What started as trying out a tik tok trend has turned into one of my favourite quick and easy family meals. Some call it broken lasagne, some call it lasagne soup – whatever you want to call it, it tastes like lasagne but is made in half the time with half the effort.
Broken Lasagne
If you like your sauce a little more set, you can top the dish with a ball of light mozzarella (125g) and split the Parmesan in half, adding half to the sauce and half on top at the end before baking in the oven for 15 minutes. I like it both ways but for quickness, the stove top method is the winner for me! The nutritional information below doesn’t include the mozzarella. If you add it, the dish would be another 50 cals or 2 points per serving.
Baked Broken Lasagne
WW POINTS AND NUTRITIONAL INFORMATION
Serves 4
Per serving = 14 points or 538 cals, 14.4g fat, 63g carbs, 40.3g protein
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INGREDIENTS
500g lean beef mince, raw
1 white onion, peeled and finely diced
3 x garlic cloves, peeled and finely minced
1 tbsp mixed herbs
1 tsp paprika
1/2 tsp onion powder and chilli flakes (chilli flakes optional)
1 tbsp tomato purée
400g chopped tomatoes
1 x chicken stock cube (made up with 1 litre of boiling water)
1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
1/2 tsp white sugar and salt
12 lasagne sheets (280g dried), broken into inch sized pieces
50ml light single cream (I use Elmlea)
30g Parmesan
Handful fresh basil
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METHOD
- Bring a large pan to a medium heat, spray with 1kal and add the onion. Fry for 5-6 minutes until it starts to soften, adding a little water if the pan gets dry.
- Next add the garlic, fry for a minute and then add the mince a nd fry for 5-6 minutes until browned. All the herbs and spices and the tomato purée and fry off for a minute or two then add the chopped tomatoes, stock, Worcestershire sauce, sugar and salt.
- Stir and then add the broken lasagne pieces. Stir so they are covered with the sauce and then reduce the heat to a simmer, popping on a lid.
- Cook for 10-15 minutes until the lasagne sheets are nice and soft. If the sauce starts to dry out a little, add a little splash of water to make sure there is enough liquid to cook the pasta.
- Once the pasta is cooked, add the cream and the Parmesan.
- Finish with a sprinkle of fresh basil.
Don’t forget you can find more delicious recipes like this one in my book ‘Slimming Kitchen Secrets’ – which is available to pre order now!
