Wheat-free Spinach and Mozzarella Lasagne

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Wheat-free Spinach and Mozzarella Lasagne
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Difficulty:
moderate
Difficulty
Preparation:
1 hr 35 min.
Preparation

Ingredients

for
6
For the sauce
3 ½ cups milk
¼ cup butter
¼ cup Corn starch
1 bay leaf
½ cup grated Parmesan
salt
freshly ground peppers
For the lasagne
cup butter
21 ozs baby Spinach
1 cup Ricotta cheese
12 sheets gluten-free Lasagne noodle (250 g approx)
grated Nutmeg
4 cups grated Mozzarella
salt
freshly ground peppers
How healthy are the main ingredients?
MozzarellaRicotta cheeseSpinachParmesansaltNutmeg

Preparation steps

1.
Heat the oven to 180°C (160° fan) 350°F gas 4. Grease a large baking dish.
2.
For the sauce: place the milk, butter, cornflour and bay leaf in a pan and whisk over a medium heat to simmering point. Reduce the heat and simmer very gently for 5 minutes.
3.
Stir in 50g of the parmesan, then remove from the heat, discard the bay leaf and cover the surface directly with clingilm to prevent a skin forming.
4.
For the lasagne: heat the butter in a large pan, then add the spinach leaves, , sprinkling with a little salt. Cover and cook over a medium heat for about 2 minutes, until wilted. Drain well, then squeeze out in your hands to remove the liquid.
5.
Chop the spinach finely, then put into a bowl. Add the ricotta, 150ml|5 fl oz of the sauce and season to taste with salt, pepper and nutmeg. Mix thoroughly, then stir in half the mozarella.
6.
Spread 1/4 of the sauce into the bottom of the baking dish and1/3 of the spinach mixture on top.
7.
Place sheets of pasta on top - tearing to fit if necessary. Repeat the process, this time adding 1/3 of the grated mozzarella, then the lasagne sheets. Repeat again, finishing with a layer of pasta, the remaining sauce and the remaining parmesan and mozzarella.
8.
Bake for 50-60 minutes, until golden brown and bubbling. Leave to stand for 10 minutes before serving.