Healthy Beef and Lentil Bolognese
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Credit
Whisk Media Group
Credit
Whisk Media Group
Ingredients
Lasagne with Ricotta Cheese Sauce
Healthy Mince, Lentil and Mushroom Bolognese
Method
Lasagne with Ricotta Cheese Sauce
- Combine ricotta egg, milk and ½ cup (40g) parmesan in a medium bowl
- Spoon 2 cups of Bolognese mixture over base of a 2.5 litre (10-cup) capacity baking dish. Top with lasagne sheets to cover
- Spoon over 3 cups of the Bolognese mixture and one-third of the ricotta mixture. Continue layering with another lasagne sheet
- Add remaining Bolognese mixture, and half the remaining ricotta mixture and finally top with final lasagne sheet and remaining ricotta mixture. Sprinkle with remaining parmesan
- Bake for 30-40 minutes or until golden and bubbling. Stand for 5 minutes before serving
Tips & Hints:
- The ricotta cheese sauce is rich in protein and lower in fat than a traditional béchamel sauce. Each serve of lasagne contains over half your recommended protein intake.
Healthy Mince, Lentil and Mushroom Bolognese
- NOTE: If making your own bolognese for this recipe, please allow for extra 20 min prep time and 35 min cooking.
- Heat the oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add onion, carrot and celery and cook, stirring, for 5 minutes or until softened
- Add garlic and mushrooms and cook, stirring, for 3 minutes. Increase heat to high, add mince
- Cook, stirring to break up lumps, for 5 minutes or until browned
- Add Celebrate Health Tomato & Basil Pasta Sauces, tomatoes and lentils and stir to combine. Bring to the boil and reduce heat to low and simmer, uncovered, for 20-25 minutes or until thick
Tips & Hints:
- This lentil and mince Bolognese sauce is suitable to freeze. Place sauce in airtight containers, cover and freeze for up to 1 month. To serve, defrost portions overnight in the fridge. Reheat in the microwave or in a saucepan on the stovetop.
Lasagne with Ricotta Cheese Sauce
- Combine ricotta egg, milk and ½ cup (40g) parmesan in a medium bowl
- Spoon 2 cups of Bolognese mixture over base of a 2.5 litre (10-cup) capacity baking dish. Top with lasagne sheets to cover
- Spoon over 3 cups of the Bolognese mixture and one-third of the ricotta mixture. Continue layering with another lasagne sheet
- Add remaining Bolognese mixture, and half the remaining ricotta mixture and finally top with final lasagne sheet and remaining ricotta mixture. Sprinkle with remaining parmesan
- Bake for 30-40 minutes or until golden and bubbling. Stand for 5 minutes before serving
Tips & Hints:
- The ricotta cheese sauce is rich in protein and lower in fat than a traditional béchamel sauce. Each serve of lasagne contains over half your recommended protein intake.
Healthy Mince, Lentil and Mushroom Bolognese
- NOTE: If making your own bolognese for this recipe, please allow for extra 20 min prep time and 35 min cooking.
- Heat the oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add onion, carrot and celery and cook, stirring, for 5 minutes or until softened
- Add garlic and mushrooms and cook, stirring, for 3 minutes. Increase heat to high, add mince
- Cook, stirring to break up lumps, for 5 minutes or until browned
- Add Celebrate Health Tomato & Basil Pasta Sauces, tomatoes and lentils and stir to combine. Bring to the boil and reduce heat to low and simmer, uncovered, for 20-25 minutes or until thick
Tips & Hints:
- This lentil and mince Bolognese sauce is suitable to freeze. Place sauce in airtight containers, cover and freeze for up to 1 month. To serve, defrost portions overnight in the fridge. Reheat in the microwave or in a saucepan on the stovetop.
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Arthur
Temperature of oven - I’m sorry but I can’t find where your recipe tells me what temperature to have the oven. Could you please let me know. Thanks
Chrissy
Great recipe - Love the Celebrate Health products and this recipe. I've made it a few times now.
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