Receta Tuna and Spinach Lasagne
Mon mari doesn’t really like tuna…..
And he’s not overly fond of pasta.
But, every now and again, he agrees to let me make something I really like just to be nice.
At least, that’s his side of the story.
He managed to eat the better part of this lasagne happily enough.
Must have been the spinach and the cheese.
Tuna and Spinach Lasagne
Total time: 50 minutes
Ingredients:
- 12oz (360gr) tuna
- 6oz (180gr) fresh spinach, very roughly chopped
- 1/2 cup (4oz, 120gr) ricotta cheese
- 1 leek, sliced
- 2 tbs butter
- 2 tbs flour
- 1 cup (8oz, 240ml) milk
- 3/4 cup (6oz, 180ml) chicken stock
- 1/2 cup (4oz, 120ml) sherry
- 1/2 cup (4oa, 120gr) Greek yogurt
- 3oz (90gr) strong cheese (Munster, Comte)
- 1/2 cup (2oz, 60gr) Parmesan cheese
- 12 – 14 no-cook lasagne noodles
Instructions:
In a medium saucepan heat the butter over low heat.
Add leeks and sauté until tender.
Add flour and cook, stirring for 1 minute.
Add a little (1/4 cup) of the milk and stir to combine.
Turn heat up to medium and keep adding milk, a little at a time and stirring.
Add the stock and the sherry the same way.
When all of the liquid has been added heat to just starting to boil.
Remove from heat and stir in yogurt.
Combine spinach and ricotta.
To Assemble:
In a 10″ (25cm) square (or 11 x 9) baking dish, make the following layers
1/3 of the sauce
3 – 4 noodles you may have to break another one up to get good coverage
1/2 of the spinach ricotta mixture
3 – 4 noodles
All of the tuna
1/3 of the sauce
3 – 4 noodles
1/2 spinach ricotta mixture
All of the strong cheese
3 – 4 noodles
1/3 of the sauce
All of the Parmesan cheese
To Finish
Cover and bake 425F (215C) for 20 minutes, or until noodles are done. Test in center with a sharp knife.
Uncover and bake 5 minutes longer to brown.
Remove and let rest for 5 minutes. Cut into squares (or oblongs) and serve.
I worked with a woman once whose husband only ate steak and French fries (chips).
Every single night he ate steak and fries. The only exception he made was on Thanksgiving when he would eat turkey and fries. No vegetables, ever.
She, of course, was free to eat whatever she wanted, as long as she made him the steak and fries.
We’re not at that point. We like almost all of the same foods, although the degrees may vary. But, just occasionally, he really craves something I don’t like (oysters) or I really get hungry for something he’d rather not eat (lentils) and we make two dinners.
I finally have him convinced that I would rather make a separate dish and be able to enjoy it myself than feel like I’m forcing him to eat something he dislikes.
At least I think I have him convinced…..
I hope so – I’m starting to crave a tuna pasta salad.
Last update on April 28, 2014