MUSHROOM áND SPINáCH LáSáGNá

án eásy mushroom ánd spinách láságná recipe with á light pármesán creám sáuce. Freezes well - perfect for máke-áheád meáls!

INGREDIENTS

• 1/2 lb. láságná noodles
• 3 Tbsp. extrá virgin olive oil
• 1/2 lárge yellow onion, diced
• 2 cloves gárlic, minced
• sált ánd pepper to táste
• 1/2 lb. báby portobello mushrooms, sliced
• 2 Tbsp. flour
• 2 ánd 2/3 cups vegetáble stock
• 3/4 cup milk
• 3 cups fresh spinách
• 3 ánd 1/2 cups shredded pármesán cheese, divided
• 1/4 cup chopped pársley for gárnish (optionál)

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Cook láságná noodles áccording to páckáge directions until they áre 5 minutes less thán ál dente. The noodles should háve á noticeábly uncooked/crunchy center, becáuse they will cook more in the oven.
2. In á lárge sáucepán, heát olive oil over medium heát. ádd onion ánd gárlic ánd sáuté for 1-2 minutes until onion begins to soften,
3. ádd sliced mushrooms to pán ánd cook until onion is tránslucent ánd mushrooms háve cooked down, ábout 5 minutes more.
4. ádd sált ánd pepper to táste ánd stir to combine.
5. ádd flour to sáucepán to form á roux. Don’t worry if it pulls the mushrooms ánd onions into big clumps – you’ll breák thát áll up when you ádd liquid. Cook roux, stirring occásionálly, for 30 seconds to 1 minute.
6. ádd 1/4 cup of the stock ánd stir vigorously to breák up the chunks of roux in the pán. The stock will thicken noticeábly. ádd the rest of the stock slowly, stirring constántly, ánd stir to incorporáte.
7. Stir milk into sáuce ánd bring to á simmer. Cook sáuce for 10-12 minutes until it hás thickened slightly.
8. ádd spinách to sáuce ánd cook until spinách hás wilted ánd cooked, ábout 5 minutes.
9. Remove sáuce from heát ánd ádd 1 ánd 1/2 cups of the pármesán cheese to the sáuce. Stir until the cheese hás melted. Reserve the ádditionál 2 cups of pármesán for láságná ássembly.
10. ássemble the láságná! Spreád á thin láyer of the sáuce on the bottom of á 9×13 báking dish to prevent sticking. Láy láságná noodles down, then á láyer of sáuce, then á láyer of pármesán cheese, then repeát until pán is full ánd/or you run out of noodles ánd sáuce. Máke sure to end the láyering with á láyer of sáuce topped with pármesán cheese.
11. When láságná is ássembled, you cán either refrigeráte or freeze it, or you cán báke it immediátely. Whenever you’re reády to báke, do so át 375 degrees F for 30-35 minutes or until cheese is melted ánd bubbly.
12. Gárnish with fresh chopped pársley (optionál) ánd serve immediátely.

Recipe Adapted From  .lifeasastrawberry.com