Pasta with Vegetable and Mince Sauce 48 pro points - 8 per serve

Tonight's dinner - serves 6:

1 tablespoon oil (4 pro points)

1 onion, peeled and diced

2 sticks celery, diced

2 carrots, diced

1 garlic clove crushed

500gm mince (20 pro points)

2 large mushrooms, diced

1 courgette, diced (you can use spinach instead)

2x 400gm tins chopped tomatoes

1 teaspoon dried oregano

1 teaspoon dried basil

1 teaspoon chicken stock powder

250 gm dried pasta of your choice - I use fusilli (24 pro points)

heat oil in pan, then add onion, carrot, celery and garlic. Sauté until soft, then add mince and turn the heat up a bit. Stir until meat is brown, then add tomatoes, mushrooms, courgette and herbs and stock. It'll look like this:

Let it bubble away on a low heat for about 20 minutes while you cook the pasta. 

Once the pasta is cooked, drain it and toss in the mince sauce. Serve with a fine grating of Parmesan cheese.