Spinach and Ricotta Lasagna with Tomato Sauce is an Italian classic you don't want to miss! Made with wholesome ingredients, this is a recipe the whole family will love.

If you prefer meat lasagne,
You can see the recipe for lasagna bolognese in the feed.

Ingredients:

•Lasagna pasta sheets (no boil or cook)
•Mutti Sugo Pomodoro e Basilico – 280 gr
•Baby Spinach 100 g
•Egg 1 piece
•Ground nutmeg (optional)
•Mozzarella cheese 450 g
•Parmigiano 50 g
•Whole milk ricotta 300 g
•Basil leaves (one branch)
•Red pepper flakes
•Salt and freshly ground black pepper

🫰The process for making lasagna is simple. You can make the filling and sauce ahead of time and assemble them when you are ready to bake!

🤌This dish starts with a spinach and ricotta filling, which is a mixture of cooked chopped spinach, ricotta, mozzarella and spices. Then, a simple tomato sauce. I recommend making your own fresh sauce but you can definitely use store bought if you already have it on hand.

🪜Start layering the lasagna by placing a bit of tomato sauce in the bottom of a baking pan.

🫳Add part of the spinach-ricotta cheese mixture and then more of the tomato sauce.

🫱Repeat the layers until the pan is full, making sure that the red sauce is the top layer. Add more cheese and done!

🏁Finally add parmesan cheese and you're done!

Bake! Cover with parchment paper and then aluminum paper (create space between the top of the foil and the cheese, so it doesn’t stick!) and bake for 20 minutes at 400°F (205 C) (with a rack in the center position.) Uncover and bake for about 10 minutes until the top is golden brown and bubbly!

🤔Can I use frozen spinach in this recipe?

Yes, but make sure you squeeze out as much of the liquid as possible so the lasagna doesn't get watery or runny.

🤔Can I use cottage cheese instead of ricotta?

Yes, you can substitute cottage cheese with a 1:1 ratio. Cottage cheese is slightly lighter while using ricotta the lasagna will be thicker and richer.

🤔Can I omit the egg?

Yes, but the lasagna may be a little more loose than you're used to but it will taste the same. You can omit altogether or use an egg substitute like cream with cornstarch.

Is this recipe authentic?

This recipe highlights simple fresh ingredients as traditional Italian recipes commonly do.
If you ever feel like you've ingested a brick bomb after eating a heavy lasagna I promise you won't feel that way after this light and fresh recipe. It is the true Italian way just like my Emma used to make for us.

🤔Can I use no-boil noodles in this recipe?

Using no-boil lasagna noodles decreases the prep time for homemade lasagna by at about 15 minutes total.

❄️Storage & Reheating Instructions

You can freeze lasagna bolognese both uncooked and cooked, whole or in pieces. In both cases you will get an excellent result by following these tips:

•Simply assemble your lasagna in your oven-safe dish and cover it generously with plastic wrap.

•When ready to eat the frozen lasagna defrost it the night before so that it thaws perfectly.

•You can also pull straight from the freezer and add 30 minutes to the cooking time.

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