SPINACH AND MUSHROOM LASAGNE

This delicious spinach and mushroom lasagne is an absolute favourite in my home. It is extremely simple and versatile where you can add or remove certain ingredients. Try it and it is sure to be a favourite in your home too.

📝 Ingredients

• 500 g finely chopped spinach or swiss chard
• 250 g mushrooms
• 1 small onion
• 2 cloves of garlic
• For the sauce
• 750 ml / 3 cups milk
• 60 g / 4 Tablespoons margarine or butter
• 45 ml / 3 Tablespoons flour
• Dried lasagna sheets
• Salt and pepper to taste
• Royco cheese and peppercorn sauce (optional)

👨‍🍳 Instructions

1. 1Finely chop onions and garlic either by hand or in a food
2. 2processor. Remove and set aside
3. 3Add spinach and chop finely. Remove and set aside.
4. 4Chop mushrooms.
5. 5Sauté onions and garlic
6. 6Add spinach and cook for about 5 minutes.
7. 7Stir in mushrooms and cook for about 10 minutes until done.
8. 8Make the sauce by melting margarine in a saucepan on low heat
9. 9Stir in flour and salt and pepper to taste
10. 10Cook on low to medium heat until there are no lumps
11. 11Add the milk and stir until thickened . I added in a packet of Royco cheese and peppercorn sauce to flavour it and to help thicken the sauce faster.
12. 12Pre-heat the oven to 160°C / 320°F Grease an ovenproof dish and spoon a layer of the sauce at the bottom of the dish
13. 13Cover with a single layer of lasagne sheets
14. 14Spoon in some of the spinach and mushroom mix depending on how thick or thin you want the lasagne to be, and add in some of the sauce
15. 15Place another layer of lasagne sheets over the mixture. Continue in this way alternating between lasagne sheets, spinach and mushroom mix and sauce until you finish with a thick layer of the sauce covering the lasagne sheets.
16. 16Grate cheese to finish. Place in the oven and bake at 160°C for about 20 minutes. Cover loosely with foil (shiny side up) if you feel that the lasagne is browning too quickly before it is baked.
17. 17Remove from the oven and allow to cool for 10 minutes before serving.
18. 18Enjoy :)