Four Cheese Lasagna With Gorgonzola

Submitted by KathyP53

"This is a meatless lasagna that is heavenly."

 

• Ready In: 1hr 20mins
• Ingredients: 19
• Serves: 8-10

ingredients

• 6 ounces gruyere cheese, shredded
• 2 ounces finely grated parmesan cheese
• 1 1⁄2 cups part-skim ricotta cheese
• 1 large egg, lightly beaten
• 1⁄4 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
• 2 tablespoons minced fresh flat leaf parsley
• 2 teaspoons minced fresh flat leaf parsley
• 3 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 1 medium shallot, minced
• 1 medium garlic clove, minced
• 1⁄3 cup all-purpose flour
• 2 1⁄2 cups whole milk
• 1 1⁄2 cups low sodium chicken broth
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 pinch cayenne pepper
• 15 no-boil lasagna noodles
• 8 ounces Fontina cheese, shredded
• 3 ounces gorgonzola, finely crumbled

directions

1. Place Gruyere and 1/2 cup Parmesan in a large heatproof bowl. Combine ricotta, egg, black pepper, and 2 tablespoons parsley in medium bowl. Set both bowls aside.
2. Melt butter in medium saucepan over medium heat until foaming; add shallot and garlic and cook, stirring frequently, until beginning to soften, about 2 minutes. Add flour and cook, stirring constantly, until thoroughly combined, about 1 1/2 minutes; mixture should not brown. Gradually whisk in milk and broth; increase heat to medium-high and bring to a full boil, whisking frequently. Add salt, bay leaf, and cayenne; reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until sauce thickens and coats the back of a spoon, about 10 minutes, stirring occasionally with heatproof rubber spatula or wooden spoon and making sure the scrape bottom and sides of saucepan. You should have about 4 cups of sauce.
3. Remove saucepan from heat and discard bay leaf. Gradually whisk 1/4 cups aof sauce into ricotta mixture. Pour remaining sauce over Gruyere mixture and stir until smooth; set aside.
4. Adjust oven rack to upper middle position and heat oven to 350°F Place noodles in 13 x 9" baking dish and cover with very hot tap water; soak for 10 minutes, agitating noodles occasionally to prevent sticking. Remove noodles from water, place in a single layer on kitchen towel, and pat dry. Wipe out baking dish and spray lightly with nonstick cooking spray.
5. Distribute 1/2 cup sauce in bottom of baking dish. Place 3 noodles in single layer on top of sauce. Spread 1/2 cup ricotta mixture evenly over noodles and sprinkle evenly with 1/2 cup fontina and 3 tablespoons Gorgonzola. Drizzle 1/2 cup sauce evenly over cheese. Repeat layering of noodles, ricotta, fontina, Gorgonzola, and sauce 3 more times. Place final 3 noodles on top and cover completely with remaining sauce, spreading with a rubber spatula and allowing to spill over noodles. Sprinkle evenly with remaining 1/2 cup of Parmesan cheese.
6. Spray large sheet of foil with nonstick cooking spray and cover lasagna; bake until edges are just bubbling, 25-30 minutes, rotating pan halfway through baking time. Remove foil and turn on oven to broil. Broil until surface is spotty brown, 3-5 minutes. Cool 15 minutes. Sprinkle with remaining 2 teaspoons parsley; cut into pieces and serve.

Reviews

[appleydapply]

This recipe from America's Test Kitchen was delicious; my family told me if I love them I will keep making it! It was a little time-consuming, but the steps were easy and the results fantastic.

 

[Jenny White]

Thank you so much for posting this recipe. I saw it made on America's Test Kitchen and thought I would swallow my tongue. I can't wait to make it myself.