Bone & muscle strength Vegetarian Half-and-half cauliflower macaroni cheese
Macaroni cheese where cauliflower is half the pasta and the sauce hides a tin of beans.
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A golden autumn lasagne of roast pumpkin, ricotta and crisp sage under a light bechamel.
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Roast the pumpkin in 2 tbsp oil at 200C fan for 30 minutes; crisp the sage in the last 5.
Soften onion and garlic; mash into the pumpkin. Beat ricotta with egg and nutmeg.
Make the bechamel: butter, flour, then milk gradually.
Layer pumpkin, ricotta, sheets and bechamel twice over; top with Parmesan and sage.
Bake at 180C fan for 40 minutes. Rest 10; serve with salad.
| Calories | 520 kcal |
|---|---|
| Protein | 23g |
| Carbohydrates | 54g |
| – of which sugars | 13g |
| Fibre | 8g |
| Fat | 24g |
| – of which saturates | 12g |
| – of which omega-3 | 0.3g |
| Calcium | 420mg |
| Iron | 2.6mg |
| Salt | 0.8g |
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