I can't believe it's almost a year since I last blogged a recipe on here! I have decided to resurrect Homecooked by Hamill although a lot of my recipes will now be tailored towards Slimming World as I am following their plan. I have had a very successful journey with them so far losing 2 stone 13 lb since I started mid May! I still have quite a way to go but I'm in it for the long haul! Don't worry there will still be some non Slimming World recipes along the way!
Ok on to my Lasagne! This recipe came about as I didn't fancy making any of the lasagne recipes I'd seen online or in Slimming World magazines, recipe books, etc. Most of them contain quark and/or fromage frais and I'm not keen on either. In the past pre SW I'd often used packet white sauce mixes for a quick hack when making mac & cheese or lasagne so I calculated the syns in a packet to see if they would be a viable option and thankfully they are!
Lasagne
Serves 4
2.5 Syns & 1 x Healthy Extra A on Slimming World
Ingredients:
6-9 dried no pre cook lasagne sheets (depending on the size of your dish)
500g minced beef (5% or less fat)
2 smoked bacon medallions, chopped
1 large onion, chopped
1 carrot, finely chopped
1 stick celery, finely chopped
2 cloves garlic, crushed
250g chestnut mushrooms, chopped
1 tbsp tomato puree
500g carton passata
1 white wine stock pot
1/2 tsp dried basil
1/2 tsp dried parsley
1/2 tsp dried oregano
1/4 tsp ground mace
pinch of sweetener
salt & freshly ground pepper
2 x 25g sachets Schwartz white sauce mix
600ml 1% fat milk
80g reduced fat cheddar cheese, grated
Method:
Place the minced beef, bacon, onions, carrot and celery in a shallow, lidded saucepan (without the lid at this stage) and cook until starting to brown all over, approx 15 mins, stirring frequently.
Add the garlic and mushrooms and cook for a further 5 mins, stirring frequently. Add the tomato puree, passata, stock pot, herbs, mace, sweetener and seasoning and mix thoroughly. Bring to a gentle simmer and cook with the lid on for around 20 mins stirring occasionally.
Meanwhile combine the milk with the sachets of sauce mix in another pan and cook according to the packet instructions.
Assemble the lasagne in a large square or rectangular oven proof dish starting with a small drizzle of the white sauce then a layer of lasagne sheets followed by a layer of the mince mixture and another drizzle of white sauce. Repeat the layers then add a final layer of lasange sheets and top with the rest of the white sauce and the grated cheese.
Bake at 200C for approx 40 mins but this will depend on the dish you've used and your oven so check it frequently and cook it for longer if needed. it should be nicely browned and a little bit crispy on the top.
Hope you enjoy it as much as we do!
Shona x
