Professional Chef's Best Spinach Lasagna Recipe! (GLUTEN FREE)

ricotta cheese

🥗Healthier: cottage cheese

💰Cheaper: cream cheese

Cottage cheese is lower in fat and calories while still providing creaminess.

mozzarella cheese

🥗Healthier: part-skim mozzarella

💰Cheaper: provolone

Part-skim mozzarella reduces fat while provolone is often less expensive.

parmesan cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: grana padano

Nutritional yeast is a dairy-free option while grana padano is a more affordable cheese.

lasagna noodles

🥗Healthier: whole wheat lasagna noodles

💰Cheaper: regular pasta

Whole wheat noodles add fiber while regular pasta is often cheaper.

Start by discussing the availability of gluten-free lasagna noodles made from rice flour.

Prepare a cheese sauce by thickening flavored milk with cornstarch; dissolve 2 tablespoons of cornstarch in a separate liquid before adding to the hot liquid to avoid lumps.

Add 2 tablespoons of Dijon mustard and a couple of bay leaves for flavor.

Incorporate 1 tablespoon of Worcestershire sauce and nutmeg into the sauce.

Use about 2 cups of parmesan cheese in the sauce for flavor.

Add 1 pound of spinach to the sauce and stir until wilted and shrunk.

Assemble the lasagna with layers of gluten-free noodles and the spinach sauce, ensuring some space between the noodles as they will expand.

Bake the lasagna for about an hour, removing the foil in the last 15 minutes to brown the cheese.

Serve with a homemade salad dressing made from 1 part red wine vinegar, 1 part honey, 2 parts olive oil, and oregano.

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