Lasagne with Spinach Wraps
Get dinner sorted fast with this fresh lasagne with spinach wraps. It’s a handy, tasty meal that’s a midweek winner for the whānau.
Recipe Tip Use different flavours of wraps for colourful layers.
Ingredients
- 6 Farrah’s Garden spinach wraps
- 500 grams beef mince
- 1 small onion, roughly chopped
- 2 cloves garlic, finely diced
- 2 tablespoons soft butter
- 2 tablespoons plain flour
- 1 cup milk
- 1 cup grated tasty cheese
- 120 grams baby spinach leaves
- 5 leaves basil
- 1 can chopped tomatoes in juice
- 1 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 pinch salt
- 1 pinch pepper
- 6 Farrah’s Garden spinach wraps
- 500 grams beef mince
- 1 small onion, roughly chopped
- 2 cloves garlic, finely diced
- 2 tablespoons soft butter
- 2 tablespoons plain flour
- 1 cup milk
- 1 cup grated tasty cheese
- 120 grams baby spinach leaves
- 5 leaves basil
- 1 can chopped tomatoes in juice
- 1 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 pinch salt
- 1 pinch pepper
- Step 1 of 8Preheat oven to 180°C.
- Step 2 of 8Heat 1 tablespoon of the oil in a large fry pan over medium heat. Add onions and garlic and cook until they start to soften.
- Step 3 of 8Add mince and a touch more oil, season with salt and pepper. Use a wooden spoon to stir meat around the pan until it is broken up and no longer pink. Add canned tomatoes and turn to low, allow to simmer for 10 minutes. Set aside.
- Step 4 of 8Melt the butter in a small saucepan. Add the flour and stir with a whisk for 1 minute. Remove from heat and whisk in the milk.
- Step 5 of 8Return the saucepan to heat and stir until the sauce thickens. Season to taste with salt and freshly ground black pepper and ½ cup of the grated cheese. Stir until the cheese melts. Set aside.
- Step 6 of 8In the bottom of a baking dish, layer ¼ of the mince mixture, a few spinach leaves and 1/5 of the white sauce. Lay a wrap on top (trimmed to fit if required). Repeat with the remaining 3 layers.
- Step 7 of 8Finish the last layer with the remaining white sauce, and top with the remaining cheese.
- Step 8 of 8Bake for approximately 30 minutes or until cheese on the top is melted and golden. Finish with a few basil leaves and serve with a side salad or coleslaw.
Method
- Step 1 of 8Preheat oven to 180°C.
- Step 2 of 8Heat 1 tablespoon of the oil in a large fry pan over medium heat. Add onions and garlic and cook until they start to soften.
- Step 3 of 8Add mince and a touch more oil, season with salt and pepper. Use a wooden spoon to stir meat around the pan until it is broken up and no longer pink. Add canned tomatoes and turn to low, allow to simmer for 10 minutes. Set aside.
- Step 4 of 8Melt the butter in a small saucepan. Add the flour and stir with a whisk for 1 minute. Remove from heat and whisk in the milk.
- Step 5 of 8Return the saucepan to heat and stir until the sauce thickens. Season to taste with salt and freshly ground black pepper and ½ cup of the grated cheese. Stir until the cheese melts. Set aside.
- Step 6 of 8In the bottom of a baking dish, layer ¼ of the mince mixture, a few spinach leaves and 1/5 of the white sauce. Lay a wrap on top (trimmed to fit if required). Repeat with the remaining 3 layers.
- Step 7 of 8Finish the last layer with the remaining white sauce, and top with the remaining cheese.
- Step 8 of 8Bake for approximately 30 minutes or until cheese on the top is melted and golden. Finish with a few basil leaves and serve with a side salad or coleslaw.
Method
- Step 1 of 8Preheat oven to 180°C.
- Step 2 of 8Heat 1 tablespoon of the oil in a large fry pan over medium heat. Add onions and garlic and cook until they start to soften.
- Step 3 of 8Add mince and a touch more oil, season with salt and pepper. Use a wooden spoon to stir meat around the pan until it is broken up and no longer pink. Add canned tomatoes and turn to low, allow to simmer for 10 minutes. Set aside.
- Step 4 of 8Melt the butter in a small saucepan. Add the flour and stir with a whisk for 1 minute. Remove from heat and whisk in the milk.
- Step 5 of 8Return the saucepan to heat and stir until the sauce thickens. Season to taste with salt and freshly ground black pepper and ½ cup of the grated cheese. Stir until the cheese melts. Set aside.
- Step 6 of 8In the bottom of a baking dish, layer ¼ of the mince mixture, a few spinach leaves and 1/5 of the white sauce. Lay a wrap on top (trimmed to fit if required). Repeat with the remaining 3 layers.
- Step 7 of 8Finish the last layer with the remaining white sauce, and top with the remaining cheese.
- Step 8 of 8Bake for approximately 30 minutes or until cheese on the top is melted and golden. Finish with a few basil leaves and serve with a side salad or coleslaw.