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Healthy Lasagne Recipe….

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Healthy Lasagne Recipe….
I love Italian food, I think that anyone who doesn’t it crazy or lying. But I understand that when trying to eat light and clean, pasta doesn’t go hand in hand… wrong! This recipe is a super healthy, low calorie option that allows you to have the best of both worlds – delicious comfort food with a fraction of the fat. This recipe is suitable for 6 servings, because we all know lasagne taste better the next day!
What you need:
  • 300g lean beef mince
  • 4 garlic cloves crushed
  • 1 can of tomato soup
  • 1 cup water
  • 250g tomato paste
  • Small tub of ricotta
  • 150g fresh spinach
  • 3 fresh lasagna sheets
  • Hand full of fresh basil
  • Parmesan

What you need to do:

Brown the mince in a large saucepan and add the minced garlic, tomato soup, half a cup of water and 150g of tomato paste and bring the pot to the boil. Reduce to a simmer, cover and leave it to simmer for 30 mins, until the sauce has thickened.

Preheat the oven to 180C fan-forced. Beat the cottage cheese in a large bowl with wooden spoon until it is as smooth as silk then add the spinach and the meat sauce and mix until combined.

In a lasagna dish, spread a small amount of the meat/spinach sauce on the bottom, then place a sheet of lasagne on top, repeat until all 3 sheets are finished.

Combine the basil with the remaining tomato paste and water and pour it over the top of the lasagna and sprinkle with grated parmesan, then bake for 30 minutes.

Then, most importantly, enjoy your guilt free, low calorie lasagne…. Blessimo!

Oink oink,

Truffle Pig.

Zucchini & Bacon Slice Recipe….

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Zucchini & Bacon Slice Recipe….

 

If you’re like me and lost for what to do for breakfast – waiting something healthy, easy, bread free and free of cereal and sweet yoghurt, I have the answer for you. This slice is jam packed with goodness and perfect on-the-go-breakfasts.

Ingredients:

  • 12 eggs
  • 6 zucchinis
  • 1 onion
  • 3 rashers of bacon
  • 60gm grated cheddar

Instructions:

  • Preheat the oven to 185 degrees
  • Chops the bacon and onion into small bits and sauté on a pan until both are soft
  • Grate cheese and zucchini and place in large bowl with all the eggs
  • Grease a baking try and place all mixture, including bacon and onion into it
  • Place in the oven for approximately 25 minutes, or until golden brown on top.

Oink oink,

Truffle Pig.

Kale Chips Recipe….

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Kale Chips Recipe….

 

Love potato chips but hate muffin top? Me too. Here is a simple, cheap recipe for kale chips – Samboy’s skinnier, smarter brother. They may not be as delicious as their fat, cheesy brother but they are a great guilt and fat-free substitute.

ingredients:

  • Kale
  • Olive Oil
  • Moroccan seasoning

Instructions:

  • Preheat the oven to 185 degrees
    Place chopped up kale on a pan lined with baking paper
    Drizzle kale in oil and sprinkle with seasoning
    Place in oven for 10-15 minutes and remove once crisp

*tip: check them regularly and remove them as soon as they turn otherwise they burn and taste like poop!

Oink oink,

Truffle Pig.

10 ways to cook left over Christmas ham….

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10 ways to cook left over Christmas ham….

 

Christmas is the best time of the year. Not because of the sunny weather, time with family or presents (if you’re lucky enough), but because there is so much ham. Ham make same happy but I have found myself struggling to know what to do with it after the big day. So, here are 10 hot tips on how to turn your ham outside down and impress the relatives with your creativity in the kitchen.

  1. Frittata  – The perfect meal for breakfast or lunch. Whisk some eggs, add some spinach, feta and ham, then bake and you have yourself a very merry meal.
  2. Fried rice – Sick of cold meats and salads over summer? Get your Asian fix by making traditional combination fried rice but use ham instead of BBQ pork – perfection!
  3. Pea and Ham soup – bit bloated in your bikini? Soup is the solution! Carb free and full of fun.
  4. Carbonara – grill the ham like you would with your bacon or pancetta and make a carbonara.
  5. Pizza – get a nice pizza base and throw a bunch of leftovers on it. Or keep it simple with ham, cheese and pineapple. The perfect summer pizza.
  6. Parmigiana – got left over chicken or turkey too? Have some ham on top with some tomato sauce and cheese, throw it in the oven and you have yourself a classic meal, Christmas style!
  7. Savory muffins – my favourite would have to be zucchini and ham. Perfect for an on-the-go meal for when you’re heading to the beach.
  8. Toasted sandwich – sounds basic but if you’re feeling lazy after too much “eggnog” after Christmas, this is the perfect quick fix.
  9. Ham and salad. Keep it simple, pick any salad and throw ham on top. My favourites are spinach, pear, gorgonzola and walnut or the classic caprese.
  10. Ham. Yep to me it is perfect. Slice straight off and eat it all on its lonesome. Or gnaw off the bone when no one is watching…. I promise not to judge.

Oink oink,

Truffle Pig.

Mexican Beef Salad Recipe……

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Mexican Beef Salad Recipe……

Feeling like a flavoursome Mexican dinner that won’t leave you feeling like over stuffed burrito? I have the answer – a Mexican beef salad jam packed with healthy ingredients and enough flavour that you won’t be craving an almond magnum after you’ve eaten dinner.

What you need:

  • 300 grams of mince
  • 1 carrot chopped into tiny pieces
  • 2 large chillis copped into tiny pieces (optional)
  • 1 can of corn
  • 1 brown onion chopped into tiny pieces
  • 3 cloves of garlic, crushed.
  • ½ can of kid beans (optional)
  • Can crushed tomatoes
  • Taco seasoning
  • Cos lettuce
  • 2 tomatoes coarsely chopped
  • Cheddar cheese
  • Coriander
  • Guacamole is optional, but I highly recommend, you can read my recipe here !

What you need to do: 

  • Add oil to a pan on medium heat and add onion, chilli carrott and garlic until soft and tender
  • Add the beef and stir occasionally until it is not completely browned
  • Add the can of crushed tomatoes and the packet of taco seasoning and bring to the boil for about 5 minutes then let simmer on low
  • While the beef is boiling away, prepare the salad in a bowl by shredding the lettuce, adding the tomatoes, a bunch of coriander and half the can of corn and divide into bowls for serving
  • Add the remainder of the corn to the beef and cook for another 2 minutes before adding beef to each of the salads
  • Grate some cheese onto the top of the salad and mix through, adding guacamole if you are so inclined.

Enjoy!

Oink Oink,

Truflle Pig.

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