Monday

Winter Warmer


Now we've finally hit winter and the cold days seem never ending I've noticed a trend in my clients struggling to make healthy choices with the excuse "I just crave warm meals with carbs". Now we're not saying carbohydrates are bad, its quit the contrary we love them (!!) however often its the serving of them that gets us into trouble (think.. never ending bowl of mac and cheese, a good movie & a glass of vino on Sunday nights) So I have created a list of winter warming meals that don't break the calorie bank to kick that stodgy winter food coma for good.

This weeks one is a definite favorite for me and I cooked it up and had a taste test last week. My friends were happily surprised and definitely left feeling like they'd had a hearty bowl of pasta without the post meal sloth like tendencies.

Veggie Bolognese  Serves 4




Veggie Spaghetti
3 zucchini
3 carrots

Bolognese
400g lean mince beef
3 garlic cloves
1 medium onion, diced
3tbsp of tomato paste
1btl of tomato passata
2 celery stalks, finely sliced
1 carrot, grated
1 zucchini, grated
2 tbsp parsley, finely chopped
2 tbsp basil, finely chopped
Parmesan cheese to garnish

Method
-          Add ½ tsp olive oil. Cook onion and garlic, stirring, for 5 minutes until softened. Add carrot, zucchini and celery and cook, covered, for another 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Increase heat to high Add mince. Cook, stirring with a wooden spoon to break up mince, for 5 minutes or until browned.
-          Add tomatoes, passata and paste. Bring to the boil. Reduce heat to low. Add basil and parsley. Simmer covered for 30 minutes stirring occasionally.
-          In the meantime, create the veggie spaghetti in a spiraliser (if you do not have a spiraliser, peeling the zucchini and carrot into fettuccini would also work).
-          Steam the zucchini spaghetti in a vegetable steamer over boiling water for a couple of minutes until the zucchini has softened to your liking.
-          Once the Bolognese is ready, place the spaghetti onto your plate, top with the Bolognese and please please please enjoy!
-          Tip: any extra sauce can be frozen and used at a later date.

We hope you love this as much as we do!! 

Enjoy. 
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