passata and stir. Turn off heat.
3 Spray the base of a heatproof dish with oil. Lay 1 wrap on base then layer mince, mashed kumara and carrot on top. Spread all of the cottage cheese over another wrap then lay wrap, cottage cheese-side down, on top of carrot. Repeat layering: mince, mashed kumara then carrot on top. Finish with a layer of parmesan.
4 Cook in oven for 15 minutes. Season with black pepper and garnish with chopped fresh parsley, if preferred. Serve with salad.
Nutrition Info (per serve)
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Calories 359cal
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Kilojoules 1500kJ
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Protein 33g
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Total fat 10g
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–Saturated fat 4g
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Carbohydrates 35g
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–Sugars 11g
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Dietary fibre 7g
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Sodium 450mg
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Calcium 180mg
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Iron 5.5mg
Note: This nutrition analysis is a guide only. Nutrition composition will vary depending on the exact ingredients used. See our guides on your optimal daily nutrition intake, and supermarket shopping.
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I used a 400g tin of pasta sauce instead of the passata and it was plenty wet enough. It took a full half hour in the oven to heat through properly. Big serves.