Portabella Lasagna Bella Monica Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
• Bring a large pot of water to a boil with 1 tablespoon salt and a splash of oil. Add the lasagna noodles and cook for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. Drain and set aside.
• For the white sauce, bring the milk to a simmer in a saucepan. Set aside. Melt 8 tablespoons (1 stick) of the butter in a large saucepan. Add the flour and cook for 1 minute over low heat, stirring constantly with a wooden spoon. Pour the hot milk into the butter-flour mixture all at once. Add 1 tablespoon salt, the pepper, and nutmeg, and cook over medium-low heat, stirring first with the wooden spoon and then with a whisk, for 3 to 5 minutes, until thick. Set aside off the heat.
• Separate the mushroom stems from the caps and discard the stems. Slice the caps 1/4-inch thick. Heat 2 tablespoons of oil and 2 tablespoons of the butter in a large (12-inch) saute pan. When the butter melts, add half the mushrooms, sprinkle with salt, and cook over medium heat for about 5 minutes, until the mushrooms are tender and they release some of their juices. If they become too dry, add a little more oil. Toss occasionally to make sure the mushrooms cook evenly. Repeat with the remaining mushrooms and set all the mushrooms aside.
• To assemble the lasagna, spread some of the sauce in the bottom of an 8 by 12 by 2-inch baking dish. Arrange a layer of noodles on top, then more sauce, then 1/3 of the mushrooms, and 1/4 cup grated Parmesan. Repeat 2 more times, layering noodles, sauce, mushrooms, and Parmesan. Top with a final layer of noodles and sauce, and sprinkle with the remaining Parmesan.
• Bake the lasagna for 45 minutes, or until the top is browned the sauce is bubbly and hot. Allow to sit at room temperature for 15 minutes and serve hot.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, combine the first 5 ingredients. In another bowl, combine ingredients for mushrooms. Transfer vegetables to 2 separate foil-lined 15x10x1-in. baking pans. Roast 14-16 minutes or until tender, stirring occasionally., Meanwhile, for sauce, drain tomatoes, reserving juices; coarsely chop tomatoes. In a large saucepan, heat oil over medium heat. Add garlic and pepper flakes; cook 1 minute longer. Stir in chopped tomatoes, reserved tomato juices, basil, salt and pepper; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, 35-45 minutes or until thickened, stirring occasionally., Spread 1 cup sauce into a greased 13x9-in. baking dish. Layer with 3 noodles, 1 cup sauce, spinach and mushrooms. Continue layering with 3 noodles, 1 cup sauce, ricotta cheese and roasted squash. Top with remaining noodles and sauce. Sprinkle with mozzarella cheese., Bake, covered, 30 minutes. Bake, uncovered, 15-20 minutes longer or until bubbly. Let stand 15 minutes before serving.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• Bring a large pot of water to a boil with 1 T salt and a splash of oil.
• Add the lasagna noodles and cook for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally; drain and set aside.
• For the white sauce, bring the milk to a simmer in a saucepan; set aside.
• Melt 8 T (1 stick) of the butter in large saucepan.
• Add the flour and cook for 1 minute over low heat, stirring constantly with a wooden spoon.
• Pour the hot milk into the butter-flour mixture all at once.
• Add 1 T salt, the pepper and nutmeg, and cook over medium-low heat, stirring first with the wooden spoon and then with a whisk, for 3-5 minutes, until thick.
• Set aside off the heat.
• Separate the mushroom stems from the caps and discard the stems.
• Slice the caps 1/4-inch thick.
• Heat 2 T of oil and 2 T of the butter in a large (12-inch) saute pan.
• When the butter melts, add half the mushrooms, sprinkle with salt, and cook over medium heat for about 5 minutes, until the mushrooms are tender and they release some of their juices.
• If they become too dry, add a little more oil.
• Toss occasionally to make sure the mushrooms cook evenly.
• Repeat with the remaining mushrooms and set all the mushrooms aside.
• To assemble the lasagna, spread some of the sauce in the bottom of an 8x12x2-inch baking dish.
• Arrange a layer of noodles on top, then more sauce, then one-third of the mushrooms, and 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese.
• Repeat two more times, layering noodles, sauce, mushrooms and Parmesan.
• Top with a final layer of noodles and sauce, and sprinkle with the remaining Parmesan.
• Bake, uncovered, for 45 minutes, or until the top is browned and the sauce is bubbly and hot.
• Allow to sit at room temperature for 15 minutes and serve hot.

Steps:

• Saute garlic, carrots, celery, onion, basil, oregano and hot pepper flakes for about 8 minutes or until very soft.
• Add tomatoes and tomato paste and bring to boil.
• Reduce heat and simmer stirring often for about 30 minutes.
• Cool and puree in blender or food processor til smooth.
• Cool completely.
• Preheat oven to 450 degrees.
• Slice mushroom caps to 1/2" thickness and toss with oil and vinegar.
• Roast in a single layer about 10 minutes and let cool.
• Pat roasted red peppers with paper towel and set aside.
• For the cheese filling, whisk eggs, add the ricotta, basil, salt and pepper and blend.
• Grease a 9"x13" baking dish.
• Spread 1 cup sauce in bottom of pan.
• Put layer of noodles on sauce.
• Add another layer of sauce.
• Add a layer of half the mushrooms and half the red peppers.
• Sprinkle about 1/3 of the cheese on next.
• Add another layer of noodles and spread ricotta chees mixture on top.
• Add another layer of noodles and spread sauce over.
• Put the rest of the mushrooms and red peppers for next layer.
• Top with remaining noodles and top with remaining shredded cheese.
• Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for about 1 hour.
• To bake, cover dish with greased foil and bake at 375 degrees for about 45 minutes.
• Uncover and bake for about 15 minutes longer.
• Let stand for about 10 minutes before cutting.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F. Arrange tomatoes and fennel in 13x9x2-inch glass baking dish. Drizzle oil over; toss to blend. Bake until fennel is tender and begins to brown, about 45 minutes. Cool.
• Spray 2 nonstick baking sheets with vegetable oil spray. Arrange eggplant and mushroom slices on prepared sheets. Bake until vegetables are tender, about 30 minutes for eggplant slices and 40 minutes for mushrooms. Puree tomato mixture in processor. Transfer to strainer set over bowl. Press on solids to extract liquid; discard solids. Stir vinegar into liquid. Season vinaigrette with salt and pepper.
• Stir spinach in large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat until wilted, about 1 minute. Remove from heat.
• Preheat oven to 350°F. Spray four 1 1/4-cup custard dishes with vegetable oil spray. Line each dish with 2 eggplant slices in crisscross pattern. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Top each with 1/4 of spinach. Top each with 1 mozzarella slice. Arrange pepper strips over, then basil and mushrooms. Top with remaining eggplant slices, cutting to fit. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Cover each dish with foil. (Vinaigrette and lasagnas can be made 1 day ahead. Cover separately; chill.)
• Bake lasagnas until very tender, about 25 minutes. Remove foil. Using small knife, cut around vegetables to loosen. Invert onto plates. Spoon vinaigrette over.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Mushrooms:.
• Toss portobella slices with olive oil and season with salt and pepper.
• Transfer to baking sheet and bake 12-15 mins until dark and meaty; set aside.
• Tomato-cheese sauce:.
• In a large mixing bowl, combine tomato sauce, eggs, ricotta, Parmesan, shredded mozzarella, and Asiago cheese, salt and pepper.
• Layers:.
• Lay 1 pasta sheet in the bottom of an 9x13x3 1/2" lasagna dish or other deep baking dish.
• Top with 1/8th of tomato-cheese mixture.
• Assemble the remaining ingredients in the following order:.
• 2nd pasta sheet topped with 1/8th of tomato-cheese mixture and 1/2 of the spinach.
• 3rd pasta sheet topped with 1/8th of the tomato-cheese mixture and 1/2 of the portobellas.
• 4th pasta sheet topped with 1/8th of the tomato-cheese mixture and the sun dried tomatoes.
• 5th pasta sheet topped with 1/8th of the tomato-cheese mixture and the remaining 1/2 of the portobellas.
• 6th pasta sheet topped with 1/8th of the tomato-cheese mixture and the remaining 1/2 of spinach.
• 7th pasta sheet topped with 1/8th of the tomato-cheese mixture.
• 8th pasta sheet topped with 1/8th of the tomato-cheese mixture and the fresh mozzarella slices.
• Bake until lasagna is bubbling, appx 30 minutes.
• Sauce:.
• While lasagna is baking, in a saucepan, combine cream and wine; bring to a boil and cook 10 to 15 minutes until reduced by half. Stir in parsley, sage, rosemary, and chives. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
• To serve, cut baked lasagna into squares and spoon warm sauce over it.
• *NOTE: You may sub boxed lasagna noodles, using three noodles per layer. Follow package directions for cooking and draining lasagne noodles before assembling.