How to Make WHITE LASAGNA Like an Italian...With NO Chicken

By Vincenzo's Plate · 120 min

Ingredients

Instructions

1. Break the broccoli into small florets and chop the stem. Boil in salted water with the lid on for about 7 minutes, until tender, then drain.
2. Heat plenty of olive oil and a splash of water in a large pan over medium-high heat. Sauté the chopped onion for about 5 minutes until softening, stirring often.
3. Add a splash of wine, then the sliced mushrooms, butter and chopped parsley. Add the ground beef and break it up as it cooks, mixing until evenly combined.
4. Season with salt and pepper. When the beef starts to brown, add the rest of the wine and simmer until the liquid evaporates.
5. Add the drained broccoli, mashing it lightly into the mixture without making a puree. Tear in the basil, then turn off the heat and set the filling aside.
6. Melt 50 g butter in a small deep pot over medium-low heat. Stir in the 50 g flour until fully combined.
7. Add the milk a little at a time, whisking constantly, and keep whisking until smooth and creamy, lowering the heat if needed and working out any lumps as you go.
8. Once smooth, stir in a pinch of nutmeg, then turn off the heat and whisk once more until lump-free.
9. Spread a thin layer of béchamel in the baking dish. Add a spoonful of filling and top with a lasagna sheet, pressing gently.
10. Repeat the layers: béchamel, a generous amount of filling, diced provolone and mozzarella, a little grated pecorino, a drizzle of béchamel, then a pasta sheet. Make the middle layer extra generous and press each layer down. Save plenty of béchamel for the top.
11. After the last sheet, press down gently and spread the remaining béchamel edge to edge.
12. Cover with foil, keeping it off the sauce, and bake at 180°C / 356°F for 20 minutes.
13. Remove the foil, top with provolone, mozzarella and grated pecorino, and bake uncovered at the same temperature for another 10 minutes, until golden and bubbly.

Summarized from Vincenzo's Plate's video. Watch it for the details.

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