A delicious and easy variation on traditional lasagna, but with sweet potato! This gratinated sweet potato lasagna is packed with vegetables and is a perfect meal for the whole family. The combination of sweet potato with creamy bechamel sauce is simply irresistible. No stress if you've never made bechamel sauce before, it's super easy and I'll guide you through it step by step.
Prep time
60 min
Difficulty
Makkelijk
Servings
4
Ingredients
1 kg sweet potatoes
400 g spinach
2 cloves of garlic
1 onion
400 g ricotta
100 g grated cheese
50 g butter
50 g flour
500 ml milk
Salt and pepper to taste
Nutrition facts
kcal550
protein27g
fat25g
carbs60g
Instructions
1Preheat the oven to 200 degrees.
2Peel the sweet potatoes and slice them thinly.
3Finely chop the onion and garlic and sauté them in a pan with a little oil.
4Add the spinach to the pan and let it wilt. Season with salt and pepper.
5Meanwhile, make the bechamel sauce. Melt the butter in a pan, add the flour and stir well. Add the milk and continue stirring until you have a smooth sauce. Season with salt and pepper.
6Add the ricotta to the spinach and mix well.
7Build the lasagna by starting with a layer of sweet potato, followed by the spinach-ricotta mixture and then the bechamel sauce. Repeat until all ingredients are used.
8Sprinkle the lasagna with the grated cheese and bake in the oven for 30 minutes or until the cheese is golden brown.