LOW CALORIE PASTA SALADS RECIPES

Heat the oil in a large pan and fry the onion, carrot and celery for 8-10 minutes, until golden and tender. Season, add the mince and cook for a further 5-6 minutes until browned all over.

Stir in the tomato purée and chopped tomatoes. Rinse the tomato cartons out with a good splash of water and add this to the pan. Bring to the boil then simmer for 10-12 minutes until the sauce has thickened slightly.

Meanwhile, mix 2 tbsp of the milk with the cornflour into a paste. Pour the remaining milk into a pan, season and bring to a gentle simmer. Stir in the cornflour paste and soft cheese. Cook for 2-3 minutes, stirring frequently, until thickened, then stir in the cheese – reserving a little for the top of the lasagne.

To assemble, spread a third of the meat sauce over the base of an 18cm baking dish. Top with 3 of the lasagne sheets, then a third of the white sauce. Continue with the rest of the ingredients, before sprinkling over the reserved cheese.

Bake in a preheated oven at 200°C/fan 180°C/gas mark 6 for 35-40 minutes, until golden and bubbling.

*When compared to our standard lasagne recipe, this recipe has more than 30% less calories.

Preheat the oven to 180 degrees

Cook the salmon en papillote, with some olive oil, clove garlic, squeeze of lemon and season with salt and pepper to taste, for 15 minutes

Boil the pasta for 15 mins until al dente

Cook the leeks in the butter and garlic, once softened season and add the flour to coat all the leeks

Add the milk a little at a time until you have a thick creamy sauce, now add the yogurt and mustard along with the parsley and mint and stir well – season well with black pepper 

Add your cooked pasta to an oven proof dish, then add the salmon layer, flaking across all the pasta removing any bones.

Now add the creamy leeks over the top covering right to the edges

Sprinkle over the breadcrumbs and season lightly again

Put this in the oven until golden brown on top – about 15 minutes should do the trick!