SPINACH, ARTICHOKE, AND CARROT WHITE LASAGNA

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This lasagna is full of veggies, has ricotta cheese, and a made-from-scratch roasted garlic Alfredo sauce! Does it get any better than this?

Provided by carrie barrett

Categories     World Cuisine Recipes     European     Italian

Time 2h20m

Yield 12

Number Of Ingredients 22

1 large head garlic
1 tablespoon olive oil
salt and ground black pepper to taste
1 (10 ounce) bag baby spinach
hot water to cover
1 (32 ounce) container ricotta cheese
1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
¼ cup grated Parmesan-Romano cheese blend
1 egg
1 tablespoon Italian seasoning
12 lasagna noodles
6 tablespoons butter
1 cup heavy whipping cream
½ cup milk
4 ounces Neufchatel cheese
1 teaspoon garlic salt
1 teaspoon red pepper flakes
½ cup shredded mozzarella cheese
2 egg yolks
1 cup shredded carrots
1 (16 ounce) can artichoke hearts, drained and chopped
2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x13-inch baking dish.
  • Slice off the top portion of the garlic head to expose each clove. Place garlic head on a baking sheet. Drizzle olive oil over garlic and season with salt and pepper.
  • Roast garlic in the preheated oven until tender and fragrant, about 40 minutes. Cool garlic until easily handled. Remove garlic cloves from the peels.
  • Place spinach in a bowl. Pour enough hot water over spinach to cover; set aside until wilted. Drain and squeeze liquid from spinach.
  • Mix ricotta cheese, 1 cup mozzarella cheese, Parmesan-Romano cheese blend, egg, and Italian seasoning together in a bowl.
  • Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook lasagna in the boiling water, stirring occasionally until cooked through but firm to the bite, about 8 minutes. Drain.
  • Heat butter in a saucepan over medium heat until melted. Stir cream and milk into melted butter until thickened, about 5 minutes. Stir Neufchatel cheese into cream mixture until melted, 2 to 3 minutes. Add roasted garlic cloves, garlic salt, red pepper flakes, salt, and pepper; stir well. Stir 1/2 cup mozzarella cheese into cream mixture; cook until cheese sauce is smooth, 2 to 3 minutes. Stir egg yolks into cheese sauce until fully incorporated. Remove saucepan from heat.
  • Arrange 4 lasagna noodles in the bottom of the prepared baking dish. Layer 1/2 of the carrots, 1/2 of the artichoke hearts, 1/2 of the ricotta mixture, 1/2 of the spinach, 1/2 of the alfredo sauce, 4 lasagna noodles, respectively, over the lasagna noodles. Repeat layering with remaining ingredients, ending with a layer of lasagna noodles topped with 2 cups mozzarella cheese. Cover dish loosely with aluminum foil.
  • Bake in the preheated oven for 45 minutes. Remove foil and continue baking until cheese is bubbling and lightly browned, about 15 minutes more. Remove lasagna from oven and let rest for 5 minutes before slicing.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 491.9 calories, Carbohydrate 31.4 g, Cholesterol 145.8 mg, Fat 30.2 g, Fiber 3.2 g, Protein 25.5 g, SaturatedFat 17.7 g, Sodium 825.8 mg, Sugar 2.7 g

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