Feed Your Family on a low Budget

[elaine1961]

Ingredients

    * 250g lasagne sheets
    * 1 onion. finely chopped
    * 125g mozzarella cheese. shredded
    * 500g passata sauce
    * 330g tuna. chunks
    * 300g Spinach (Frozen works best)

Method

    * 1. Preheat the oven to 180°, fan 170°, gas 4.
      2. Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in a deep frying pan and fry 1 onion, peeled and finely chopped until softened.
      3. Add 330g tuna chunks, drained and 300g spinach. Heat until the spinach has wilted and the mixture is piping hot.
      4.Meanwhile, cut all the lasagne sheets in half to make squares. Place 2 table of the mixture onto one end of each square and roll up so you have 12 cannelloni. Place along the bottom of a large ovenproof dish.
      5.Pour 500g passata sauce over the cannelloni. Drain the mozzarella, tear into pieces and sprinkle over the pasta. Bake for 30 minutes then grill for 2-3 minutes until the top of the cheese is bubbling.
I serve it with a side salad

feeds 4
nutrition per serving
calories396
fat 13.6g
sat fat 6.0g
salt 1.9g
total sugars 9.0g

[ChitChatNine]

Nice .. thanks!

[elaine1961]

I have made it with ground turkey and it tasted fine, i have also made it with various vegitables which is good to, thats the good things about recipes I use them for ideas and they can be adapted to suit your own needs,

[Barb135]

That sounds pretty good.  I'm going to have to try it.  My hubby doesn't like tuna - I wonder if I could put browned ground beef or pepperoni slices in his?  I know that would add more calories, but he doesn't have a weight issue anyway - he loses while I gain.