Extreme makeover: Lasagne and macaroni cheese

Favourites on everyone's list of comfort foods, they can be extremely high in kilojoules and fat. These ones are healthy and absolutely delicious.

Lasagne

Our makeover version – one of the most popular recipes we’ve ever published – is healthy and absolutely delicious.

How they compare

Traditional lasagne:
Total kJ per serve = 2500kJ
Total fat per serve = 33g (15.3g saturated)

HFG lasagne:
Total kJ per serve = 1890kJ
Total fat per serve = 12g (5.8g saturated)

Try it! HFG lasagne

Macaroni cheese

Another favourite comfort food and kid favourite. All that cheese and not much in the way of veges in the traditional version means it leaves a bit to be desired healthwise.

So try making it using a no-cook cheese sauce (combine 250g low-fat cottage cheese, 1/4 cup parmesan and 1/4 cup low-fat milk and whiz in a blender).

How they compare

Traditional macaroni cheese:
Total kJ per serve = 3000kJ
Total fat per serve = 38.3g (23.4g saturated)

HFG macaroni cheese:
Total kJ per serve = 780kJ
Total fat per serve = 3.5g (1.0g saturated)

Try our HFG macaroni cheese recipe.