Gina's Creamy Mushroom Lasagna

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 12 uncooked lasagna noodles
• cooking spray
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 cup chopped shallots
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 cup diced red bell pepper
• 1 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
• 4 cups sliced fresh mushrooms
• salt and ground black pepper to taste
• 1 1/2 cups ricotta cheese
• 1/4 cup butter
• 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 4 cups milk
• 1 cup grated parmesan cheese
• 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
• 1/4 cup chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley

Recipe

Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 55 mins Ready Time: 1 hr 35 mins


• bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. stir in lasagna noodles and return to a boil. cook the pasta uncovered, stirring occasionally, until the noodles have cooked through but are still firm to the bite, about 8 minutes. drain and set aside.
• preheat oven to 350 degrees f (175 degrees c).
• spray a 9x13-inch baking dish with cooking spray.
• heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. cook and stir shallots and garlic in the hot oil until shallots are tender and translucent, about 5 minutes.
• stir red bell pepper and red pepper flakes into the shallot mixture until bell pepper is slightly softened, 1 to 2 minutes.
• mix mushrooms into the skillet; season with salt and black pepper. cook and stir until the mushrooms have given up their liquid and are browned, about 10 minutes more.
• stir ricotta cheese into the mushroom mixture; remove skillet from heat and set aside.
• melt butter in another skillet over medium heat. whisk in flour until smooth, 2 to 3 minutes.
• whisk milk into flour mixture until smooth; bring to a simmer and whisk constantly until thickened, about 5 minutes. season with salt and black pepper.
• coat the bottom of the prepared baking dish with a small amount of the white sauce.
• arrange 4 lasagna noodles in a single layer over the white sauce.
• spread about 1/3 of the mushroom mixture over the noodles.
• pour about 1/3 of the white sauce over the mushroom mixture. repeat the layers 2 more times, starting with 4 more lasagna noodles.
• sprinkle parmesan cheese, mozzarella cheese, and parsley over the lasagna.
• bake in the preheated oven until cheese is melted and sauce is bubbly, 30 to 40 minutes. allow lasagna to rest for 10 minutes before slicing and serving.