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mushroom lasagna with white sauce
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5 from 4 votes

Mushroom Lasagna with White Sauce

A delicious thick hearty lasagna filled with mushroom, lasagna and CHEESE!
Prep Time40 minutes
Cook Time35 minutes
Total Time1 hour 15 minutes
Course: main
Cuisine: American
Keyword: mushroom lasagna with cheese sauce
Servings: 9 servings
Calories: 482kcal
Cost: $20

Equipment

  • 1 mixing bowl
  • 1 skillet
  • 1 stove top
  • 1 oven
  • measuring cups and spoons

Ingredients

  • 9 noodles Lasagna cooked according to package instructions
  • 2 Tbs butter
  • 6 Tbs butter
  • 1 medium sweet onion large dice
  • 8 oz Baby Bella Mushrooms quartered
  • 8 oz button mushroom quartered
  • 2 cloves garlic minced
  • 2 Cups spinach chopped
  • Salt and pepper to taste
  • 8 oz cream cheese
  • ½ Cup heavy cream
  • ½ cup whole milk
  • 1 Cup Parmesan Cheese grated
  • ¾ C Asiago cheese grated
  • 1 lb mozzarella fresh
  • 4-8 sprigs Thyme chopped
  • 2-4 sprigs basil chopped
  • 2-4 sprigs oregano chopped

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 300
  • Place 9 lasagna noodles in boiling water (lightly salt the cooking water) and cook per package directions, remove from heat and drain.
  • In a large skillet, melt two tablespoons of butter over medium heat then add the onions and mushrooms. Cook until the mushrooms have released their water and the onions are translucent. If the onions caramelize a little – even better! Turn the heat off and add the garlic and spinach to the pan and place a lid on the skillet and let the spinach wilt. Salt lightly to taste. Add pepper to taste. Stir frequently.
  • In a separate pot, on medium low heat melt the rest of the butter, add the cream cheese, cream and milk and stir frequently until melted. Add parmesan cheese and asiago cheese. When melted, remove pan from the heat.
  • Spray a 9x9 heavy baking dish with cooking spray. Apply two large spoonfuls of the cheese mix to the bottom of the 9x9 baking dish. Layer lasagna noodles, mushroom/spinach mixture, cheese sauce, fresh mozerella, fresh herbs and repeat ending with fresh mozzarella on top - reserve a small sprinkling of herbs for finishing the dish after cooking.
  • Bake x 35 mins and place oven on “broil” for the last 5 minutes to develop a browned crust on the top of the lasagna. Sprinkle with remaining fresh herbs when removed from oven.

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Notes

    • Use good quality lasagna noodles. I recommend the regular style cook noodles rather than the no cook type.
    • Once you remove the noodles and drain them, you will want to coat with some vegetable oil to keep them from sticking together while you work. Just a very light coat will do.
    • When sautéing the veggies, you will probably want to add the spinach and cook it a bit, but honestly, it isn't worth your time. Simply cover that dish with a lid and let the heat do the work for you. Spinach wilts in no time at all and it is going to get cooked a second time in the lasagna, so no worries!
    • This seems like a lot of work, but honestly, it isn't. The directions are simple.
    • If you are using a dish that is larger than 9x9, you will need more noodles.
    • Because all of the ingredients are cooked when you add them to the baking dish, you really only have to bring it all up to temp and let bubble then brown the top. It's done.
SUBSTITUTIONS
  • Lasagna Noodles - you COULD make this with any pasta, theoretically, but then it wouldn't be a lasagna. I do not recommend the no cook noodles, but you are welcome to try them.
  • Butter - its fine to use a margarine type substitute.
  • Onion - you can use the frozen chopped onions or a Tbs of onion powder sprinkled over the sauteed mushrooms. If onion isn't a flavor for you, just skip it or try garlic powder instead.
  • Cream Cheese - Neufchatel is fine or the low fat cream cheese, either one.
  • Whole Milk - a milk with less percentage is fine.

Nutrition

Calories: 482kcal | Carbohydrates: 11g | Protein: 22g | Fat: 40g | Saturated Fat: 24g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 8g | Trans Fat: 0.4g | Cholesterol: 109mg | Sodium: 887mg | Potassium: 376mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 1702IU | Vitamin C: 5mg | Calcium: 349mg | Iron: 1mg