Spinach and Ricotta Bake
Spinach and Ricotta Bake

Hello everybody, it is Brad, welcome to our recipe site. Today, we’re going to prepare a special dish, spinach and ricotta bake. It is one of my favorites. This time, I am going to make it a bit unique. This will be really delicious.

Spinach and Ricotta Bake is one of the most popular of current trending foods in the world. It’s simple, it’s quick, it tastes yummy. It’s appreciated by millions daily. They’re nice and they look wonderful. Spinach and Ricotta Bake is something which I’ve loved my whole life.

Spinach Ricotta Pasta Bake is made with creamy ricotta and loads of spinach stirred through pasta, topped with pasta sauce, cheese and then baked until bubbly and golden. It tastes like a Spinach and Ricotta stuffed shells - but way faster to make! Fabulous lazy Monday meal - made from scratch.

To get started with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can have spinach and ricotta bake using 7 ingredients and 3 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Spinach and Ricotta Bake:
  1. Make ready 400 g spinach roughy chopped
  2. Prepare 1 tsp lemon zest
  3. Take 1/4 tsp thyme
  4. Take 3 eggs beaten
  5. Get 1 cup ricotta cheese crumbed
  6. Prepare 1 cup mozzarella cheese grated
  7. Take Salt and pepper

I love me some stuffed pasta shells, but sometimes I don't like to take the time to stuff the shells. Combine the cooked pasta with spinach, ricotta and nutmeg. Place the pasta in a dish and top with tomato sauce. Serve with fresh ground black pepper and parmasan.

Instructions to make Spinach and Ricotta Bake:
  1. Preheat oven to 190 degrees. In a separate bowl mix eggs and crumbed ricotta. In a separate bowl mix spinach, thyme and lemon zest.
  2. Add the ricotta mix to the spinach mix, I did with my hands, it was easier. Place in the greased oven proof dish and bake for 20 minutes uncovered till crispy and a bit charred.
  3. Once a bit charred(I love the flavour it brings) add mozzarella and bake for further 10 minutes. Serve hot, alone or with preferred meat.

This simple recipe for a spinach and ricotta pasta bake is a great midweek meal option as it's easy to prepare, uses budget-friendly ingredients and is packed with iron, fibre, calcium and folate. Place some of the spinach and ricotta cheese mixture on a fresh lasagna sheet and carefully roll it together. Transfer the roll to the baking dish, seam side facing down. Repeat the process with the remaining lasagna sheets and spinach filling. Blanch spinach in a saucepan of boiling water.

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