DINNER IDEAS
2 in 1 Time Saving Meal
MEAL 1
Cannelloni (less than 600 calories per portion)
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RECIPE
TOMATO BASED SAUCE
Any vegetables you have in the fridge that can be oven baked. I never measure the veg or herbs use more or less if you like.
I chose:
1 red pepper
1 yellow pepper
A bunch of spring onions
A courgette
An aubergine
50g of Spinach
2 garlic cloves crushed or garlic powder
Approx 15g dried basil
Approx 15g dried oregano
15 ml olive oil
15ml balsamic vinegar
15ml worcesteshire sauce
Salt and pepper to taste
2 tins of chopped tomatoes or passatta (more if you like)
1 tsp of sugar (optional)
Rest of the ingredients
500g of lean minced beef ( 5% fat or under)
8 small tortilla wraps
250g ricotta cheese
150g reduced fat cheese
Any vegetables you have in the fridge that can be oven baked. I never measure the veg or herbs use more or less if you like.
I chose:
1 red pepper
1 yellow pepper
A bunch of spring onions
A courgette
An aubergine
50g of Spinach
2 garlic cloves crushed or garlic powder
Approx 15g dried basil
Approx 15g dried oregano
15 ml olive oil
15ml balsamic vinegar
15ml worcesteshire sauce
Salt and pepper to taste
2 tins of chopped tomatoes or passatta (more if you like)
1 tsp of sugar (optional)
Rest of the ingredients
500g of lean minced beef ( 5% fat or under)
8 small tortilla wraps
250g ricotta cheese
150g reduced fat cheese
METHOD
Slice the aubergines and courgettes - leave quite thick. Roughly chop the peppers and add the rest. Drizzle with the olive oil and place in the oven in an ovenproof dish on 180 degrees for approx 30 mins. You can cook in tin foil if you like.
Bake until soft. Remove from oven and add to the tomatoes in a saucepan with the sugar.
Simmer for about 20 mins.
Puree so you have a nice thick tasty italian sauce.
Keep half of this sauce and set aside as a pasta sauce for tomorrow for a healthy vegetable pasta dish for 4 people.
Fry the mince until browned with no more than 5mls of olive oil or up to 10 squirts of spray oil.
Add the sauce you have set aside and simmer for 5 mins on a low heat.
Lightly oil a baking dish. Fill each wrap with the bolognese and a desert spoon of ricotta and fold over and place in the baking dish. Repeat with each wrap.
Finish off by covering the wraps with the remainder of the bolognese, any left over ricotta and finally the grated cheese to finish.
Bake in a pre heated oven at 180 degrees for approx 30 minutes until golden.
Yummy, filling, warming and under 600 calories per portion for a family of 4.
Bake until soft. Remove from oven and add to the tomatoes in a saucepan with the sugar.
Simmer for about 20 mins.
Puree so you have a nice thick tasty italian sauce.
Keep half of this sauce and set aside as a pasta sauce for tomorrow for a healthy vegetable pasta dish for 4 people.
Fry the mince until browned with no more than 5mls of olive oil or up to 10 squirts of spray oil.
Add the sauce you have set aside and simmer for 5 mins on a low heat.
Lightly oil a baking dish. Fill each wrap with the bolognese and a desert spoon of ricotta and fold over and place in the baking dish. Repeat with each wrap.
Finish off by covering the wraps with the remainder of the bolognese, any left over ricotta and finally the grated cheese to finish.
Bake in a pre heated oven at 180 degrees for approx 30 minutes until golden.
Yummy, filling, warming and under 600 calories per portion for a family of 4.
MEAL 2
Pasta with an italian vegetable sauce
Add the remaining Italian Vegetable sauce to your favourite pasta.
To add even more flavour you could add a tin of drained tuna in spring water, 6 slices of chopped bacon or similar. If you remove any excess fat and keep to the pasta portions - 75g of dried pasta per person, you should stay under 600 calories per portion for a family of 4.
Go easy on the parmesan!
So easy and all prepared the night before. I better get cooking. x
To add even more flavour you could add a tin of drained tuna in spring water, 6 slices of chopped bacon or similar. If you remove any excess fat and keep to the pasta portions - 75g of dried pasta per person, you should stay under 600 calories per portion for a family of 4.
Go easy on the parmesan!
So easy and all prepared the night before. I better get cooking. x