Lasagne. La vita bella. There are a few easy tweaks you can make to a full fat lasagne to make it healthier (brown pasta sheets, turkey mince) but this takes it one step further into completely clean-land.
Replace the lasagne sheets with leek.
I know, shut up. Nothing compares to proper lasagne. Well, it does. This does. It’s delicious, you feel light, there are no-carbs and there’s no guilt whatsoever. Heaven.
Total time: 1 hour
Oven: 180c
Mince:
500g x minced turkey
1 x white onion, chopped finely
1 x garlic clove, crushed
2 x carrots (medium) chopped into small squares
3 x tsp oregano
1/2 x tsp cayenne pepper
1 x can chopped tomatoes
2 x tsp tomato puree
1 x tbl sp red wine (optional)
“pasta”
1 x large leek
White sauce:
Depending on how naughty you’re feeling:
Bad: 1 x packet bechamel sauce, mozzarella
Medium: 1 x light creme fraiche, 2 x garlic cloves crushed, mozzarella
Good: 1/2 pot natural yoghurt, cornflour, 2 x garlic cloves crushed, 1 inch hard parmesan grated, 1/2 mozzarella
- In a big frying pan, melt a tbl sp of coconut oil. Add the onion and garlic and fry for 4 minutes
- Add the carrots and turkey mince
- Fry until turkey has sealed
- Add chopped tomatoes, tomato puree and oregano
- Stir until fully mixed with turkey mixture
- Add salt (to taste) and cayenne pepper, and wine if you’re using it
- Simmer for 10 mins
- Trim the leek to the length of the pot you’re using
- Chop length-ways in half