Ricotta and spinach lasagna, the best comfort food

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Main Dish

4 servings

Very Easy

1 h 5 m

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Let's make the best comfort food of all time: Lasagna! It is for sure the best meal and here we made a creamy combo of spinach, ricotta, Italian cheeses and bechamel sauce. Awaken the Garfield in you and follow our step by step recipe below ↓

Ingredients

Bechamel sauce:

• 2 cups milk
• 1.8 oz butter
• 1/3 cup flour
• salt
• pepper
• nutmeg
• 5 oz lasagna sheets
• 1 + 1/3 cups ricotta cheese
• 1 Tbsp olive oil
• 1 lb frozen spinach
• 1.5 cups grated mozzarella
• 1 cup grated parmesan cheese
• salt
• pepper
• nutmeg

Materials

• Gratin dish
• pan
• sauce pan
• whisk
• spatula

Preparation

• Make a bechamel sauce:
  Boil the milk in a saucepan.
• Meanwhile, melt the butter in another saucepan. When the butter is completely melted, add the flour all at once.
  
• Mix everything well and cook for 2 minutes then add the boiling milk and stir to thicken. Season, stir again and set aside.
• Pour a drizzle of olive oil into a hot pan then add the spinach and brown it. Cover and stir occasionally.
  * You can also add a crushed garlic clove.
  
• Drain the spinach well and transfer it to a salad bowl. Add the ricotta, salt, pepper and nutmeg.
• Mix everything well.
  
• Start by spreading bechamel sauce on the bottom of the dish. Add a sheet of lasagna on top.
• Cover with a little ricotta-spinach mixture.
  
• Add bechamel sauce, then parmesan, then mozzarella then place a lasagna sheet and start spreading the ricotta spinach mixture, béchamel, parmesan, mozzarella.
• For the last layer, finish with a sheet of lasagna, béchamel and sprinkle generously with parmesan.
  
• Place the dish in the oven for 20 minutes at 450°F (230°C).
• Turn off the oven and remove the dish after 15 minutes.
  
• There you are, your spinach and ricotta lasagna is ready!

Observations

How to store ricotta spinach lasagna?
You can store the lasagna in an airtight container in the refrigerator for 5 days. We recommend reheating them in the oven.

Can you freeze lasagna?
Yes, you can freeze lasagna without worries.

Is this dish vegetarian?
Yes this dish is vegetarian.

Can we use ready-made bechamel sauce?
Yes you can if you don't have time to prepare one at home.

Can you use fresh spinach?
You can replace the frozen spinach with fresh spinach, you will also need to brown it in the pan and drain it well!

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