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Spinach - Ground Beef Layered Lasagna
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Recipe for Ground beef and spinach lasagna

Cheesy, heartily baked lasagna with layers and layers of spinach, ricotta and ground beef. Also top up with bubbling delicious Parmesan, what's a great way for one dish to feed the whole party.
Course Main
Cuisine Fusion
Prep Time 40 minutes
Cook Time 50 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 30 minutes
Servings 8 -10
Author Victoria

Ingredients

  • 1 box lasagna noodles 9 - 12 pieces
  • 1 pound ground beef
  • 1 lb fresh spinach
  • 1 medium onion
  • 1 shallot
  • 4 garlic cloves
  • 2 Tbsp butter
  • 1 Tbsp olive oil
  • 3 cups favorite marinara sauce
  • 3 Tbsp minced fresh parsley
  • 2 tsp dried basil
  • 3/4 tsp fennel seed
  • 1 large egg
  • 1 lb ricotta cheese
  • 4 cups shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese
  • 3/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese

Instructions

Prep: ground beef

  • Dice 1 medium sweet onion and crush 2 cloves of garlic.
  • In a sauce pan over medium-high heat, melt 1 Tbsp butter and brown 2 cloves of garlic - crushed.
  • Add diced onion and ground beef, stir to brown a bit.
  • Add dried basil, fennel seed, and parsley, season with 1/2 tsp salt and 1/4 tsp ground pepper.
  • Keep sauteing until onion is translucent and soft while beef is all brown.
  • Skim off excess fat, then add marinara sauce or your favorite pasta sauce.
  • Stir well to mix, then adjust to taste and remove from heat.

Prep: Spinach & cheese

  • Wash spinach and chop into smaller chunk. Let sit in a colander to air dry at room temperature.
  • Finely mince 1 shallot and 2 cloves garlic
  • In a large sauce pan/stir fry wok over medium heat, melt 1 table spoon butter.
  • Stir in shallot and garlic until soft a bit, then add chopped spinach.
  • Sprinkle in some salt and ground pepper to taste, and drizzle in 1 Tbsp olive oil.
  • Saute spinach by stirring continuously until all spinach turn color.
  • Transfer spinach into a colander to let all liquid strain off.
  • In a separate bowl, beat one egg with a pinch of salt.
  • Add ricotta cheese in and beat to mix.
  • Now add dried spinach, mix well.

Prep: lasagna noodles

  • Use no boil version or cook to al dente per box instruction.
  • Drain and let dry at room temperature.

Assembling to bake

  • Preheat oven to 350F.
  • Spoon and ladle 1/3 meat sauce into baking pan.
  • Arrange noodles to cover all the sauce.
  • Cover the noodle with 1/2 ricotta-spinach mixture and some sprinkle of mozzarella cheese on top.
  • Cover with another layer of noodle.
  • Then a layer of meat sauce and mozzarella cheese.
  • Repeat with remaining noodles ricotta and meat sauce layers.
  • Finally sprinkle grated Parmesan on top.
  • Cover pan with foil and bake for 30 minutes or so.
  • Then remove foil and bake uncover for 10 minutes or until bubbling.
  • Let cool for 10 minutes and serve