Name: Ham, spinach and mozzarella lasagne
Total time: 1 h
Yield: Serves 4-6
Ingredients: 500g spinach; 2 tbsp olive oil; 4 cloves garlic crushed; 2 large trimmed leaks washed and finely chopped; 300g tub half-fat crème fraîche; 250g grated mozzarella; 300g thick-cut ham chopped; 300g fresh lasagne sheets; 2 tbsp parmesan finely grated

500g spinach
2 tbsp olive oil
4 cloves garlic
crushed
2 large trimmed leaks
washed and finely chopped
300g tub half-fat crème fraîche
250g grated mozzarella
300g thick-cut ham
chopped
300g fresh lasagne sheets
2 tbsp parmesan
finely grated

Method

step 1
Put the spinach in a large colander and pour over a kettle of just-boiled water. Leave to drain and cool.
step 2
Heat the olive oil in a large frying pan then add the garlic, leeks and lots of seasoning. Cook on a gentle heat for 10-15 minutes or until softened.
step 3
Heat the oven to 190C/fan 170C/gas 5. Reserve 4 tbsp of the crème fraîche and a handful of the mozzarella. Stir the remaining crème fraîche into the leeks. Squeeze the excess water out of the spinach, roughly chop and stir into the leek mixture. Cook for 2 minutes then season. Divide the ham and the rest of the mozzarella into 3 piles.
step 4
To assemble, put a thin layer of sauce in a 20cm x 30cm baking dish. Top with lasagne sheets, 1/3 of the remaining sauce, 1/3 ham and 1/3 mozzarella. Repeat with another layer of pasta, 1/3 of sauce, ham and mozzarella. Add another layer of pasta, sauce, ham and mozzarella then finish with a layer of pasta. Spread over the reserved crème fraîche and sprinkle the remaining mozzarella and parmesan on top. Bake for 25-30 minutes or until golden and bubbling.