Spinach Lasagne
Layers of pasta, savory meat sauce, creamy white sauce, spinach, and cheese baked until golden and bubbling.
Servings: 6 people
Calories: 579kcal
Ingredients
- 9 oz oven ready lasagna
- 1 1/2 lb. ground beef
- 3 oz. tomato paste
- 1 medium yellow onion minced
- 14 oz diced tomato in can
- 14 oz spinach chopped
- 1/4 cup unsalted butter
- 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 1 1/2 to 2 cups fresh milk
- 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese grated
- 3/4 cup sharp cheddar cheese shredded
- 3 tablespoons cooking oil
- Salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Prepare the meat sauce by heating the oil in a pan.3 tablespoons cooking oil
- Once the oil is hot, saute the onion until it turns soft.1 medium yellow onion
- Add the ground beef and cook until it browns.1 1/2 lb. ground beef
- Pour-in the diced tomatoes. Let boil and simmer for 10 minutes.14 oz diced tomato
- Add the tomato paste. Stir and cook until the sauce thickens.3 oz. tomato paste
- Add salt and pepper to taste. set the meat sauce aside.Salt and pepper to taste
- Meanwhile, prepare the mornay sauce by melting the butter in a saucepan.1/4 cup unsalted butter
- Once the butter melts, gradually add the flour. Stir and cook in low to medium heat until the flour absorbs the butter (around 2 minutes).3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- Pour the milk in the sauce pan. Stir to dilute the flour and butter.1 1/2 to 2 cups fresh milk
- Add Parmesan cheese. Stir and cook until the sauce thickens. Set aside.1/4 cup Parmesan cheese, 3/4 cup sharp cheddar cheese
- Preheat oven to 350F.
- At this point, we have the meat sauce and mornay sauce ready. Assemble the lasagne by arranging the lasagne pieces in a baking pan. Line the oven-ready lasagne at the bottom of the pan. Top the first layer with 1/3 of the meat sauce. Top the meat sauce with spinach. Pour a quarter (1/4) of the mornay sauce over the spinach and spread until the entire pan is covered. Do this step 2 times more so that you will have 3 layers in the pan.14 oz spinach, 9 oz oven ready lasagna
- Top the last layer with lasagne pieces then pour and spread the remaining mornay sauce on top. Sprinkle sharp cheddar cheese on top.
- Place in the oven and bake for 40 minutes.
- Remove from the oven. Serve.
- Share and enjoy!
Nutrition
Serving: 6g | Calories: 579kcal | Carbohydrates: 14g | Protein: 28g | Fat: 45g | Saturated Fat: 19g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 18g | Trans Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 126mg | Sodium: 379mg | Potassium: 605mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 745IU | Vitamin C: 5mg | Calcium: 245mg | Iron: 3mg