How To Make Spinach, Ricotta, And Tomato Lasagna

Step 1: You will need...

Step 2: Preheat the oven

Set the oven to 175ºC (320ºF/ gas mark 3).

Step 3: Make the tomato sauce

Place the saucepan over a medium heat. Add half the oil, half the garlic, the fresh tomatoes, stir and heat. Stew for 5 minutes. Add the plum tomatoes, half the chicken stock, and season well. Stir well and cook for 5 more minutes then transfer the tomato sauce to a bowl and set aside for later.

Step 4: Prepare the spinach

Return the pan to the stove. On a medium-high heat, add the remaining oil and garlic and stir. Add the spinach and the remaining stock. Allow to cook for 5 minutes or until the spinach is done.

Step 5: Assemble the lasagna

Build up the lasagna in layers as follows: a layer of tomato sauce; pasta; sauce; spinach; sauce; then ricotta cheese. Sprinkle on some parmesan and add another layer of pasta, then sauce, then spinach… Continue until dish is full.

Step 6: Bake the lasagna

Place the dish in the centre of the oven and bake for 45 minutes.

Step 7: Remove and serve

Once the lasagna is cooked, take it out of the oven. Allow it to cool for a few minutes before serving as this will make it easier to cut. Divide into a generous portions and serve.