Mushroom Lasagna with Bechamel and Bolognese Sauces
Mushroom lasagna prepared with bechamel and bolognese sauces.This
unusual twist of two sauces combined to make the world’s most beloved
casserole will invoke memories of your first lasagna: decadent layers of
broad, flat pasta softened with overflowing sauces, resulting in a
thousand different sparklets of flavor at once.
The first
surprising thing about this lasagna are the two classically different
first-rate sauces that are combined for a lavish finish.The second surprising thing is the result of the first.Due to the volume and richness of sauces, the actual lasagna pasta needs not be precooked.When it comes out of the oven, this lasagna is soft and moist.
Mushroom Lasagna with Bechamel Bolognese Sauces
Prep Time:30 mins
Cook Time:20 mins
Total Time:50 mins
Yield:61x
Category:Main Course
Ingredients
Bolognese Sauce:
1onion (larger, diced)
3garlic cloves (minced)
16 ounces ground beef
10.5 grams mushrooms (portebello or other, diced)
7 ounces tomato sauce
Herbs and spices to taste (parsley, celery, basil, oregano, or about 1/2 teaspoon each)
1/2 tablespoonsalt
1/2 tablespoonsugar
1/4 teaspoonpepper
6 tablespoons oil
Bechamel Sauce:
3 tablespoons butter
3 tablespoons flour
7 ounces heavy cream
16 ounces milk
1/2 tablespoonsalt
Toppings:
14–16ounces cheese (gouda, edam, or other hard yellow cheese, grated)
12lasagna sheets (3.5x7inches)
Instructions
Heat up oil in a large pan over medium.
Add onions and simmer until crystalized.Add ground beef and simmer until no longer pink.Add mushrooms and simmer another 10 minutes.Finally, add tomato sauce, spices and herbs, simmer for final few minutes and remove off heat.Stir everything occasionally.
In another pan, heat up butter on medium.Add flour and stir quickly to avoid crumbing.Add heavy cream and continue simmering.Finally, add milk.Stir the sauce continually.Remove off heat.
Place 3 lasagna sheets on the bottom of a baking pan (no need to precook them).Top evenly with two to three ladles of bechamel sauce.Then, spread a couple of ladles of bolognese sauce with mushrooms over it.Finally, top generously with several handfuls of cheese.Repeat 3 more times (for the total of 4 layers).However do not top the top layer with cheese.
Heat oven to 400°F.Place the pan on the middle rack and bake for 15 minutes.Take out, add the last layer of cheese on top and return to the oven for an additional 5 minutes.
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