Dinner for 9

Beef Pumpkin Lasagna

Name: Beef Pumpkin Lasagna
Total time: 70 min
Yield: 9 servings
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 1 tbsp olive oil; 3 cloves garlic; 1 large brown onion; 1 large carrot; 1 large red capsicum/bell pepper; 2 lb lean ground beef mince; 1/4 cup freshly chopped parsley; 24 oz bottle of passata; 1 tbsp tomato paste; 1 tsp sugar; 1 tbsp vegeta or any other vegetable stock powder; 4 cups pumpkin; 6 sheets wholemeal/spelt or whole grain lasagna sheets; 1 cup fat free ricotta cheese; 4 cups grated light mozzarella; 4 tbsp light/reduced fat butter of choice; 3 tbsp whole wheat/wholemeal flour; 2 cups skim milk; 1 pinch salt

Ground beef, pumpkin, ricotta, and mozzarella layer with whole-grain noodles before baking in a creamy tomato sauce.

$2.79per serving $$

70 minstart to table

9servings

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Ingredients

1 tbsp olive oil
3 cloves garlic
1 large brown onion
1 large carrot
1 large red capsicum/bell pepper
2 lb lean ground beef mince
1/4 cup freshly chopped parsley
24 oz bottle of passata
1 tbsp tomato paste
1 tsp sugar
1 tbsp vegeta or any other vegetable stock powder
4 cups pumpkin
6 sheets wholemeal/spelt or whole grain lasagna sheets
1 cup fat free ricotta cheese
4 cups grated light mozzarella
4 tbsp light/reduced fat butter of choice
3 tbsp whole wheat/wholemeal flour
2 cups skim milk
1 pinch salt

Steps

Heat the oven to 375 F and grease a 9-by-13-inch baking dish with cooking oil.
Cook chopped onion, carrot, bell pepper, and garlic in olive oil in a large skillet for 5 minutes.
Add the beef and cook for 8 minutes, breaking it up until it reaches 160 F.
Stir in parsley, passata, tomato paste, sugar, stock powder, and pumpkin, then simmer for 10 minutes.
Melt butter in a saucepan, whisk in flour, and slowly add milk; cook for 5 minutes until thickened.
Layer sauce, noodles, ricotta, white sauce, and mozzarella in the dish, then repeat and finish with mozzarella.
Cover with foil, bake for 25 minutes, uncover, and bake for 5 minutes until bubbling.

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