Cooking with NMC Episode 8: Beef and Butternut Casserole

ground beef

🥗Healthier: ground turkey

💰Cheaper: ground pork

Ground turkey reduces fat content while maintaining flavor.

cheddar cheese

🥗Healthier: low-fat cheese

💰Cheaper: processed cheese

Low-fat cheese reduces calories while still melting well.

beef broth

🥗Healthier: vegetable broth

💰Cheaper: water + bouillon cube

Vegetable broth offers a lighter flavor with fewer calories.

butternut squash

🥗Healthier: zucchini

💰Cheaper: pumpkin

Zucchini is lower in calories and often more affordable.

Preheat the oven to 180 degrees Celsius.

Add olive oil to a preheated pot and fry the back bacon with rosemary.

Stir in bay leaves, garlic, chopped leek, and onion; cook for about 10 minutes, stirring continuously.

Add cubed butternut squash and sliced mushrooms, stir.

Add beef goulash and pour over red wine; cover and let simmer for 10 minutes.

After 10 minutes, add a tin of diced tomatoes and black olives, stir, and season with salt and pepper.

Transfer the mixture to an ovenproof pot or casserole dish and bake for 45 minutes until thick and delicious.

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