Minced beef & summer vegetable layer sw

Ingredients for Syns per Serving | Original - 4½ Syns Servings | 4

Ingredients
- Fry Light
- 675gm (1½ lb) extra lean minced beef
- 28gm (1oz) plain flour (5 Syns)
- 2tbsp tomato puree (1 Syn)
- 2tsp Italian herb seasoning
- ½ tsp garlic granules
- ¼ tsp ground black pepper
- 2tsp Schwartz Season-All Simply Shake seasoning
- 340gm (12oz) potatoes, sliced thinly (12 Syns)
- 227gm (8oz) onion, sliced
- 340gm (12oz) courgettes, sliced
- 1 aubergine, sliced
- 340gm (12oz) tomatoes, sliced

Directions

1. Method
1. Pre-heat the oven to 200C / 400F / Gas 6.

2. Heat a large saucepan sprayed with Fry Light & fry the mince until browned. Drain off any excess fat. Stir in the flour, tomato puree, Italian herb seasoning, garlic granules, black pepper and Season-All seasoning. Blend in the stock & simmer for 15 minutes. Parboil the potatoes for 5 minutes in salted water. Drain and cover.

3. Heat a frying pan sprayed with Fry Light and gently fry the onion, courgettes and aubergine until soft and just beginning to colour. Place half of the fried vegetable mixture on the bottom of a large oblong ovenproof dish. Cover using half of the mince mixture. Repeat these layers once more. Cover the entire surface using slices of potatoes and tomatoes arranged alternately to form a chequerboard effect.

4. Spray the top with Fry Light. Bake for approximately 45 minutes, or until the top is golden.

main courses November 21, 2011 20:06