Spinach lasagne recipe
Created by The Tesco Recipes team
This cheat’s lasagne is an absolute crowd-pleaser, even for the little ones! Spinach is blitzed with a trip of cheeses to make a hidden-veg cheese sauce. Layer up with mushrooms and lasagne sheets for a hearty family dinner that leaves you feeling good.
See method- Serves 4
- Takes 50 mins, plus 10 mins resting
- 480 calories / serving
Ingredients
- low calorie spray oil
- 1 onion, finely chopped
- 500g white mushrooms, sliced
- 390g tin green lentils
- 250g pack baby spinach
- 180g pack curly kale
- 30g pack fresh basil, stalks and leaves separated
- 200g Creamfields low-fat cottage cheese
- 100ml skimmed milk
- 50g vegetarian hard cheese, finely grated
- 75g grated mozzarella
- 12 sheets dried lasagne
Each serving contains
- Energy
- 2025kJ 480.0kcal
- Fat
- 11g
- Saturates
- 6g
- Salt
- 0.9g
- Sugars
- 8g
of the Reference intake
Carbohydrate 58.4gProtein 32.2gFibre 8.5g
Method
- Preheat the oven to gas 6, 200°C, fan 180°C. Spritz a nonstick deep frying pan with oil and cook the onion for 5-6 mins over a medium heat until beginning to soften, adding a splash of water to stop them catching. Stir in the mushrooms and cook for another 5-6 mins until golden and most of the liquid has evaporated. Stir in the lentils, including the liquid, season and remove from the heat.
- Meanwhile, in a blender, whizz 200g of the spinach, kale, basil stalks, most of the basil leaves, cottage cheese, milk, 50ml water and most of the Parmesan and mozzarella until smooth. Season to taste.
- Pour a ladleful of the spinach sauce into the lentil mix, along with the remaining spinach, and stir well to combine.
- In a 20cm-square ovenproof dish, spread over a spoonful of the spinach sauce. Spread over a spoonful of the lentil mix and a layer of lasagne sheets, snapping to fit if needed. Repeat with the remaining ingredients, finishing with a layer of lasagne sheets and a final dollop of the spinach sauce.
- Scatter over the remaining cheese and bake for 35-40 mins until golden and bubbling. Allow to sit for 10 mins before scattering with the remaining basil leaves and slicing to serve.
- Tip: Switch up the cheese here if you like – Cheddar or even Wensleydale would work well.
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