I often end up cooking to make myself feel better, and following a recipe for lasagne is about as comforting as it gets. I checked all the recipes I could find for the one heaviest on the spinach, and this one won (4 big bags!). Oh I didn't exactly follow the recipe - I added pine nuts. It was yum.
70 g butter (used naturli)
50 g plain flour
800 ml milk (used oat)
salt+pepper
1 bay leaf
800 g spinach
200 g ricotta cheese
1 whole nutmeg, for grating
300 g fresh lasagne sheets
1-2 tbsp pine nuts, toasted
100 g parmesan, grated
Heat the oven to 190C/375F.
Melt 50 g of the butter in a pan and whisk in the flour. Cook for 1-2 min, then whisk in the milk till smooth. Season with salt and pepper, add the bay leaf and simmer for 5 min. Turn off the heat. Wilt the spinach with the remaining 20 g butter in a covered pan. When wilted, drain, then, when cool enough to handle, squeeze out the liquid.
Chop the spinach and mix with the ricotta, a ladleful of the white sauce and a good grating of nutmeg. Season.
In a baking dish, layer the lasagne sheets, white sauce, spinach mixture, toasted pine nuts and a grating of parmesan. Finish with a layer of pasta topped with sauce and more parmesan.
Bake for 30 min, or until golden.
I haven't quite worked out how to make-ahead lasagne. This one I think I assembled and let sit for an hour or two in the fridge before baking, and I think it made the pasta slightly soggy. Was still delicious, but there is prob a better way - bake until nearly done then finish off in the oven before serving?