Wild Mushroom Lasagna
Ingredients
- 1 box no boil lasagna noodles
- ▢ 2 tomatoes thinly sliced
- ▢ 32 ounces fresh mushrooms sliced
- ▢ 2 cups ricotta cheese
- ▢ 4 ounces fresh mozzarella thinly sliced
- ▢ 1 cup fresh grated Romano cheese
- ▢ 4 shallots minced
- ▢ 2 cloves garlic minced
- ▢ Béchamel sauce (below)
Bechamel Sauce:
- ▢ 4 cups whole milk
- ▢ ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
- ▢ 6 tablespoons butter
- ▢ 5 tablespoons flour
- ▢ ¼ teaspoon pepper
- ▢ 1 teaspoon salt
- ▢ 2 tablespoons butter
Directions
- Heat a large skillet over medium high heat and add 1 tablespoon of the butter and add half the mushrooms. Cook for about 7-10 minutes, until mushrooms are browned and have released their liquid.
- Do the same process with the second batch of mushrooms.
- Preheat the oven to 375F degrees.
- Sauté the shallots and garlic in the same pan the mushrooms were cooked in until soft. Toss them with the mushrooms.
- Place a layer of bechamel sauce in the bottom of a 8×13“ baking dish. Add a layer of noodles.
- Add the sliced tomatoes and half of the mushrooms. Add dollops of ricotta cheese and mozzarella over the mixture and sprinkle with Romano.
- Cover with another layer of noodles and spread a light layer of bechamel sauce over the top.
- Add the second half of the mushrooms and dollop with the ricotta cheese, then sprinkle with Romano.
- Add the last layer of noodles. Top with the remaining bechamel sauce and sprinkle with the Mozzarella cheese.
- Cover with aluminum foil and bake in the oven for 45 minutes. Remove foil and bake an additional 15 minutes uncovered.
- Remove from oven and let cool for 10-15 minutes. Slice and serve.
Bechamel Sauce
- Heat the butter in a saucepan until melted and add the flour, whisking constantly for 2-3 minutes.
- Add the milk, a little at a time, whisking constantly, until a sauce is formed.
- Remove from heat and stir in the nutmeg, salt and pepper. Set the béchamel sauce aside while you prepare the remaining ingredients.
Expert Tips:
- The mushrooms must be cooked before adding them to the lasagna - otherwise there will be too much moisture.
- Two skillets can be used to cook the mushrooms to save time.
- Uncovering the lasagna during the last 15 of baking allows the cheese to brown on top.
- Be sure to whisk constantly when adding the milk to the bechamel sauce to keep it from getting lumpy. Add the milk SLOWLY.
recipes/pasta/wild_mushroom_lasagna.txt · Last modified: 2024/01/07 13:33 (external edit)
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