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Spinach lasagna - easy, quick and perfect for meal prepping

Spinach lasagna with ricotta and spinach sauce topped with easy tomato sauce and melted cheese

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5 from 5 votes
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 55 minutes
Total Time 1 hour
Course Lunch
Cuisine Italian
Servings 6
Calories 358 kcal

Ingredients
  

Spinach white sauce:

  • 450 g frozen spinach
  • 250 g ricotta
  • 100 g onion
  • 15 g oil
  • 2 cloves garlic
  • ½ tsp black pepper
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • teaspoon nutmeg
  • 70 g water

Tomato sauce:

  • 250 g passata or tomatoes in their own juice
  • 50 g bell pepper
  • 50 g sun-dried tomatoes
  • 70 g water
  • 1 clove garlic
  • ½ teaspoon of salt
  • ½ tsp black pepper

Topping:

  • 150 g mozzarella coarsely grated mozzarella
  • 200 g lasagna 9 sheets

Instructions

  • Let's prepare spinach white sauce first: add 15 g oil to a pan and fry 100 g onion, 2 garlic cloves for 5 minutes, remove the garlic after frying.*
  • Add 450 g frozen spinach. Fry under the lid on medium heat until spinach is thawed and cooked. Stir occasionally. Bring to a boil, add 250 g ricotta and spices (½ tsp black pepper, ½ teaspoon salt, ⅓ teaspoon nutmeg).
  • Bring to a boil, stirring constantly, add 70 g water. The sauce is ready.*
  • Let's prepare red tomato sauce: blend all the ingredients in a blender: 250 g passata or tomatoes in their own juice, 50 g bell pepper, 50 g sun-dried tomatoes, 70 g of water, spices (1 clove garlic, ½ teaspoon of salt, ½ tsp black pepper). The sauce is ready, no need to cook or warm it up.
  • Preheat the oven to 190 C / 375 F. Let's create lasagne:
  • Put in a baking form following layers*
    Red tomato sauce (1/2), Lasagna sheets, Spinach white sauce, Grated mozzarella cheese, Lasagna sheets, Spinach white sauce, Grated mozzarella cheese, Lasagna sheets, Spinach white sauce, Grated mozzarella cheese, Lasagna sheets, Red tomato sauce (1/2), Grated mozzarella cheese
  • Cover the form with foil.
  • Bake at 190 C / 375 F on medium level for 25-30 minutes. 15-20 minutes under foil and then remove the foil and bake for 10 minutes.

Notes

Tips
*We use garlic just to add some flavor, no need to leave it inside.
*I have young spinach, in which the leaves are small. If your spinach has large leaves, it is better to blend it together with the ricotta in a blender after the spinach has boiled.
*My baking form is 26 X 17 cm

Nutrition

Calories: 358kcalCarbohydrates: 39gProtein: 19gFat: 16gSaturated Fat: 7gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 4gTrans Fat: 0.01gCholesterol: 35mgSodium: 713mgPotassium: 744mgFiber: 5gSugar: 5gVitamin A: 9566IUVitamin C: 29mgCalcium: 229mgIron: 3mg
Tags low calorie, Mealprep
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