Rich bolognese pasta bake

serves 4 each serving is:
 2½  Syns on Extra Easy
10½ Syns on Green 
13½  Syns on Original
preparation time: 30 minutes cooking time: about 1 hour 

• 250g dried pasta shapes (eg fusilli, penne or rigatoni) 
• 1 onion, peeled and finely chopped 
• 2 celery sticks, finely chopped
• 1 medium carrot, peeled and finely chopped
• 3 garlic cloves, peeled and finely sliced 
• 250g mushrooms, roughly chopped 
• 500g extra lean minced beef 
• 400g  can chopped tomatoes 
• 250m1 beef stock
• 1 tsp dried oregano 
• salt and freshly ground black pepper 
• 6 tbsp finely chopped fresh basil 
• 110g reduced fat mozzarella cheese, diced 

1. Preheat the oven to 180°C/Gas 4. 
2. Cook the pasta according to the packet instructions until at dente (tender but still retaining a bite).
3. Drain well. 
4. Place the onion, celery, carrot, garlic, mushrooms and minced beef in a large non-stick frying pan and stir-fry over a high heat for 6-7 minutes. 
5. Add the tomatoes, stock and oregano and bring to the boil. 
6. Season well, cover and cook over a medium heat for 20 minutes, stirring occasionally. 
7. Remove from the heat and stir in the basil. 
8. Spoon half of the bolognese sauce into the base of a medium-sized baking dish and top with the cooked pasta. Spoon over the remaining sauce and sprinkle over the cheese. 
9. Bake in the oven for 25-30 minutes or until bubbling.
10. Remove and serve with wilted spinach or green vegetables. 

Recipe comes from Slimming World 30-Minute Meals 

Aromatic beef bake

serves big 4 
each serving is: 
1  ½ Syns on Extra Easy 
1  ½ Syns on Original 
17 Sync on Green 
preparation time: 20 min:, cooking time: under 2 hours. 

Ingredients:

• 800g lean lamb leg steaks ,all visible fat removed, cut into 3-4cm pieces 
• 2 onions, peeled and roughly chopped 
• 3 garlic cloves, peeled and finely chopped
• 2 tsp smoked paprika 
• 2 tsp ground ginger
• 1 tsp ground coriander 
• 1 tsp ground cumin 
• 1 tsp turmeric 
• 1/2 tsp ground allspice 
• 1/2 tsp cayenne pepper
•  a pinch of saffron 
• 2 cinnamon sticks 
• 400g can chopped tomates o (or fresh tomatoes)
• 3 large carrots, peeled arc into large bite-sized pieces
• 8 dried apricots 300m1 lamb stock 
• salt and freshly ground black pepper 
• chopped fresh coriander. to garnish 

Method 

1. Preheat the oven to 200°C/Gas 6. 
2. Place the beef , onions, garlic and spices into a medium baking dish. 
3. Stir in the tomatoes, carrots, apricots and stock, season well and stir everything together. Cover with foil and cook in the oven for 1 hour. 
4. Remove the foil and return the dish to the oven for another 35-40 minutes or until the beef is tender. 
5. Garnish with the chopped coriander before serving with couscous and sliced baby courgettes or just with rice :D

You can make this recipe completely Free on Extra Easy  and Original by leaving out the apricots.

Recipe come from All in One Extra easy  Slimming world book ( as a aromatic lamb bake)  

Beef and lamb stew

Serves 4 
Syns per serving - Free on Extra Easy

Ingredients 

• 400 g lean stewing beef, cut into bite-sized pieces
• 400 g lean stewing lamb, cut into bite-sized pieces
• 2 garlic cloves, peeled and crushed
• 2 onions, peeled and roughly chopped
• 4 large carrots, peeled and roughly chopped
• 1 parsnip, peeled and roughly chopped
• 1 can of red  bean ,drained
• 1 can of  sweetcorn ,drained
• 1/2 of swede ,peeled and roughly chopped
• 300 -400 ml beef  or just water
• salt and freshly ground black pepper
• 1 bay leaf
• allspice
• option : juniper fruit ( spice - is very good for meat ) 

Method :

1. Place in the pan :  meat , garlic, onions, carrots, parsnip , red bean , sweetcorn , swede  and spices
2. Add beef stock 
3. Cover and simmer for  about 60 min until meat tender.
4. If you would like to add tomatoes , add at that moment.
5. On the next day is the best one :)