I tasted Lasagna / Lasagne only once. It was Mushroom lasagna and even I came to know that there is one dish called so only that day! Its from New York New York restaurant. But I have no idea if it had egg or no. I have never thought of trying it that at home. Firstly no idea about the recipe, next, the cheese it had. It looked very cheesy more than a pizza. But Aj had been asking me to make it for past few months. So I got lasagna sheets from fairprice when I go tthe bow tie pasta. But kept postponing. Last week I finally made it and it turned out delicious. I saw few recipes in the internet, but most of them had egg in it and had different combination of cheese which included parmesan. But these days I stopped consuming parmesan, also few recipes used either fresh lasagna pasta or the one which needs to get the pasta sheets cooked before baking. But I wanted to try with the no pre cook lasagna sheets. So came up with a simpler version with easily available ingredients. But referred here to get an idea and for baking time.
Spinach Lasagna recipe
Recipe Cuisine: Italian | Recipe Category: Lunch/ Dinner
Prep Time: 10 mins | Cook time: 45 mins | Serves: 4
Prep Time: 10 mins | Cook time: 45 mins | Serves: 4
Ingredients
Lasagna sheets (no boil)- 6
Pasta sauce – 1 & 1/2 cups
Mozarella cheese, grated- 1 & 1/2 cup
Paneer or cottage cheese- 1/2 cup
Cream cheese- 1/4 cup
Spinach, chopped- 2 cups
Garlic- 3 flakes, chopped
Black pepper- 1 tsp
Ripe red chilli (optional)- 1
Salt- As needed
Olive oil- 1 tblsp
Pasta sauce – 1 & 1/2 cups
Mozarella cheese, grated- 1 & 1/2 cup
Paneer or cottage cheese- 1/2 cup
Cream cheese- 1/4 cup
Spinach, chopped- 2 cups
Garlic- 3 flakes, chopped
Black pepper- 1 tsp
Ripe red chilli (optional)- 1
Salt- As needed
Olive oil- 1 tblsp
Method
- In a pan, heat olive oil with finely chopped garlic over medium flame for 2 minutes. Add chopped spinach, salt and pepper (chopped chilli if adding) and fry until it reduces in volume.
- Switch off the stove and let it cool while you pre heat oven at 190 deg C and keep paneer immersed in hot water. Once cooled down, place the spinach, 3/4 cup mozarella, cream cheese and well crumbled paneer.
- Mix it well. In a oven safe dish (I used 10*6 inch rectangle oven safe glassware) first start with a thin spread of the pasta sauce.
- Place the lasagna sheets without over lapping. Break it if it doesn’t fit and arrange as a single layer. Spread another layer of pasta sauce over it so that you cover all the lasagna sheets.
- Now spread a layer of the spinach cheese mixture. Again cover it by arranging the lasagna sheets as before.
- Now again spread pasta sauce, spinach mixture and again lasagna sheets.
- Lastly finish it with pasta sauce layer and sprinkle the remaining 3/4 cup mozarella cheese.
- Bake it with aluminium foil covered for 40 – 45 minutes at 190 deg C. Once done set the lasagna at least for 15 minutes before serving. Cut the sheets to get squares to serve.
Notes
- I used readymade pasta sauce. So you can buy this easily in stores to reduce your work. You can use any tomato based pasta sauce according to your taste.
- You can reduce or increase mozzarella cheese as per your taste.
- Covering with aluminium foil prevents over cooking of the cheese on the top, If not covered, it gets browned and burnt soon.
- If not using the no boil pasta, boil as per instructions given in the pack and then proceed with this recipe.
It’s a heavy and rich dish, so can be served in small servings along with other items like pizza, pasta etc. Perfect for get to-gathers,
yummy
looks delicious. will have to try with non boiled sheets next time.
Looks very delicious and tempting 🙂
looks perfect and so tempting
Beautiful photography! And the recipe looks fairly easy. I feel tempted to try it ASAP!
Hi Raji,
Wish to try this recipe. I have all the ingredients except cream cheese. Is it okay to skip cream cheese and proceed or is there any substitute? Will proceed based on your suggestion.
Thanks !
Hi Anusha, You can use any cheese spread if you could get. Otherwise if you skip it.