Sausage, Chard, and Lemon Lasagna

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Prep Time:
20 mins
Total Time:
1 hr
Servings:
4

A layer of refreshing lemon slices brightens every bite of this lasagna made of sweet Italian sausage and Swiss chard. Instead of tomato sauce, the dish is made with a creamy and cheesy white sauce.

Ingredients

  • 3 tablespoons unsalted butter

  • ¼ cup all-purpose flour

  • 3 cups whole milk

  • 1 cup finely grated Parmesan cheese (about 4 ounces)

  • Coarse salt and freshly ground pepper

  • 5 cups coarsely chopped Swiss chard (about 1 bunch)

  • 1 pound sweet Italian sausage, casings removed

  • 1 lemon, very thinly sliced

  • 6 no-boil lasagna noodles, preferably Barilla

Directions

  1. Melt butter in a saucepan over high heat. Stir in flour; cook for 2 minutes. Whisk in milk. Bring to a boil, stirring. Reduce heat. Simmer for 1 minute. Remove from heat. Whisk in 3/4 cup cheese, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper. Stir in chard.

  2. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Cook sausage in a skillet over high heat, breaking up pieces, until no longer pink, about 4 minutes.

  3. Cover lemon slices with cold water by 3 inches in a saucepan. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer for 7 minutes. Transfer to a paper-towel-lined plate using a slotted spoon.

  4. Spread 1/4 cup sauce in an 8-inch square nonreactive baking dish. Top with 2 noodles, half the sausage, and 1 cup sauce. Repeat. Top with a layer of lemons, 2 noodles, then remaining sauce and lemons. Bake, covered with parchment-lined foil, for 27 minutes.

  5. Remove from oven. Heat broiler. Uncover lasagna; top with remaining 1/4 cup cheese. Broil until bubbling, 2 to 3 minutes.

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