Ingredients
- 1 (10-ounce) packages chopped frozen spinach
- 1/4 stick butter
- 4 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 1 quart milk
- Freshly grated nutmeg, to taste
- Salt and pepper
- 3 cups ricotta cheese
- 1 tablespoon fresh lemon zest
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- 4 packages large fresh ravioli cheese, wild mushroom or spinach stuffed varieties
- 2 (15-ounce) cans artichoke hearts in water, drained and thinly sliced
- 1 1/2 cups grated Parmigiano-Reggiano
Directions
Bring a large pot of water to a boil for pasta.
Place oven rack in middle of oven and preheat broiler or oven to 425 degrees F.
Defrost the spinach in the microwave for 10 minutes on high.
While spinach defrosts, heat a medium sauce pot over medium heat. Cut butter into small pieces and melt. Whisk in flour and cook a minute or 2 then whisk in milk. Bring sauce to a bubble, as it begins to thicken, drop heat to low and season it with nutmeg, salt and pepper, to your taste.
Combine ricotta cheese, a little salt and pepper, lemon zest and garlic in a bowl.
Cook pasta to al dente, 5 to 6 minutes in salted water.
Remove spinach from the microwave and wring it completely dry in a kitchen towel. Open the towel and separate the spinach with your fingers. Pile up the sliced artichokes on your cutting board.
Drain pasta well. Ladle just enough white sauce in the bottom of a lasagna dish to lightly coat it. Top with 1/3 of the pasta. Top the pasta with a layer of half of the ricotta cheese dotted with half of the spinach and artichokes. Thinly cover the veggies with more white sauce then top liberally with grated cheese. Repeat these layers then top your lasagna with the remaining 1/3 of the cooked ravioli, the last of the white sauce and some grated cheese.
Place under hot broiler or into a preheated 425 degree F oven until sauce browns and bubbles, 3 minutes
Photo: Spinach-Artichoke Ravioli-Lasagna Recipe














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By Foxej
NYC
on January 26, 2012
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I put mine in the oven and then looked at the reviews. I got kind of nervous, but in the end I was happy with the dish. I am however giving this three stars because of how much longer it took to bring this together. So, if all you've got is 30min try making the sauce ahead or using a store bought.
I can understand why some have said their attempts turned out bland. One tip I have is to grate the garlic into the ricotta cheese. It disperses the flavor so much more. Also, I used more than a teaspoon of lemon zest and I always use lots of black pepper and a few shakes of red pepper flake in the ricotta layers on any lasagna I do.
Another way to amp up the flavor is to use 3 different flavors. I used one big bag of cheese ravs, one artichoke and spinach from Trader Joe's and a sun dried tomato also from Trader Joe's.
The only problem I seemed to have was the white sauce didn't thicken as much as I wanted. I even made sure not to use skim milk, but that didn't seem to matter.
By KAYSHEA23
Niagara Falls, NY
on July 14, 2011
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My husband LOVED it! But i didn't use all spinach ravioli's. I used one bag spinach and the rest cheese ravioli. So i cut out about 2/3 of the ricotta cheese!
By dc-cook
Woodbridge, 86
on September 12, 2010
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I used two jars of Alfredo sauce to make my life easier. This added great taste and shorter prep time.
I will add this to my fair when guests are coming over.
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