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Trim and Terrific Beef Lasagne

• Ingredients
• Method

• Nutritional content

Ingredients

Serves 6

• Cooking oil spray
• 1 medium onion, finley chopped
• 2 cloves garlic, crushed
• 500 g premium extra trim beef mince
• 850 g canned no added salt diced tomato
• 2 tablespoon fresh oregano, finely chopped
• 2 tablespoon fresh basil, finely chopped
• 500 g Australian low fat cottage cheese
• 250 g frozen spinach, thawed and excess liquid well drained
• 1/2 cup fresh basil, chopped, extra
• 200 g instant lasagne sheets
• 100 g grated Australian 50% reduced fat cheddar cheese
• Green salad, for serving

Method

1. Lightly spray a frypan with cooking oil spray. Sauté onions and garlic until soft. Stir in beef minced and cook until browned.
2. Stir in undrained tomatoes, tomato paste and herbs. Simmer for 30 minutes or until most of the liquid has been absorbed.
3. Combine the cottage cheese, spinach and extra basil in a separate bowl.
4. Place 1/3 of lasagne sheets over the base of a 2 litre capacity lasagne dish. Cover with 1/3 of the beef mixture and 1/3 of the cottage cheese. Repeat layers twice more and sprinkle top layer with cheddar cheese. Bake at 180°C for 30 minutes, cover with foil and then bake for a further 30 minutes. Serve.

Nutritional content

Nutritional analysis per serve:

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Created: 4/12/2007

Modified: 4/2/2010