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Spinach ball lasagne

Spinach ball lasagne served in a casserole dish

Spinach ball lasagne

Name: Spinach ball lasagne
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 1 h 5 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 300g frozen spinach defrosted and squeezed dry; 2 tbsp butter; 1 whole nutmeg for grating; 1 garlic clove crushed; 100g fresh white breadcrumbs; 50g vegetarian hard cheese grated, plus a little more for the top; 1 egg lightly beaten; 2 tbsp oil; 130g vegetarian pesto; 6 dried lasagne sheets; basil leaves to garnish (optional); 50g butter; 50g plain flour; 500ml milk

Lulu Grimes

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Serves 6

Easy

Prep: 20 mins

Cook: 45 mins

Plus 30 mins chilling

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Try this lasagne with spinach and cheese for a meat-free family meal. it's freezable so you can make it ahead - or you could buy a white sauce for ease

Freezable

Vegetarian

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Ingredients

Nutrition

Units:

MetricUS

300g frozen spinach

defrosted and squeezed dry
2 tbsp butter
1 whole nutmeg

for grating
1 garlic clove

crushed
100g fresh white breadcrumbs
50g vegetarian hard cheese

grated, plus a little more for the top
1 egg

lightly beaten
2 tbsp oil
130g vegetarian pesto
6 dried lasagne sheets
basil leaves

to garnish (optional)

For the white sauce

50g butter
50g plain flour
500ml milk

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Nutrition: Per serving

kcal562
fat32g
saturates12g
carbs49g
sugars6g
fibre5g
protein17g
salt1.3g

Method

step 1

First, make the white sauce. Melt the butter in a saucepan, then add the plain flour. Stir continuously until a paste forms and continue cooking for 2 mins. Add the milk to the roux gradually, stirring as you go, until you get a smooth sauce. Keep cooking for 5-10 mins more, stirring continuously, until the sauce has thickened. Leave to cool.
step 2

To make the spinach balls, cook the spinach in the butter until it is warmed through, then stir in a grating of nutmeg and the garlic. Fry for a minute, then stir in the breadcrumbs and cheese. Tip into a dish and stir in the egg to form a stiff paste. Wet your hands and roll about 18 spoonfuls of the mixture into balls. Put them on a baking tray and chill for 30 mins.
step 3

Heat oven to 190C/170C fan/gas 5. Fry the spinach balls in batches in the oil until lightly browned. Spoon some white sauce into the base of a medium baking dish and tip in six spinach balls. Drizzle over 2 tsp pesto, then place half the lasagne sheets on top, overlapping, add more white sauce, six more spinach balls, then a little more pesto. Place the remaining lasagne sheets on top, cover with white sauce, then dot over the last six spinach balls. Drizzle over more pesto and scatter over the remaining cheese. Bake for 30 mins or until the lasagne sheets are cooked through. Scatter over some basil leaves, if you like.

Recipe from Good Food magazine, January 2019

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