Meaty Gluten Free Spinach Lasagna
There is no need to precook the gluten-free lasagna noodles in this recipe. All
you need to do is assemble this super easy lasagna and you’ll have a hearty, family-pleasing meal waiting for you and the whole family to enjoy!
you need to do is assemble this super easy lasagna and you’ll have a hearty, family-pleasing meal waiting for you and the whole family to enjoy!
Ingredients
Ingredients
- 28 ounces ricotta cheese
- 1 cup frozen spinach defrosted and drained
- 1 large egg
- ½ cup part-skim shredded mozzarella cheese
- 2 jars marinara sauce
- 500 g extra lean ground beef
- 375 g lean ground pork
- ½ lb. uncooked gluten-free lasagna noodles
Instructions
Preparing the Layers
- In a medium bowl, stir together the ricotta, spinach, egg, and mozzarella - set aside
- In a frying pan cook ground beef and pork until thoroughly cooked.
- Drain and rinse cooked beef & pork in a strainer.
- In a medium bowl, stir 1/2 cup of marinara sauce into cooked meat - set aside.
Assembling the Lasagna
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees
- Ladle a quarter of the marinara sauce along the bottom of a greased 6-quart slow cooker.
- The bottom should be thoroughly covered in sauce.
- Add a single layer of lasagna noodles on top of the sauce, breaking noodles if needed to fit in the sides.
- Ladle an additional quarter of sauce over the noodles, covering all of the noodles.
- Top with half of the cheese mixture, pressing firmly with the back of a spoon to smooth.
- Add a single layer of cooked ground beef & pork mixture.
- Add a single layer of lasagna noodles on top of the cheese, breaking noodles if needed to fit in the sides.
- Ladle another quarter of the sauce on top of the noodles, and top with the remaining cheese.
- Press another layer of noodles onto the cheese and top with the remaining sauce.
- Take care that the noodles are entirely covered in sauce.
- Cover and cook at 350 degrees until cooked through.
Notes
Add in different ingredients and make this lasagna your own personal treat!
6 Responses
Don’t normally comment but this was a great recipe. Love how simple it was to customize. Not a major spinach fan, but with all the meat & cheese. A win. Used Catelli gluten free lasagna noodles – worked great.
It is meaty. It is cheesey. It hides vegetables that the littles make a fuss about. Sadly, the lasagna noodles we tried were terrible the first time. Second time using Catelli brand though, perfect.
Thank you for this delicious lasagna recipe. I made it over the weekend and my whole family loved it. It came out perfect! God Bless You!
Your lasagna looks and tastes amazing! Great flavors in this classic dish. I think homemade gluten free lasagna beats store bought every time. So good!
Made this and it turned out delicious! Used gluten free jarred marinara bc I was short on time. Used double the parm and mozzarella cheese and it was perfect! Also added fresh herbs from the garden to the skim ricotta and egg mixture.
A great gluten free lasagna! Simple too. Lasagna always intimated me, but not now. Thanks Gluten Free Journey! 5 stars!