Ricotta & rocket pasta pockets

Ricotta & rocket pasta pockets

An impressive veggie supper that's a little lighter than some pasta bakes

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 4

Preparation and cooking times

Total time

Ready in 30 minutes

Vegetarian Freezable

Vegetarian

Method

  1. Put the lasagne sheets in a large bowl and pour over boiling water to cover. Leave to soak for 5 minutes. Meanwhile, preheat the oven to fan 180C/conventional 200C/gas 6 and lightly oil a shallow baking tray.
  2. Drain the lasagne sheets in a colander. Take one sheet and put a large spoonful of ricotta in the centre. Scatter over a few rocket leaves, season well, then fold the sheet in half. Press the edges together to form a pocket. Continue to fill all the pasta sheets, then lay them on the baking tray so they overlap slightly.
  3. Tip the sauce over the pasta pockets, spreading to make sure they are completely covered. Sprinkle over the cheese and bake for 10-12 minutes until hot and bubbly. Serve with a crisp green salad.

Per serving

440 kcalories, protein 19g, carbohydrate 57g, fat 17 g, saturated fat 8g, fibre 4g, sugar 5g, salt 3.5 g

Recipe from Good Food magazine, March 2004.

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  • 29 January 2008

    thecakelady rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Really easy, very quick and utterly delicious. For two of us I used six sheets of lasagne (12 in a pack) a tub (250g) of ricotta, half a bag of rocket and a jar of tomato and chilli pasta sauce with grated cheese on top and served it with a green salad and cold chicken. Its like a lasagne crossed with cannelloni but in a fraction of the time and just as yummy!

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  • 05 February 2008

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  • 21 February 2008

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  • 26 June 2008

    Girl Flower rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    I really enjoyed this. It was quick to make so ideal after work and was much like a veggie lasagne in many ways. I served it with salad. Will make again definately

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  • 17 July 2008

    Katharine rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    This really is very quick and gives impressive results considering the effort required. Very tasty midweek supper, and great warmed up at work the next day.

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  • 02 November 2008

    LisaPisa rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    This had a good flavour for a midweek meal. Found making the pockets a bit complicated and fiddly (I was using dried lasagne sheets I had soaked) so turned it into a lasagne. I also added some frozen veg to bulk it out a bit and used baby spinach instead of rocket - one of those "fridge scraping" meals! Would make again though and stick to original recipe.

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  • 20 February 2009

    angmunchkin commented on this recipe

    Loved it; made it two days on the trot with homemade fresh pasta dough. Spinach and ricotta is great, and I love the peppery fire of rocket for variation.

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  • 11 March 2009

    annie commented on this recipe

    very easy and delicious , couldn't see the point of the rocket, will use spinach next time I also rolled the pasta. will definetly make it again

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  • 07 April 2009

    angmunchkin rated this recipe

    5 stars

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  • 02 November 2009

    Davidt commented on this recipe

    Love Ricotta cheese since I got back from Sicily. This was quick & easy to make - will be making this next time our veggy friends are over!

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  • 08 December 2009

    Jaimerob77 rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Lovely, tasty and quick. Been making for a while now. Try adding some chopped spring onions and a chopped clove of garlic mixed with the grated cheddar for a really tasty topping

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  • 10 October 2010

    Sonia H. rated and commented on this recipe

    3 stars

    Very good and good for a student in college to make. I substituted the rocket for mixed vegetables and it was awesome.

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  • 06 June 2012

    Belkey rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    This was fantastic, quick easy & delicious! You have to work quite quickly with the lasagne sheets though, before they either stick together or split. Loved it though.

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 4

Preparation and cooking times

Total time

Ready in 30 minutes

Vegetarian Freezable

Vegetarian

Ingredients

  • 250g pack fresh lasagne sheets
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 250g tub ricotta
  • 50g bag rocket
  • 2 x 350g jars Loyd Grossman tomato and chargrilled vegetable sauce
  • 50g mature vegetarian cheddar , grated
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Per serving

440 kcalories, protein 19g, carbohydrate 57g, fat 17 g, saturated fat 8g, fibre 4g, sugar 5g, salt 3.5 g

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