Lasagna Bianco with Porcini & Sausage
ByLa Tavola Marche
- Serves
- 6
During the snow storm of the century in Central Italy, I can't think of a better way to warm up than devouring a plate of rich & creamy pasta with a good bottle of red after a day of shoveling the drive. Perfect for a cold winter's night, lasagna bianco, 'white lasagna' is made with porcini mushrooms, sausages & bechamel, a local classic in northern Le Marche. A refined take on the usual red sauce classic, that will have your mouthwatering for more after the first bite.
Extra Delicious Tip: Make sure to have your pasta sheets large enough to hang over the edges creating golden crispy edges!
Ingredients
- 1 recipe for egg pasta or 4 layers of pasta sheets
- 1 recipe for bechamel
- 8 ounce sausage meat
- 2 garlic cloves, whole, peeled
- 2 handful (about 2 cups) chopped mushrooms (we use pocini, chanertel and other local wild mushrooms)
- 1 handful (small) of chopped parsley
- 3 tablespoon olive oil
- salt & pepper
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Directions
- Step 1
In a skillet on low heat slowly brown whole peeled cloves of garlic for 2-3 minutes turning frequently.
- Step 2
Then raise the heat to medium, add the sausage meat to the pan and all to cook slowly until there is no pink in the meat about 8-10 minutes. With the back of a fork smash the meat into little pieces.
- Step 3
Add in your mushrooms and season with salt & pepper.
- Step 4
Once the mushrooms cook out their liquid, lower the temperature and cook for 10-15 minutes until nice & soft. Add a couple of tablespoons of water to the pan if all the liquid cooks out so the pan doesn’t go dry.
- Step 5
Shut off the heat and taste, checking your salt & pepper, stir in parsley.
- Step 6
Assembly of the lasagna
- Step 7
Have ready parmesan, sausage & mushroom mixture, béchamel, pasta sheets & baking dish.
- Step 8
Start by placing a small amount of bechamel in the bottom of your baking dish - spreading it out.
- Step 9
One layer of pasta into boiling water until it is half-cooked. (Cooking time will vary based on type of pasta - fresh vs. dried)
- Step 10
Put the pasta down in the baking pan. Add a quarter of the mushroom sausage mixture, dotting the top with bechemel and a healthy sprinkle of cheese. Repeat this process until you have 4 layers.
- Step 11
Bake at 400 degree oven until the edges are golden brown & bubbly.
- Step 12
Freezes well. If you take out of the freezer, allow to defrost & come up to room temperature, then hit the corners of the lasagna with a few drops of milk to add moisture.