Spinach & feta cannelloni

Spinach & feta cannelloni

A low fat, high iron dish that makes a great mid-week meal for all the family

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 4

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 20 mins

Cook time

Cook 15 mins

Vegetarian Freezable

Vegetarian

Method

  1. Heat oven to 200C/fan 180C/gas 6. Put the lasagne sheets in a large bowl and cover with boiling water. Soak for 5 mins or prepare according to pack instructions. Meanwhile, squeeze as much water as possible from the spinach, then mix with the feta, nutmeg and some seasoning. Drain the pasta, then cut each sheet in half vertically. Spoon 4 tbsp of the filling along the centre of each half, then roll up to enclose. Place in a lightly oiled baking dish.
  2. Mix the olives, capers and tomatoes together in a bowl, season, then spoon over the cannelloni. Sprinkle with parmesan, cover with foil, then bake for 20 mins.
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Per serving

274 kcalories, protein 22.0g, carbohydrate 22.0g, fat 12.0 g, saturated fat 5.0g, fibre 8.0g, sugar 7.0g, salt 3.54 g

Recipe from Good Food magazine, February 2007.

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  • 02 December 2007

    lily2469 rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    I loved this, but I changed the tomato sauce as the one they suggest doesn't have that much flavour. the recipe is very easy and delicious!

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  • 18 December 2007

    Nicola rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    An excellent dish to have prepared in the freezer for a group of friends. Easy, healthy and tasty.

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  • 20 December 2007

    Annie rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    I agree about the tomatoes - mix half the quantity of chopped tinned tomatoes with a good quality tomato based pasta sauce to add more flavour. I have made this a few times and we far prefer it with fresh spinach rather than frozen.

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  • 27 January 2008

    passion rated and commented on this recipe

    3 stars

    "I agree about using fresh spinach instead of frozen. Fresh basil added with chopped tomatoes and olive oil will add to the flavour.

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  • 07 February 2008

    mumoffour rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    This was delicious.I also used fresh spinach instead of frozen and changed the tomato sauce-i used chopped shallots,garlic,a mild green chilli,olive oil,a tin of tomatoes and about a quarter of a jar of passata.I added a pinch of sugar to take away the tartness of the tomatoes.Absolutely lovely!

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  • 14 February 2008

    Danielle rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Delish! I used ricotta instead of feta, which gave it a nice creamy texture. And I used a can of cherry tomatoes, which is tastier by itself, and added some garlic too.

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  • 28 April 2008

    sablenat rated this recipe

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  • 29 April 2008

    sablenat commented on this recipe

    This is a colourful and healthy dish. Fresh spinach is preferable than frozen one. And I chopped up 2 garlic gloves to intense the favour. Highly recommended!

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  • 28 May 2008

    Karina D. rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Yummie and soo healthy!! I made more sauce to cover every piece of pasta. And made it for a dinerparty with friends. Big success I printed this recipe for a colleague; she loved it as well! So, double the rates!!

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  • 30 June 2008

    Gemma Russell rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    I did this for friends last week and we all loved it! I also added a green chilli, shallots, garlic and some passta to the sauce, it gave it a real nice kick. I will definetely make this again!

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  • 07 August 2008

    Sarahs commented on this recipe

    I really like this! I use fresh spinach rather than frozen, and have tried it with ricotta instead of feta (but prefer the feta). We usually put chillies and capers and onion in the sauce to add more flavour too, and last time I made it put courgette chunks in the dish (under the sauce)...lovely!

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  • 10 November 2008

    sally rated and commented on this recipe

    1 stars

    Made exactly to recipe, yukky and bland.

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  • 20 February 2009

    MissTasha rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    I tried this recipe for my partner on valentines day, using ricotta cheese instead of feta cheese as my partner does not like feta cheese. we thought it was lovely. My partner absolutely loved the tomato, olive and caper dressing. I was completely impressed!!

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  • 29 March 2009

    Becky2 rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    I've made this lots of times and really like it. I love the spinach and feta filling. I add more capers and olives than the recipe says, and put more cheese on top, but other than that I stick with the original and it's a winner!

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    03 April 2009

    Meg commented on this recipe

    really realy nice! i used fresh spinach and also made my own tomato sauce for it too, scrumptious!

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  • 30 April 2009

    crazyfox rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    I make this using the canneloni tubes from sainsburys and make my own tomato bolognese sauce. My daughter absolutely loves this and sometimes fills the canneloni tubes with the spinach and feta cheese mix. Its a very tasty ,low fat ,filling dish. What more could you want!

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  • 07 July 2009

    Marathan rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    This is so lush. I've made it twice now. Using riccota cheese and fresh spinach. My husband hates olives but even he enjoys it. My young children love olives so happily eat it and really like capers now.

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    10 July 2009

    LK rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    i like it. i used both fresh and frozen spinach and they taste sooo good. easy to make.

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  • 25 November 2009

    Susie rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Loved it! Followed the advice here and spiced up the tomatosauce. To simplify I used shop bought, added some garlic, fresh basil, the olives and capers. Dinner was a huge hit both with the 2 year old and my husband (who previously has hated capers, but thought this dish was the best pasta dish he'd ever eaten!).

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  • 19 January 2010

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 4

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 20 mins

Cook time

Cook 15 mins

Vegetarian Freezable

Vegetarian

Ingredients

  • 4 large sheets no-pre-cook lasagne (we used Sainsbury's fresh egg lasagne from a 250g pack)
  • 1.0kg frozen spinach , defrosted
  • 200.0g pack low-fat feta cheese
  • generous grating nutmeg
  • large handful olives , pitted and chopped
  • 1.0 tbsp capers , rinsed
  • 400.0g can chopped tomatoes
  • 25.0g parmesan , grated
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Per serving

274 kcalories, protein 22.0g, carbohydrate 22.0g, fat 12.0 g, saturated fat 5.0g, fibre 8.0g, sugar 7.0g, salt 3.54 g

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