A delicious meat-free alternative for a traditional lasagne, ready in just under an hour.
Ingredients
70g unsalted butter, 50g plain flour, 800ml milk, 1 fresh bay leaf, 800g spinach, 200g ricotta cheese, 1 whole nutmeg, 300g fresh lasagne sheets 100g parmesan cheese.
Method
- Preheat the oven to 190°C/375°F/gas 5.
- Melt 50g of the butter in a pan and whisk in the flour. cook for 1 to 2 minutes then mix in the milk till smooth. Season with salt and black pepper, add the bay leaf and simmer for 5 minutes. Turn off the heat.
- Remove stalks from the spinach, wilt with the remaining 20g butter in a covered pan. when wilted, drain, then when cool enough to handle squeeze out the liquid.
- Chop the spinach and mix with the ricotta, a ladleful of the white sauce and a good grating of nutmeg to season.
- In a baking dish, layer lasagne sheets, white sauce, spinach mixture and a grating of parmesan. finish with a layer of pasta topped with sauce and more parmesan.
- bake for 30 minutes until golden, then enjoy!
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