SICILIAN-STYLE TUNA LASAGNE

Sicilian-style tuna lasagne image

Swap mince for canned tuna in this budget lasagne recipe, made even easier with cream cheese instead of béchamel sauce

Provided by Cassie Best

Time 50m

Number Of Ingredients 9

Ingredients

400g can chopped tomatoes
250g frozen sliced mixed peppers
85g black olives , from a jar or can, drained and rinsed
2 tsp ground cinnamon
1 tbsp mixed dried herbs
2 x 185g cans tuna in brine, drained
200g tub cream cheese
12 dried lasagne sheets
125g ball mozzarella , torn into pieces

Steps:

Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Tip the tomatoes, peppers, olives, cinnamon and herbs into a pan, cover and simmer for 10 mins until the tomatoes have broken down a little. Add the tuna and season.
Tip the cream cheese into a bowl, season and mix to loosen a little, adding a splash of water (or milk, if you have some) to make a thick white-sauce consistency. Assemble the lasagne in a baking dish, approx 20 x 30cm. Pour roughly a third of the tuna sauce into the bottom of the dish, top with 4 lasagne sheets, a third of the cream cheese sauce, then repeat the layers twice more. Scatter over the mozzarella and bake for 35 mins until golden and bubbling.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 565 calories, Fat 34 grams fat, SaturatedFat 20 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 40 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 6 grams sugar, Fiber 4 grams fiber, Protein 24 grams protein, Sodium 2.3 milligram of sodium