Serves 4
Cooking time 55 min
Cost per portion £1.30
INGREDIENTS
1 tbsp olive oil
1 large onion, finely chopped
2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
400g can chopped tomatoes
1 tsp dried oregano
400g frozen chopped spinach, thawed
200g light cream cheese
340g can Green Giant Sweetcorn, drained
125g grated mozzarella cheese
4-5 sheets quick cook lasagne (approx 125g)
METHOD
1 Heat the oil in a pan, add the onion and cook gently for 4-5 min until golden. Add the garlic and cook 1 min. Spoon half of the onion into a bowl, then add the canned tomatoes and dried herbs to the pan and simmer for 5 min.
2 Put the spinach into a large sieve and press with a wooden spoon to squeeze out as much water as possible, then put into the bowl with the onion, soft cheese and drained sweet corn; mix well and season.
3 Spoon a third of the mixture into a shallow ovenproof dish approx 20cm square. Add a layer of pasta followed by another layer of spinach, a third of the tomato sauce, pasta, spinach, tomato, pasta and finally tomato sauce. Scatter over the mozzarella and bake in a pre-heated oven to 190C/gas 5 for 30-35 min until browned on top.
MUM’S MONEY SAVER
What a brilliant way to get children to eat their veggies! If you don’t have mozzarella, you could use cheddar, and to add more flavour, try a cream cheese with garlic and herbs.
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