Andy Waters’ ricotta and curly kale lasagne recipe
Andy Waters’ Ricotta and curly kale lasagne will need some help in the white sauce and layering departments.
See method- Serves 4
- 15mins to prepare, 50-60mins to cook
- 505 calories / serving
Ingredients
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 520g onion, sliced
- 1 garlic clove, chopped
- 500g curly kale
- 1 pinch salt
- 1 pinch black pepper
- 25g butter
- 30g flour
- ½ tbsp olive oil
- 8 sheets lasagne pasta
- 1 pinch salt
- 120g ricotta
- 300g cherry tomatoes, halved
- 180g half fat mozzarella, shredded
- 275ml skimmed milk
Each serving contains
- Energy
- 2110kJ 505.0kcal
- Fat
- 23g
- Saturates
- 11g
- Salt
- 0.9g
- Sugars
- 16g
of the Reference intake
Carbohydrate 51.4gProtein 16.9gFibre 10.6g
Method
- Preheat the oven to Gas Mark 3, 170°C, fan 150°C. Grease a baking dish with ½ tbsp olive oil for the lasagne.
- Heat the olive oil in a large saucepan. Add the onion and garlic and sauté until golden.
- Stir in the kale, salt and pepper and cook for 4 mins or until the kale wilts and softens. Remove from the pan and set aside.
- For the white sauce, make a roux. Add the butter to a saucepan over a medium heat. As soon as the butter begins to foam, stir in the flour and cook for 30 secs.
- Gradually pour in the milk, whisking continuously. Bring back to the boil and cook until the sauce thickens – certainly something the older kids can help out with.
- Spoon a thin layer of white sauce into the baking dish. Top with 1 layer of lasagne sheets, making sure the sheets don’t overlap. Season with a pinch of salt. Kids will enjoy arranging the layers of this ricottalasagne. Make sure the sequence is followed correctly though, or else you may be left with an upside-down lasagne!
- Spread half the ricotta over the pasta to create another layer. Next, add half the kale, tomatoes, and cover with sauce.
- Sprinkle with mozzarella and repeat until all the ingredients have been used up. Sprinkle with a little more cheese and bake for 30-40 mins.
- Remove from the oven, divide into portions and serve immediately.
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