Thursday, 14 June 2012

Healthy Spaghetti Bolognese


Spaghetti Bolognese (serves 6)

Ingredients
·         500g extra lean beef mince
2 onions, finely diced
·         2 carrots, finely diced
·         1 courgette, finely diced
·         1 red pepper, diced
·         2 garlic cloves, chopped
·         160g mushrooms, quartered
·         2 tsp Worcestershire sauce
·         1 beef stock cube in 200ml boiling water
·         390g tin of cooked green lentils, drained
·         400g tin of chopped tomatoes
·         400g tin of kidney beans, drained and rinsed
·         3 tbsp tomato puree
·         360g wholegrain pasta (60g per person)

Method
1.      Coat a large non stick pan with low calorie cooking spray
2.      Gently cook onions and garlic, until translucent
3.      Add mince and brown for 2-3 mins
4.      Add carrots, courgette, pepper, mushrooms, tomatoes, tomato puree, Worcestershire sauce and stock, stir well to combine
5.      Bring to boil, reduce heat and leave to simmer for 20 minutes, stirring occasionally
6.      Cook pasta as per instructions on packet
7.      Add kidney beans and lentils to mince, leave to simmer for a further 5 mins
8.      Season to taste and serve

Per Portion                                                                            How it Fits into Your Eating Plan
Calories                     479                                                       2 portions of Starch
Protein                       37.5g                                                   2 portions of Protein
Carbohydrate            63.7g                                                  2 portions of Veg
Of which sugars       13.2g                                                   0 portions of Diary
Fat                               10g                                                    0 portions of Fat
Saturated Fat             3.7g                                        
Fibre                           12.5g                                                              
Salt                              0.8g 

Low calorie, low fat, low saturated fat, low sugar, low salt

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