Easier Spinach Lasagna Recipes

CHEESY SPINACH LASAGNA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Combine spinach, ricotta, 1 cup mozzarella cheese, Parmesan cheese, eggs, Italian herb seasoning, garlic powder, salt and pepper in medium bowl. Stir in mushrooms. Set aside. Grease a 13 x 9-inch pan. Line with a single layer of lasagna noodles. Top with half of spinach/cheese mixture. Pour half of spaghetti sauce over all. Repeat. Sprinkle remaining 1 cup mozzarella cheese over the top. Cover with foil. Bake 25 minutes. Remove foil and continue baking 10 minutes. Remove from oven. Let rest 10 minutes before cutting for easy serving.

BEEF AND SPINACH LASAGNA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°. In a large skillet, cook beef and onion over medium heat until meat is no longer pink; crumble beef drain. Stir in the spaghetti sauce, garlic, basil and oregano. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 10 minutes. In a large bowl, mix together the spinach, ricotta and 1 cup mozzarella cheese., Spread 1-1/2 cups meat sauce into a greased 13x9-in. baking dish. Top with 3 noodles. Spread 1-1/2 cups sauce to edges of noodles. Top with half of the spinach mixture. Repeat layers. Top with the remaining noodles, sauce and 1 cup mozzarella cheese., Cover and bake for 30 minutes. Uncover; bake until bubbly, 10-15 minutes longer. Let stand for 10 minutes before cutting. If desired, top with minced fresh basil.

SPINACH LASAGNA

Steps:

• Cook noodles according to package directions. Rinse in cold water; drain well., In a large bowl, combine the spinach, ricotta cheese, egg, egg white, 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese, garlic, basil, pepper and nutmeg. Combine mozzarella cheese and remaining Parmesan cheese., In a 13x9-in. baking dish coated with cooking spray, layer three noodles, 3/4 cup tomato sauce, 1 cup spinach mixture and 3/4 cup cheese mixture. Repeat layers three times., Bake, uncovered, at 375° for 45-50 minutes or until bubbly. Let stand for 10-15 minutes before cutting.

QUICK MUSHROOM & SPINACH LASAGNE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Heat the oil in a large frying pan, add the garlic and cook for 1 min. Add the mushrooms and thyme, then cook for 3 mins until they start to soften. Throw in the spinach and stir until the heat of the pan wilts the leaves. Remove from the heat and stir in the soft cheese, 1 tbsp of the Parmesan and some seasoning.
• Put a quarter of the spinach mix on the bottom of a medium-sized baking dish, lay 2 pasta sheets on top, then repeat until you have used all the pasta. Finish with the final quarter of the spinach mix, sprinkle over the rest of the Parmesan, then bake for 35 mins until golden and the pasta is tender.

EASY SPINACH LASAGNA WITH WHITE SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Coat a 10x15 inch lasagna pan with cooking spray.
• Place the spinach in a medium bowl. Microwave, uncovered, on high for 4 minutes. Mix in ricotta. Beat the egg with a wire whisk, and add it to the spinach and ricotta. Stir well to blend.
• Combine pasta sauce with milk in a medium bowl. Mix well.
• Spread about 1/2 cup pasta sauce mixture evenly in the bottom of the dish. Place 3 uncooked noodles over the sauce. Spread half of the spinach mixture over the noodles. Sprinkle with half of the carrots and half of the mushrooms. Place 3 more noodles over the vegetable mixture. Pour 1 1/2 cups sauce over the noodles. Spread the remaining spinach mixture over the sauce, followed by layers of the remaining carrots and mushrooms. Place 3 more noodles over the vegetables. Pour remaining sauce evenly on top. Sprinkle with the mozzarella cheese. Spray a sheet of aluminum foil with cooking spray. Cover the dish tightly with aluminum foil, spray side down.
• Bake for 50 to 60 minutes. Remove from oven, uncover, and spoon some sauce over the exposed top noodles. Turn the oven off, and place the uncovered dish back into the warm oven for 15 more minutes. Serve at once, or let rest until ready to serve.

SIMPLE SPINACH LASAGNA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• In a large pot over medium heat saute spinach, onion, oregano, basil and garlic in the olive oil. Pour in spaghetti sauce and water; simmer 20 minutes. In a large bowl mix cottage cheese, mozzarella cheese, Parmesan cheese, parsley, salt, pepper and egg.
• Place a small amount of sauce in the bottom of a lasagna pan. Place 4 uncooked noodles on top of sauce and top with layer of sauce. Add 4 more noodles and layer with 1/2 sauce and 1/2 cheese mixture, noodles and repeat until all is layered, finishing with sauce.
• Cover with foil and bake in a preheated oven for 55 minutes. Remove foil and bake another 15 minutes. Let sit 10 minutes before serving.

EASIER SPINACH LASAGNA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Combine ricotta, 1/2 mozarella, egg, spinach, mushrooms, and oregano.
• Spread 1/3 of spaghetti sauce in bottom of 8x8 inch pan. Top with layer of noodles, 1/2 of spinach-cheese mixture, another layer of noodles, remaining half of spinach-cheese mixture, 1/3 of tomato sauce, another layer of noodles, remaining tomato sauce. Sprinkle with remaining mozzarella cheese.
• Pour water into corners of pan. Bake about 1 hour, or until noodles are tender.

EASY SPINACH LASAGNA

Steps:

• Chop the onion and peppers into small pieces.
• Fry lightly in the olive oil for a few minutes and add some black pepper.
• Add the garlic.
• Mix well and add the canned tomatoes.
• Heat until a few bubbles appear and slowly add the puree, then all the parsley except a little for decoration.
• Set aside.
• Make sure the spinach is totally clean.
• (Put it in a drainer and cover with salt, then wash really well.) Steam in a stainless steel drainer over a pot of boiling water for no more than 3 minutes.
• While it is cooking, set the oven to 300 degrees F.
• Drain the spinach and put in a pan.
• Mix with the sour cream and plenty of black pepper (a small hand blender is ideal for this).
• It should be smooth and creamy and a lovely color.
• Pour about 2 inches of the red sauce into a baking dish, smooth with a wooden spoon and cover with a layer of lasagne.
• Top with a layer of the spinach mix.
• Smooth it out and add another layer of pasta.
• Keep doing this- alternating red and green- until no more sauce is left.
• The last layer of pasta must have a little sauce on it to keep it moist.
• Cover with the cheese.
• Bake, uncovered, for about 1 1/2 hours.
• When the lasagne is done it needs to sit about 3 minutes before being sprinkled with parsley and served with a fresh green salad and a glass of dry red wine.

SPINACH AND CHEESE LASAGNA RECIPE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• In a large mixing bowl, combine ricotta, cottage cheese, Italian blend cheese, spinach, eggs, salt and pepper until well combined. Spread half of one jar of marinara on the bottom of a 9x13-inch baking dish.
• Top sauce with 5 lasagna noodles so all of the sauce is covered.
• Spread half the cheese and spinach mixture over pasta and spread evenly. Place 6 slices of provolone cheese over the cheese and spinach mixture. Sprinkle on 1/2 cup mozzarella cheese.
• Repeat layers.
• Top with half a bottle of marinara.
• Layer on 5 more lasagna noodles. Top with remaining marinara and top with remaining mozzarella cheese.
• Cover with foil and bake for 60 minutes.
• Remove from oven and remove foil.
• Garnish with basil and parmesan cheese, if desired.