PESTO, CANNELLINI BEAN & TUNA JACKETS

Pesto, cannellini bean & tuna jackets image

Top baked sweet potatoes with pesto, cannellini beans and tuna for a simple supper. They take just two minutes to prep and deliver two of your 5-a-day

Provided by Cassie Best

Time 9m

Number Of Ingredients 9

Ingredients

2 sweet potatoes
½ x 400g can cannellini beans , drained
2 tbsp fresh pesto
2 tbsp cream cheese
100g can tuna in water, drained
½ red onion , finely chopped
1 lemon , zested
25g pine nuts , toasted
small handful basil leaves

Steps:

Heat oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Pierce the potatoes a few times, then bake for 40 mins, or until really soft. Alternatively, microwave on High for 7 mins.
Mix the beans, pesto, cream cheese, tuna, red onion, lemon zest and some seasoning. Split the baked potatoes and stuff with the tuna filling. Top with the pine nuts and basil leaves.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 393 calories, Fat 12 grams fat, SaturatedFat 4 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 55 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 23 grams sugar, Fiber 9 grams fiber, Protein 11 grams protein, Sodium 0.8 milligram of sodium