Spinach Lasagne

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Serves 4
Prep Time 15 mins
Duration 1hr 10 mins

Ingredients

  • 220 g spinach
  • 4 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 medium onion, finely chopped
  • 150 g button mushrooms, finely chopped
  • 175 g cream cheese
  • 4 g vegetarian hard cheese, (100 gm) grated
  • 4 g lasagne
  • 100 g mozzarella, sliced
  • For the Sauce
  • 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 medium onion, finely chopped
  • 550 g tinned tomatoes, finely chopped
  • 1 g basil leaves, chopped
  • Salt and freshly ground pepper, to season

Method

  1. For the Sauce:
  2. Using a medium-sized saucepan on a medium heat, cook the garlic in a tablespoon of olive oil until soft. This should take about 2 minutes.
  3. Add the onion and cook for 3 minutes, stirring occasionally.
  4. Stir in the chopped tomatoes and basil leaves and cook for a further 5 minutes.
  5. Season sauce with salt and freshly ground pepper to taste.
  6. For the Lasagne:
  7. Preheat the oven to Gas Mark 4 or 180°C.
  8. Steam the spinach for 2 minutes and place aside.
  9. Pop the oil into a frying pan on a medium heat and cook the onion for 3 minutes.
  10. Next, throw in the mushrooms and garlic and fry for 3 minutes.
  11. Remove the pan from the burner.
  12. Mix in the soft cheese and 2 tablespoons of the hard cheese.
  13. Squeeze any excess moisture from the spinach and chop.
  14. Then, add the spinach to the cheesy mixture and stir well.
  15. Season the mixture with salt and freshly ground pepper to taste.
  16. Pour half of the lasagne sauce on the bottom of an oven proof dish and cover with 2 layers of lasagne sheets.
  17. Top with half of the spinach and mushroom filling and repeat the process with the remaining 2 lasagne sheets and filling.
  18. Spread on the remaining lasagne sauce and top with the remaining grated hard cheese and mozzarella slices.
  19. Put the ovenproof dish into the oven and bake for 50 minutes until golden brown.
  20. Remove from the oven and allow to cool for a few minutes.
  21. Then, tuck into this exquisite dish!

Nutritional Value

(per serving)

Calories 497 kcal
Total Fat 32 gm
Saturated Fat 14 gm
Carbohydrates 29 gm
Fibre 6 gm
Protein 27 gm