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Butternut squash and spinach lasagne

The frozen herb mix adds classic Italian flavours to this family dinner classic

The frozen herb mix adds classic Italian flavours to this family dinner classic

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Cooking Time

Cook: 1 Hour 10 Mins

Cooking Time

Serves: 6

Cooking Time

Price: 79p per serving

Nutritional Information

Each 361g serving contains

Energy
1433kj
343kcal
17%
Fat
11.6g
Med
17%
Saturates
5.8g
High
29%
Sugars
11.6g
Med
13%
Salt
0.22g
Low
4%
2
of your 5-a-day
of your reference intake.
Typical energy values per 100g:
397kj/95kcal

Ingredients

700g bag frozen Scratch Cook Butternut Squash Chunks

1tbsp rapeseed oil

125g Frozen for Freshness Diced Onions

1tsp frozen Scratch Cook Chopped Garlic

30g unsalted butter

50g plain flour

500ml semi-skimmed milk

¼tsp ground nutmeg

300g frozen spinach, thawed and drained

2tbsp frozen Scratch Cook Italian Herb Mix

175g ricotta cheese

180g lasagne sheets

90g bag Asda Mixed Baby Leaf Salad

Method

1
Preheat the oven to 180C/160C Fan/Gas 4.
2
Cook the frozen squash in boiling water for 6-8 mins. Drain and set aside.
3
Heat the oil on a medium setting and cook the onion for 6 mins. Add the garlic and cook for 2 mins. Add the squash and set aside.
4
Melt the butter in a pan and stir in the flour. Cook for 2 mins until golden, stirring constantly. Whisk in the milk. Season with black pepper and the nutmeg. Bring to a simmer, reduce the heat and cook for 5 mins, stirring regularly. Reserve 2 ladles of the sauce to top.
5
Stir the spinach, herb mix and half the ricotta into the rest of the sauce.
6
Layer the lasagne in a 30cm x 20cm dish with the squash mixture and spinach sauce. Top with the reserved sauce and the rest of the ricotta.
7
Cover with foil and bake for 40-45 mins, removing the foil for the last 10 mins, until brown and bubbling.
8
Serve with the salad.