Lasagna is one of my favorite cheat meals, i.e. dishes I serve myself as an exception from my regular diet or a planned meal before the major race. In such a case the large amount of calories (especially carbs) is most welcome.
Spinach lasagna is as good a carbo-loading meal as a regenerative meal after intense effort. After a hard race we need to quickly restore glycogen reserves, but also provide protein, minerals and vitamins. Did you know that spinach is considered one of the most nutritious vegetables in the world?
An additional advantage of this version to the classic meat lasagna is the preparation time. While the bolognese sauce requires a lot of toil, spinach can be fried quickly and you can load it to the oven. It turns out, the lasagna is not so time consuming!
RECIPE
INGREDIENTS (3 servings):
- 100 g lasagne sheets
- 200 g chopped spinach
- 1 onion
- 3 garlic cloves
- 60 g feta cheese
- olive oil, salt, pepper
BECHAMEL SAUCE*:
- 1 tbsp (10 g) butter or margarine
- 1 tbsp (12 g) flour
- 1 cup milk
- nutmeg, salt, pepper
*We can also prepare a „bechamel light sauce” if you’d like to reduce the share of fat in you meal. In this case, add 2 tablespoons cornstarch to a cup of milk and boil it, seasoning it just before the end.
PREPARATION:
- Chop the onion and garlic and glaze in a pan.
- Add spinach and sauté – if you use frozen, let it evaporate all the water.
- Crumble the feta cheese and add to spinach, stir and season with salt and pepper
- Prepare the bechamel sauce: melt the butter, add flour and fry lightly. To the thus prepared roux, pour the milk slowly, constantly stirring. Bring to the boil and season with a nutmeg, salt and pepper.
- Spread butter or olive oil on the inside of baking tin and put layers in the following order:
- a thin layer of bechamel on the bottom
- lasagne sheets, bechamel, spinach
- lasagne sheets, bechamel, spinach
- lasagne sheets, bechamel
- On the last layer you may put any decorations, eg. Tomato slices or mozzarella cheese.
- Bake in preheated oven to 180 degrees. Approx. 40-50 minutes
ENERGY (1 serving): 460 kcal
MACROS: C 44 g / P 24 g / F 20 g
/ Fiber 2 g /