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. 

Chilli Con Carne Total Pro Points 51 - serves 8

Special request from my older son.

2 tablespoons oil (6 pro points)
2 onions - diced
2 cloves garlic - diced
1 red chilli - deseeded and diced (Optional)
2 teaspoons dried oregano
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1 teaspoon ground paprika
1/2 teaspoon chilli powder
500gm mince (beef or chicken) (25 pro points)
2x tins baked beans (20 pro points)
2x tins chopped tomatoes
Heat oil in a large saucepan. Saute onions, garlic and chilli in oil for a few minutes until soft, add oregano and spices, and stir for 1 minutes. Add meat and stir until cooked through. Then add remaining ingredients and bring to a simmer. Cook, stirring occasionally, for about 30 minutes until nice and thick.
Serve over corn chips with grated cheese, add sour cream, top with diced fresh tomato and avocado, or spoon over rice.


Add extra vegetables for extra goodness.
Grated courgette, diced capsicum, carrot, celery -  see what you have in the fridge.