Curried beef lasagne

Serves: 6

Time to make: 1 hr 20 mins

Hands-on time: 20 mins

Ingredients

spray oil
1 onion, finely chopped
2 cloves garlic, chopped
1 teaspoon ginger paste
4 teaspoons tomato paste
1 tablespoon curry powder
400g lean minced beef
400g can chopped tomatoes
1 cup reduced-salt beef stock
2 cups mushrooms, sliced
1 courgettezucchiniX, diced
1 ½ cups grated carrot
2 cups rocketarugulaX leaves
⅓ cup sultanasgolden raisinsX
Cheese sauce
¾ cup skim milk
300g reduced-fat ricotta cheese
⅓ cup freshly grated parmesan cheese
⅓ cup freshly grated reduced-fat cheddar cheese
1 teaspoon wholegrain mustard
200g dried lasagne sheets
chopped fresh coriandercilantroX or parsley, to garnish

Instructions

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1 Preheat oven to 180°C. Lightly spray an ovenproof dish with oil. Spray a pan with oil and cook onion, garlic and ginger until softened. Stir in tomato paste and curry powder. Add beef and cook until browned. Add canned tomatoes, stock, mushrooms, courgette, carrot and 3/4 cup water. Cook for 10 minutes. Stir in rocket and sultanas at the end of the cooking.

2 Meanwhile prepare cheese sauce by blending milk, cheeses and mustard powder.

3 Place a layer of lasagne in the dish. Add a layer of mince sauce. Cover with lasagne and then the cheese sauce. Use a large spoon to press down the layers as you go. Repeat the layers finishing with cheese sauce. Bake for 35 minutes. Garnish with coriander or parsley and serve.

Serving suggestion

Serve with a salad.

Variations

Make it gluten free: Use gluten-free lasagne and check tomato paste, curry powder, stock and mustard are gluten-free.

HFG tip

This recipe is best made in an ovenproof dish that’s about 28cm square and 6cm deep.

Nutrition Info (per serve)

Calories 393 cal

Kilojoules 1650 kJ

Protein 31 g

Total fat 12 g

Saturated fat 6 g

Carbohydrates 40 g

Sugar 14 g

Dietary fibre 5 g

Sodium 400 mg

Calcium 320 mg

Iron 5 mg

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.