5-INGREDIENT MEALS

Midweek meals couldn’t be easier with these simple recipes made using five ingredients plus a few storecupboard staples recipes

- CASSIE BEST

Family

Ravioli lasagne

SERVES 2 adults, 2 children PREP 15 mins plus cooling COOK 1 hr 10 mins EASY

oil, for frying

6 sausages (we used Italian sausages with herbs and fennel)

2 x 400g cans chopped tomatoes with garlic & basil

200g baby spinach

500g spinach & ricotta ravioli (or any flavour you like)

75g mixture of grated cheddar and mozzarella

1 Heat a drizzle of oil in a pan. Squeeze the sausagemeat from the skins and fry until browned, using a wooden spoon to break it up. Add the tomatoes and half a can of water and season. Simmer for 20 mins.

2 Meanwhile, put the spinach in a colander. Pour over boiled water from the kettle to wilt. Leave to cool, then squeeze out as much of the excess water as you can. 3 Heat the oven to 200C/180C fan/ gas 6. Spoon a third of the sauce into a medium baking dish (about 18 x 20cm). Top with a third of the spinach and a third of the ravioli, then scatter over some of the cheese. Repeat the layers twice, making sure the final layer of ravioli is nestled into the sauce. Bake for 35-40 mins until bubbling and hot all the way through. Cover if the top starts to get too dark. Will keep in the freezer for up to two months.

GOOD TO KNOW calcium • folate • fibre • vit c • 2 of 5-a-day

PER SERVING 789 kcals • fat 43g • saturates 19g • carbs 60g • sugars 15g • fibre 9g • protein 36g • salt 2.5g

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