Low-fat Lasagne

Ingredients

• 1 Largely Chopped Yellow Onion (Approximately 100g)
• 4 Carrots In Very Small Cubes
• 2 Celery Stems In Very Small Cubes (Approximately 100g)
• 70 g Tomato Paste
• 400 g Chopped Tomatoes
• 200 g Chicken Stock
• 400 g Beef Mince (About 12% Fat)
• 1 tbsp Dried Oregano
• Coarse Salt
• Freshly Ground Pepper
• 12 Dried Whole Wheat Lasagne Sheets

Bechamel Sauce

• 10 g Butter
• 2½ tbsp Wheat Flour
• 500 ml Skimmed Milk
• tsp Coarse Salt
• Freshly Ground Pepper
• Fine Nutmeg

Additions

• 40 g Mozzarella
• 1 tbsp Grated Cheese
• 1 tsp Dried Oregano

Method

Step 1

Mix onions, carrots, celery, chopped tomatoes, stock and tomato paste together. Add the meat and stir until it is crumbled.

Step 2

Season with oregano, salt and pepper. Cook the sauce for approximately ½ hour without a lid.

Step 3

Melt the butter in the bechamel sauce in a pan. Stir in the flour. Add milk a little at a time while whisking. Cook the sauce for approximately 2 minutes - gently stirring. Season with salt, pepper and nutmeg.

Step 4

Layer the meat sauce, bechamel sauce and lasagne sheets in a greased lasagne dish or any ovenproof dish. Sprinkle with grated cheese and oregano.

Step 5

Bake the lasagne in the middle of the oven for ½ hour at 200 °.