Name: Mushroom lasagna
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 35 min
Yield: 5-6
Ingredients: 500 g mushrooms (white & brown); 40 ml olive oil (3 tbsp); 1 vegetable stock cube; 250 ml heavy cream; 1 onion; 1 carrot; 2 cloves garlic; 1 tsp sweet paprika; 1 tsp fresh thyme; salt; pepper; 90 g butter; 90 g all-purpose flour; 800 ml whole milk; 200 ml heavy cream; ½ tsp nutmeg; salt; pepper; 250 g lasagna sheets (15 sheets); 120 g grated graviera cheese; 80 g grated Parmesan

Mushroom lasagna

Servings

5-6

Preperation

30 minutes

Cooking

35–40 minutes

Waiting

10 minutes

For the mushrooms, blend them in batches until they become mince-like.

Heat the olive oil in a large pan and sauté the finely chopped onion and garlic until softened and fragrant.

Add the mushrooms and sauté over high heat until all their liquids evaporate and they become concentrated.

Add the paprika, thyme, salt and pepper, mix well, add the heavy cream and remove from the heat.

For the béchamel, melt the butter in a saucepan, add the flour and stir for 1–2 minutes. Gradually pour in the lukewarm milk, whisking constantly so it thickens smoothly without lumps. Add the heavy cream, nutmeg, salt and pepper and remove from the heat when very creamy.

Preheat the oven to 180°C (fan).

In a baking dish, spread a little béchamel on the base, layer lasagna sheets, mushrooms, béchamel and a little of the cheeses. Continue with the same layers until the ingredients are used up.

Finish with a generous layer of béchamel and cover with graviera and Parmesan so it turns cheesy and golden on top.

Bake for 35–40 minutes until the top is nicely browned. Let it stand for 10 minutes before cutting.