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  • Serves 6
  • 50 minutes
  • Difficulty Easy
  • 15 Ingredients

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This is a healthy twist on a good old-fashioned family favourite recipe. It’s loaded with veggies as well, so is perfect for fussy eaters.


Ingredients (serves 6)

  • MEAT SAUCE
  • 600g very lean beef mince
  • ¾ cup carrot grated
  • ¾ cup zucchini grated
  • 1 small onion finely diced
  • ½ cup frozen peas
  • 1 x 420g can salt-reduced (condensed) tomato soup
  • 2 teaspoons salt-reduced beef stock powder
  • 2 tablespoons no-added-salt tomato paste
  • 3 cups cooked macaroni noodles
  • TOPPING
  • 1 tablespoon (15g) Flora Light® margarine
  • 3 tablespoons plain flour
  • 1½ cups skim milk
  • ¾ cup (75g) 30% reduced-fat tasty cheese freshly grated

Method

  1. Preheat oven 180ºC fan forced.
  2. Meat sauce: Cook mince in a large non-stick saucepan that has been coated with cooking spray. Drain liquid then return mince to pot.
  3. Add in carrots, zucchini, onion, peas and soup, cook 2 minutes stirring continuously. Add stock powder and tomato paste; cook a further 5 minutes stirring frequently.
  4. Fold in cooked macaroni noodles and mix together well. Pour mixture into a lasagne dish.
  5. Topping: Melt margarine in saucepan, add flour, cook 1 minute. Slowly add milk using a whisk to avoid lumps, stir continuously until boiling.
  6. Pour sauce over the meat, sprinkle with grated cheese. Bake 25-30 minutes or until top is golden brown.

Notes

For a lower fat count omit topping. This recipe is suitable to be frozen.

  • This looks like a wonderful winter dish.

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  • By i cannot wait to give your recipe a try, sounds like a good one for sunday nights

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  • This is a real yummy comfort food that I will be cooking in a day or so! Thanks!

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  • Lovely! I am very pleased to see that you add peas to your sauce like I do! 🙂

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  • We’re getting together with friends for tea tonight, and they have a very fussy 3 year old. This will be perfect. That’s tea sorted! Thankyou!

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  • A very hearty meal. I know my toddler would love this.


    • I need to revisit this recipe. Look delicious.

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  • Yum!! Think I’ll do this tonight 🙂

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  • how different and creative!
    Thank you very much for sharing!

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  • That looks fantastic, thank you

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  • Thanks for macaroni beef – a nice twist on macaroni cheese.

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  • I’m sure the kids will love this thanks

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  • ohh delicious! i cant wait to give this recipe a try! thanks

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  • a great one to make in advance so i or someone else can pop it into the oven for tea.

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  • great idea to do this as I love dishes I can prepare in advance and pop into the oven later.

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  • Such a hearty recipe and it look’s delicious! Thanks.

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