These healthy dishes will help you make sure your kids are getting the vegetables they need for a balanced diet.
Chicken, pesto and spinach lasagne
(Serves 6)
Prep time: 10 minutes
Cooking time: 1 hour 20 minutes
Cals: 508/Sat fat: 9g
- 2tbsp olive oil
- 2 chicken breasts, sliced into strips
- 1 onion, finely chopped
- 2 cloves garlic, crushed
- 2 x 400g tins chopped tomatoes
- 1tbsp tomato purée
- Pinch sugar
- 9 sheets quick-cook lasagne
- 1 x 190g jar green pesto
- Small handful fresh basil
- 100g mature Cheddar, grated
- 40g pine nuts
For the sauce:
- 25g butter
- 25g plain flour
- 450ml semi-skimmed milk
- 1tsp Dijon mustard
- 50g Parmesan, grated
- 200g baby spinach
Macaroni cheese with butternut squash and sage
(Serves 6)
Prep time: 10 minutes
Cooking time: 45 minutes
Cals: 560/Sat fat: 14g
- 500g butternut squash, peeled and diced
- 350g macaroni pasta
- 60g butter
- 60g plain flour
- 900ml semi-skimmed milk
- 1/2tsp mustard powder
- 100g mature Cheddar, grated
- 100g Parmesan, grated
- 1tbsp fresh sage
- Prop styling: Jenny Hodges
- Food styling: Maud Eden
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