Saturday, 2 March 2013

Quorn bolognese and wholemeal pasta

Hi everyone, today's not a fast day but I wanted to share what I had for lunch today with you as a quick mini-post.

I was hosting an impromptu lunch for family and I made a VERY quick quorn bolognese with wholemeal fusilli.  No photos though as it was really yummy and went down a storm!

I used:
Quorn mince (1/2 pack)
1/2 onion
1/2 red pepper
1/2 courgette
1 clove of garlic
1 beef stock cube (vegetarian would work also)
Dash of red wine
1 tin of chopped tomatoes
Mixed italian herbs
Black pepper
Spray olive oil

Wholemeal fusilli
Reduced fat mature cheddar cheese

I fried the chopped onion, pepper and courgette in a saucepan until the onions were softened and slightly browned and then added the quorn mince.  I added all the seasoning, the wine, a splash of water from the kettle and the tomatoes.  I stirred through and left to simmer for 10 minutes.

While the bolognese was cooking I boiled the fusilli and grated a small amount of cheese on a fine grater (to make a small bit go further).

I served the dish piping hot in bowls and it was very popular.  This amount serves 3 easily.

I haven't worked out the calorie content as this isn't a fast day but it's very low fat and healthy.  A chilly day, fast, comforting lunch!

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