White Lasagna (Lasagna Bianca)
A tomato-free lasagna built entirely on creamy béchamel with shredded chicken, sautéed mushrooms, and fontina. Elegant, subtle, and deeply satisfying.
Ingredients
Ingredients
- 12 sheets lasagna sheets
- 500 g cooked shredded chicken
- 300 g cremini mushrooms
- 200 g fontina cheese
- 100 g parmesan
- 80 g butter
- 80 g all-purpose flour
- 1000 ml whole milk
- 120 ml heavy cream
- 2 cloves garlic
- 5 sprigs fresh thyme
- 0.25 tsp nutmeg
- 1 tsp salt
- 0.5 tsp white pepper
- 2 tbsp olive oil
Nutrition (estimated)
high confidenceRecipe total: 4965 kcal · P 302.5g · C 253.9g · F 310.5g
Estimated from 15 of 15 ingredients
Approximate estimate, calculated from the ingredients.
Steps
Steps
- 1Slice mushrooms and sauté in olive oil with garlic and thyme for 8 minutes until golden. Season and set aside.
- 2Make a rich béchamel: melt butter, whisk in flour, cook 2 minutes. Add warm milk gradually, whisking 12 minutes. Stir in cream, nutmeg, salt, and white pepper; cook 2 more minutes.
- 3Grate or slice fontina thinly. Shred pre-cooked chicken into bite-sized pieces.
- 4Spread a ladle of béchamel on the base of a greased baking dish. Layer: pasta sheets, béchamel, chicken, mushrooms, fontina, parmesan. Repeat 3 times.
- 5Top the final layer with the remaining béchamel, fontina, and parmesan for a rich golden crust.
- 6Bake at 190°C uncovered for 35–40 minutes until the top is deep golden and bubbling at the edges.
- 7Rest 10 minutes prior to cutting.
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Questions and answers
How long does White Lasagna (Lasagna Bianca) take to make?
About 65 minutes: 25 min prep and 40 min cooking.
What ingredients do you need for White Lasagna (Lasagna Bianca)?
15 ingredients: lasagna sheets, cooked shredded chicken, cremini mushrooms, fontina cheese, parmesan, butter, all-purpose flour, whole milk, heavy cream, garlic, fresh thyme, nutmeg and 3 more.
How many servings does this White Lasagna (Lasagna Bianca) recipe make?
8 servings. The servings buttons above the ingredients rescale every amount.
How many calories are in a serving of White Lasagna (Lasagna Bianca)?
About 621 kcal, with 37.8 g protein, 31.7 g carbohydrate and 38.8 g fat. This is an estimate from the ingredients, not a lab analysis.
What cuisine is White Lasagna (Lasagna Bianca)?
White Lasagna (Lasagna Bianca) comes from Italian cuisine.
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