Recipe- Mouthwatering Spinach Lasagna

When I made this at home, I thought I added enough cheese, like more than enough. And my brothers, even though they loved it they said – “umm, the cheese was little less”. What??!!! I can’t get the obsession with so much cheese! I just rolled my eyes and said “you both should probably eat cheese straight out of a packet if that wasn’t enough for you guys”!

Traditionally ricotta cheese is used in lasagna and that is what I have used here. You can even use paneer is place of ricotta cheese if you don’t have it. This is an easy spinach lasagna recipe. Easy because I used frozen spinach and store bought marinara sauce. All I had to do was layer everything together. I highly recommend cooking the spinach with garlic and onion before using it in the layers, adds so much flavor.

And guys it’s getting super hot so I have decided to dedicate next week to “frozen treats”. Yes, I will be sharing some easy popsicles and ice cream recipes that you can enjoy in this hot summer, so stay tuned for that.

Ingredients

2 X 10 oz boxes frozen spinach
5 garlic cloves large, chopped
1 onion medium, chopped
2 tablespoons unsalted butter
1 teaspoon vegetable oil
1 x 15 oz can ricotta cheese
1 cup parmesan cheese
1 egg large
2 teaspoon dried oregano
2 x 16 oz can marinara sauce
12-13 no-boil lasagna noodles
1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
salt and pepper to taste
fresh rosemary to garnish (optional)

Method

* Preheat oven to 350 F degrees.

* In a pan on medium heat, add oil and butter. Once it melts add chopped garlic.

* Saute garlic for few seconds, till you start getting a nice aroma and then add chopped onions.

* Saute onions for 1-2 minutes or till they become translucent.

* Add chopped spinach to the pan and mix. Cook till there's no moisture left. Season with salt and pepper and set aside.

* Transfer the spinach mixture to a large bowl. Add parmesan cheese, ricotta cheese to it.

* Also add 1 egg, dried oregano and salt and pepper to taste.

* Mix everything till well combined.

* And now basically you have to make layers using 3 ingredients - marinara sauce [divide in 3 equal parts], lasagna noodles and the spinach-ricotta mixture [divide in 3 equal parts].

* Start by pouring some marinara sauce on the bottom of a 13 x 9 inch pan.

* Then place 3 lasagna noodles on top of it [1st layer of noodles]. I used little more than 3 noodles to cover the pan.

* Cover the noodles with the spinach ricotta mixture next.

* And keep making layers using spinach ricotta mix, lasagna noodles and marinara sauce.

* After all layers are done, top with shredded mozzarella cheese.

* Coat one side of a large aluminium foil with non-stick pray and cover the pan with the foil (with the oil side facing down).

* Bake at 350 F degrees for 40-45 minutes. Remove the foil and bake additional 15 minutes or till top is browned.

* Take out of the oven and let the spinach lasagna cool down for 20 minutes before serving.

* Cut into squares and serve immediately. I sprinkled some fresh rosemary on top.