Comfort Food Recipe: Make This Mushroom Pesto Lasagne
There's a whole cookbook dedicated to the fine art of lasagne-making — lasagne of course being the plural of lasagna. Layer up and dive into this comforting world with food stylist and writer Sandra Mahut, and get ready to find your favorite new baked pasta recipe. This mushroom pesto lasagne looks like a strong contender.
Comfort Food Recipe: Make This Mushroom Pesto Lasagne
Prep Time
25
minutes
Cook Time
0
minutes
Servings
6
Total time: 25 minutes
Ingredients
- 9 ounces goat's cheese
- 2 1/2 cups warm béchamel sauce
- 1 teaspoon olive oil
- 12 sheets dried or fresh lasagne
- 7 ounces rostello-style ham
- 1/2 cup grated Parmesan
- 14 ounces mushrooms
- 1 cup hazelnuts
- 1 3/4 ounces Emmental
- 3/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons olive oil
- Zest and juice of 1 lemon
- 3 garlic cloves
- 5 sprigs parsley
- 1 teaspoon flaked sea salt
- Freshly ground mixed peppercorns
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1 pinch salt
- 4 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 2 cups plus 2 tablespoons milk
- 1 pinch each of pepper and ground nutmeg
Directions
- :::sauce:::
- Melt the butter in a saucepan over a low heat. Sprinkle in the flour and salt, and whisk to form a paste.
- Add the milk, little by little, stirring constantly. The sauce should thicken and become smooth and creamy. Season with pepper and nutmeg.
- :::lasagne:::
- Preheat the oven to 350ºF. Heat 2 tablespoons olive oil along with the butter in a frying pan (skillet). Add the garlic and nutmeg, fry for 2 minutes, then add the spinach. Cook until the spinach has wilted. Remove from the heat, allow to cool, then remove as much water as possible by squeezing the spinach with your hands. Roughly chop the spinach and put it in a bowl with the ricotta and 2 tablespoons grated Parmesan. Season with salt and pepper, and stir well.
- Stir 3 tablespoons grated Parmesan into the béchamel sauce.
- Pour 1 teaspoon olive oil into the bottom of the gratin dish. Lay 3 sheets of lasagne in the bottom of the dish, side by side, then alternate layers of spinach and ricotta mixture, lasagne and béchamel sauce. Repeat the process, finishing with a layer of béchamel sauce. Top with the remaining Parmesan and bake in the oven for 30–40 minutes.