Lasagna Blanca Recipes

WHITE CHEESE CHICKEN LASAGNA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook lasagna noodles in boiling water for 8 to 10 minutes. Drain, and rinse with cold water.
• Melt the butter in a large saucepan over medium heat. Cook the onion and garlic in the butter until tender, stirring frequently. Stir in the flour and salt, and simmer until bubbly. Mix in the broth and milk, and boil, stirring constantly, for 1 minute. Stir in 2 cups mozzarella cheese and 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese. Season with the basil, oregano, and ground black pepper. Remove from heat, and set aside.
• Spread 1/3 of the sauce mixture in the bottom of a 9x13 inch baking dish. Layer with 1/3 of the noodles, the ricotta, and the chicken. Arrange 1/3 of the noodles over the chicken, and layer with 1/3 of the sauce mixture, spinach, and the remaining 2 cups mozzarella cheese and 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese. Arrange remaining noodles over cheese, and spread remaining sauce evenly over noodles. Sprinkle with parsley and 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese.
• Bake 35 to 40 minutes in the preheated oven.

WHITE LASAGNE WITH PARMIGIANO BESCIAMELLA (LASAGNE IN BIANCO )

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F with rack in middle.
• Cook shallots in butter in a heavy medium saucepan over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until tender, about 4 minutes. Add flour and cook over low heat, stirring with a wooden spoon, 3 minutes. Add nutmeg, then slowly whisk in milk and stock. Bring to a boil, whisking, then simmer, stirring occasionally, just until sauce lightly coats back of spoon, about 1 minute. Remove from heat and cool to warm, stirring occasionally. Stir in eggs, Marsala, sea salt, 1/2 teaspoon pepper, and 1/2 cup cheese.
• Spread about 1 1/4 cups sauce over bottom of an 11- by 8-inch baking dish. Cover with a layer of 3 lasagne sheets. Repeat layering 3 more times, then top with remaining sauce and remaining 1/2 cup cheese. Bake, uncovered, until browned, 45 to 55 minutes.

YAYA'S SALSA BLANCA (WHITE SAUCE)

Steps:

• Dissolve flour in 1/2 cup of milk (or soymilk). Set aside.
• Warm the remaining milk in a saucepan, over med heat. Do not let it boil.
• Add butter (or margarine), salt, pepper and nutmeg. Do not be afraid to use the nutmeg, it makes the sauce!
• Add the dissolved flour/milk mixture. Whisk over med heat until it thickens.
• For an even richer sauce, remove from stove and quickly whisk in an egg yolk.

LASAGNA BLANCA

Steps:

• In a large skillet, cook sausage and onion until sausage is cooked through; drain well.
• Stir in 1/4 teaspoons garlic powder and 1/8 teaspoons pepper; set aside.
• For filling, combine cottage cheese, cream cheese, 1/2 cup of the Montery jack cheese, 1/4 teaspoons garlic powder, and 1/8 teaspoons pepper; set aside.
• Grease a 2-quart rectangular baking dish; set aside.
• Place noodles on a clean surface. Spread cheese filling evenly over noodles. Sprinkle sausage mixture and mushrooms on top. Roll up each noodle into a spiral. Place lasagna rolls, seam sides down, in a prepared dish; set aside.
• For sauce, in a small saucepan, melt butter. Stir in flour, tarragon, and 1/8 teaspoons pepper. Add milk. Cook and stir until slightly thickened and bubbly. Cook and stir 2 minutes more. Remove from heat. Stir in 1/2 cup of the cheese. Pour sauce over the pasta spirals.
• Cover and bake in a 350 degree oven for 25 minutes. Remove cover; sprinkle with the remaining cheese, and bake 15 more minutes.

MAJA BLANCA

Steps:

• In a pot, mix everything except corn starch and reserve 1 cup of water.
• Mix well until sugar dissolves. Taste the mixture and see if the sweetness is per your liking. Add or reduce sugar as needed.
• Turn on the heat and let it boil in medium heat.
• Meanwhile, in a bowl, dissolve cornstarch with the water you reserved (1 cup). Make sure that there's no lumps. Set aside.
• Once the mixture is boiling, add in the cornstarch while whisking continuously and vigorously. Cook for at least 5 minutes while whisking in between to avoid burning and sticking in the bottom.
• Once cooked, transfer to a tray or dish. Set it aside and let it cool.
• Top with cheese or latik.

BIANCA LASAGNA WITH PESTO

Steps:

• In a mixing bowl, combined the asiago, mozzarella and Parmesan. In a separate medium bowl, combine the ricotta and egg. In a medium saucepan, melt the butter over medium-high heat. Add the shallots and cook, stirring frequently, until translucent, about 3 minutes. Add in the garlic and cook for another minute. Stir in the flour and cook, stirring frequently and controlling the heat to prevent browning, about 1 minute. Slowly whisk in the milk and chicken broth. Bring the mixture to a boil and continue whisking until the sauce has thickened and coats the back of a spoon, about 10 minutes.
• Remove the saucepan from the heat and stir in 1/4 cup of the prepared pesto. Season with salt and pepper. Whisk 1/4 cup of the pesto cream sauce and the remaining 2 tablespoons prepared pesto into the ricotta mixture. Set aside the remaining sauce.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Bring a large pot of water to a boil and add salt. Working in batches, add the pasta sheets to the boiling water and cook for 2 minutes; transfer to a wire rack set over a rimmed baking sheet.
• Grease a 9- by 13-inch baking dish with the olive oil. Add 1/2 cup of the pesto cream sauce to the bottom of the baking dish. Place 1 pasta sheet on top of the sauce. Spread 1/3 cup of the ricotta mixture evenly over the pasta and sprinkle with 1/4 cup of the mozzarella mixture. Drizzle 1/3 cup pesto cream sauce over the cheese. Repeat the process, layering pasta, ricotta, mozzarella and pesto cream sauce twice more (3 layers in total). Finally finish with the fourth pasta sheet on top, and cover completely with the remaining pesto cream sauce and ricotta mixture. Sprinkle with the remaining mozzarella mixture. Coat a large piece of aluminum foil with nonstick cooking spray and cover the lasagna; bake until bubbling, about 30 minutes. Remove the foil and turn the oven to broil. Broil until the top is a spotty golden brown, about 3 minutes. Allow the lasagna to sit for 15 minutes before topping with the roasted pine nuts and chiffonade of basil. Slice and serve.