Lasagna

Sweet Potato and Ricotta Lasagne Recipe

Sweet Potato and Ricotta Lasagne Recipe

By: Meg Thompson

This dish is a comforting family favourite that swaps pasta sheets for thinly sliced sweet potato.


Servings

6

Prep time

Cook time

Recipe


Ingredients

  • 1 onion, diced
  • 2 cloves garlic, diced
  • 1 tbsp oil
  • 400-500g good-quality turkey, chicken or beef mince
  • 2 tsp ground cumin
  • 1 tsp smoked paprika
  • 2 tbsp fresh oregano (or 1 tsp dried)
  • ½ tsp sea salt
  • 400g tin crushed tomatoes or passata
  • 350g ricotta
  • 1 egg
  • ¼ tsp sea salt
  • Black pepper, to taste
  • 1 small sweet potato, sliced very thinly
  • 6 slices mozzarella cheese

Method


  • Preheat oven to 180°C.
  • Place onion, garlic and oil in saucepan and cook until soft.
  • Add mince and cook for a few mins, stirring every so often to lightly brown meat.
  • Add cumin, paprika, oregano and salt and cook for 1 more min.
  • Add tomato and cook for another 5 mins on low.
  • In bowl, mix together ricotta, egg, salt and black pepper until well combined.
  • Line bottom of baking dish with sweet potato slices. You want them to overlap slightly so you have a completely covered space.
  • With slotted spoon, spoon into dish half of meat mix. Using this kind of spoon stops you bringing too much excess water into the dish.
  • Next, spread over ricotta mix in even layer.
  • Add another layer of potato, being careful to overlay slightly to completely cover cheese mix.
  • Add remaining meat mixture and top with slices of mozzarella.
  • Bake for approx. 30 mins or until potato is cooked through. Serve warm.

  

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Meg Thompson

Meg Thompson

Meg Thompson is a practising naturopath, cook, mother, writer and passionate wholefood enthusiast based in Melbourne. Meg’s interest in health, food and the role of food as medicine has shaped her career and lifestyle. Following an early career in psychology and education, she completed studies in naturopathy, nutrition and herbal medicine and now runs a successful clinical practice. Meg works from a philosophy that food is much more than something to fill our bellies, but a source of nourishment, deliciousness, education, ritual and celebration, best shared with those we love.

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