Sunday Recipe: Griddled courgette & seafood lasagne

Super healthy and lower in fat than a traditional lasagne, this version is also a lot quicker to assemble Serves 4Preparation and cooking timesPrep 10 minutes Cook 40 minutes Low-fat, Super health

Saturday, July 16, 2011

Super healthy and lower in fat than a traditional lasagne, this version is also a lot quicker to assemble

Serves 4
Preparation and cooking times
Prep 10 minutes
Cook 40 minutes
Low-fat, Super health

Ingredients
1 tsp oil
4 courgettes , sliced lengthways
1 red chilli , deseeded and finely chopped
½ x 680ml jar passata with onion and garlic
400g bag seafood mix , defrosted if frozen
4 fresh lasagne sheets, halved
3 tbsp grated Parmesan
3 tbsp dried breadcrumbs
350g green beans , to serve

Method
Heat a griddle and brush a little oil on the courgettes. Cook in batches until lightly charred. Season and scatter on the chilli, then set aside.

Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Pour a little passata in a medium-sized ovenproof dish. Place half the seafood over it, then season and top with a third of the courgettes.

Top with 2 sheets of pasta, then more tomato sauce, seafood, courgettes, another layer of pasta, more tomato sauce and finish with the rest of the courgettes.

Mix the Parmesan and breadcrumbs, then scatter on top and cook for 25-30 minutes until golden. Steam or boil the green beans and serve with the lasagne.

PER SERVING
249 kcalories, protein 24g, carbohydrate 27g, fat 6 g, saturated fat 2g, fibre 2g, sugar 6g, salt 1.41 g

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