Spinach and tomato lasagne

DAIRY 4 SMARTPOINTS

300ml skimmed milk.

BREAKFAST 6 SMARTPOINTS Poached egg and crumpet Serves 1

1 toaSteD crumpet with 1 tsp Marmite, topped with 1 poached egg.

LUNCH 5 SMARTPOINTS Minestrone soup with sweetcorn Serves 2

heat a large saucepan. Mist with calorie-controlled cooking spray and add 1 chopped onion, 1 chopped celery stick and 2 cubed carrots.

Fry until the vegetables are soft, but not coloured. then add 1 fresh bay leaf, 50g cubed potato, 400g tinned tomatoes and 1 small, sliced courgette. Cook for a few minutes, before pouring in 500ml vegetable stock, made with ½ bouillon cube. Bring to the boil, then add 55g broken spaghetti and 1 x 140g can sweetcorn.

Cook until the pasta is tender and serve hot with chopped fresh parsley sprinkled over.

DINNER 8 SMARTPOINTS Spinach and tomato lasagne Serves 6

heat the oven to 190c/fan 170c/gas 5. Mist a large saucepan with calorie-controlled cooking spray and add 3 crushed garlic cloves and 1 large onion, 2 courgettes 2 carrots, 2 celery sticks and 2 tbsp fresh oregano, all finely chopped.

Cook over med minutes until quite soft.

Add 1 tsp sugar, 2 x 400g cans chopped tomatoes and 200ml white or red wine and simmer for 15 minutes. take a 250g bag spinach and reserve a handful for the topping.

Pour in the rest, along with 1 x 400g can green lentils, drained, and cook for a few minutes until the spinach is

wilted. the sauce should be quite thick without too much watery liquid.

For the white sauce, mix 600ml skimmed milk and 25g cornflour in a saucepan, stirring until smooth, then gently bring to the boil. Simmer for 3 minutes until thick. Season with salt, pepper and a pinch of nutmeg.

Spoon half the tomato sauce into a 2.5 litre ovenproof dish and space 3 sheets of lasagne on top of it around the dish. add the rest of the tomato sauce and half the white sauce, then another 3 lasagne sheets.

Pour over the rest of the white sauce, then scatter over the reserved spinach leaves and 125g halved cherry tomatoes and finish with 75g finely grated Parmesan. Bake for 40 minutes until cooked through.

Followed by sugar-free jelly.

SNACKS 7 SMARTPOINTS

3 rice cakes topped with 30g low-fat cottage cheese and cucumber (3 SmartPoints). Fresh fruit of your choice with 150g 0% fat Greek yoghurt (2 SmartPoints). 1 bag Weight Watchers crisps (2 SmartPoints).