300 calorie meal recipe for 4 people, takes only 40 mins; recipe has butternut squash, olive oil, chilli, red onion, red pepper, rocket, lemon, mozzarella and pesto.
Roasted squash with pesto & mozzarella
Course: 300 calorie meal
Servings
4
servings
Prep time
15 mins
Ingredients
- Red Pepper: 2 red peppers, cut into chunky pieces
- Olive Oil: 3 tsp olive oil
- Red Onion: 1 red onion, cut into thin wedges
- Rocket: 50g bag rocket leaves
- Lemon: juice 1/2 lemon
- Pesto: 4 tbsp fresh pesto
- Butternut Squash: 1 small butternut squash, halved and sliced into 2cm-thick slices
- Chilli: 1 tsp dried crushed chilli
- Mozzarella: 125g ball light mozzarella
Directions
- Heat oven to 220C/200C fan/gas 7. Place the squash on a large baking tray. Toss with 2 tsp of the oil, chilli and seasoning. Bake for 15 mins.
- Take tray out of the oven and turn the squash. Scatter the onion and peppers over the top and return to the oven for a further 25 mins or until vegetables are tender and lightly charred.
- Toss the rocket leaves with the remaining oil, lemon juice and some pepper. Pile onto plates and divide the squash, onion and peppers on top. Tear the mozzarella over the salads and spoon over the pesto. Serve warm.
