Vegeterian Lasagne

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I loved this but the kids would prefer it if I exchanged the eggplant for cooked chicken. Prep takes a little while but definately worth it!!!
1 eggplant sliced
3 Tbspns olive oil
2 crushed garlic cloves (I added 2 more)
1 sliced red onion
1 diced green, red and yellow capsicum
2 sliced celery sticks
1 diced courgette
1/2 tspn chilli powder
1/2 tspn ground cumin
225g sliced mushrooms
1 1/4 cups pureed tomatoes
2 Tbspns chopped fresh basil
Precooked lasagne sheets

Slice eggplant and sprinkle with salt, leave 20 mins and wash off and drain. Heat oil, saute garlic and onion until transparent. Add capsicums,mushrooms, celery and courgettes. Cook 3-4 mins. add spices.

Seperate container: Mix tomatoes, basil and seasoning.

Cheese sauce:
2 Tbspns butter
1 Tbspn flour
150mls vege stock
300mls milk
1tspn dijon mustard
1 Tbspn chopped basil
3/4 cup grated cheese
1 beaten egg

Add all but egg as normal cheese sauce making. At the end add egg.

Layer: lasagne sheets, veges, tomato sauce mix, eggplant. Repeat. Sprinkle graed cheese on top. Bake 180 c for 40 mins.

Chow Mein

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450 g mince
100g butter or oil
225g diced bacon
1 Tbspn sugar
1 Dspn curry powder
2 roughly sliced onions
2 packets chicken noodle soup
600ml water
1 Dspn soya sauce
1/2 roughly cut cabbage

Brown mince and onions in butter/oil. Add everything else except cabbage. Simmer 20 mins. Add cabbage until it turns bright green. Serve with noodles, rice or veges. YUM!!!