Chicory and cheese lasagna

A real gluttony made of creamy bechamel sauce, cheese and radicchio the Italian king chicory! this is the ideal winter recipe, don’t miss the chance to taste it!

 

SERVES 6 PEOPLE
READY IN 45’

 

INGREDIENTS

2 eggs

1 & 1/2 cup all-purpose flour

2 cups milk

Salt to taste

 

1 teaspoon onion, chopped

4 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil

1 radicchio (chicory), sliced

¼ glass red wine

Salt to taste

 

1 cup béchamel sauce (here the recipe)

2 tablespoons Grana cheese (similar to Parmesan cheese)

 

Fontina cheese, cubed to taste

1 cup bèchamel sauce

2tablespoons Grana cheese

Butter to taste

 

 

STEP 1: MAKE THE CREPES

Whisk the eggs with all-purpose flour, milk and salt to get a thick batter  (if necessary add a little milk / all-purpose flour to make it more liquid /thicker). Place a ladle of batter in a hot frying pan and tilt the pan with a circular motion so that the batter coats the surface evenly. Cook the crepe for a couple of minutes on both sides. Do the same with the remaining batter.

 

STEP 2: COOK THE CHICORY ( RADICCHIO)

Sautè in a frying pan onion and oil, then add chicory and cook for a couple of minutes. Simmer with wine until reduced and add salt.

 

STEP 3: MAKE THE FILLING

Mix a cup of bechamel sauce, radicchio and two tablespoons of Grana cheese.

 

STEP 4: FILL THE CREPES

Place a tablespoon of filling in the centre of each crepe and add some fontina cheese cubes. Close the crepes and place them in a roasting pan covered with bechamel sauce. Cover the crepes with other bechamel sauce, Grana cheese and butter drops.

 

STEP 5: COOK THE LASAGNA

Cook the lasagna in preheated oven at 200°C for 20 minutes.

 

#getBready & enjoy your meal

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