Zero Calorie Baked Pasta Bolognese Recipes

BAKED BOLOGNESE

Steps:

• For the tomato sauce:
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Add oil to large skillet over high heat. Add ground beef and saute, breaking up the meat into crumbles as it cooks. Add garlic, oregano and chili flakes and cook a couple minutes. Add tomatoes and season, to taste, with sugar, salt and pepper. Simmer for 10 minutes.
• For the bechamel:
• In a large saucepan melt butter over medium-high heat until bubbling. Add onions and saute until translucent. Sprinkle with flour, stirring constantly and cook until the mixture begins to thicken. Gradually whisk in the wine, if using, and then gradually whisk in the milk and nutmeg and cook until smooth, thick and creamy. Combine the meat sauce and pasta, and then pour in half the pasta mixture. Spoon half the bechamel over the pasta and top with half the cheese. Repeat with the remaining ingredients. Bake 30 to 45 minutes until browned and bubbly.

ZERO CALORIE BAKED PASTA BOLOGNESE

Steps:

• To prepare the meatless ragout sauce, grease a medium sized skillet with olive oil and put it on the stove on low heat. Thinly slice the garlic, chop the onion and the rosemary and toss them in the pan. Let them fry for about 3-4 minutes.
• Add in the lentils and, helping yourself with a wooden spoon, mix well so they absorb all the flavor.
• Wait a couple of minutes then add in the tomato sauce. Mix well, adding salt, pepper, dried Italian herbs and the chopped sun dried tomatoes.
• Let the meatless ragout sauce settle for at least 30 minutes.
• In the meantime, prepare the dairy free béchamel sauce heating up the plant based milk you chose until very hot.
• Pour the grape seed oil in a small pan and, on very low heat, add in the flour and mix energetically with a spoon until creamy.
• Add in the hot milk little by little, constantly mixing to prevent the formation of lumps.
• As the sauce starts to thicken, add in more milk until finished. Let it boil for a couple of minutes, fold in some nutmeg and Himalayan salt, then cover and take off the stove.
• When all the seasonings are ready, cook the shirataki noodles in salted water for about 10 minutes. I know the instructions on the pack usually say to cook them for less time, but I find them too gummy when they are not well cooked and their overall texture, when too firm, is less similar to real pasta.
• While the pasta boils, turn on the oven to 350 F and start greasing a casserole with a little bit of oil.
• Strain the pasta, toss it in the pan with the meatless ragout sauce and mix well.
• Transfer the pasta in the casserole and spread tufts of dairy free béchamel sauce as you go.
• Top your casserole with the sliced cherry tomatoes, sprinkle some dried oregano on top and bake for 10-15 minutes.
• Enjoy!

BOLOGNESE BAKE

Steps:

• Heat grill to high. In a large, non-stick frying pan, fry the mince until browned. Add the garlic, sugar and herbs, and cook for 1 min more. Pour over the passata, add seasoning, then simmer while you cook pasta, following the pack instructions.
• Meanwhile, mix the crème fraîche and Parmesan. Spoon half the mince into an ovenproof dish. Mix the rest with the pasta and pour this on top. Drizzle over the Parmesan cream and grill until golden and bubbling. Serve with salad and garlic bread.