Polenta Lasagna with Creamy Mushroom Sauce
Vegetarian Times Issue: April 1, 2006 p.70
This recipe has its roots in polenta pasticciata, a traditional Italian dish of polenta layered with a béchamel sauce. It’s a great way to use tubes of prepared polenta, available in most supermarkets. For a thicker lasagna, you can make it in an 8x8-inch dish; the cooking time will be the same.
Directions
- Preheat oven to 375F. Cook onion in large nonstick skillet coated with cooking spray over medium-high heat 3 minutes, stirring often. Add all mushrooms and garlic; cook, stirring often, 3 to 4 minutes, or until onion is tender. Add 3/4 cup milk, and bring to a simmer, stirring occasionally.
- Mix cornstarch with remaining 2 Tbs. milk, and stir into mushroom mixture. Add cream cheese and wine, and cook, stirring often, 1 to 2 minutes, or until smooth and blended. Remove from heat. Add salt, pepper and nutmeg.
- Coat 10x10-inch baking dish with cooking spray. Spread 3 Tbs. mushroom sauce in bottom of dish. Layer 1/3 of polenta slices over sauce. Sprinkle 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese over polenta. Top with half of remaining mushroom sauce. Layer with 1/3 of polenta slices and remaining sauce, and top with remaining polenta.
- Bake, uncovered, 35 to 40 minutes, or until bubbly. Sprinkle lasagna with remaining 1/4 cup Parmesan. Broil 3 to 5 minutes, or until cheese is lightly browned. Remove from heat. Cover loosely with foil, and let stand 10 minutes before serving.
ingredient list
Serves 8
- 1 medium-size onion, halved and thinly sliced crosswise (1 cup)
- 8 oz. button mushrooms, sliced
- 8 oz. shiitake mushrooms, stems removed and caps thinly sliced
- 2 cloves garlic, minced (about 2 tsp.)
- 3/4 cup plus 2 Tbs. low-fat milk
- 2 Tbs. cornstarch
- 1/4 cup reduced-fat cream cheese, softened
- 1/4 cup dry white wine or low-sodium vegetable broth
- 3/4 tsp. salt
- 1/4 tsp. freshly ground pepper
- 1/4 tsp. ground nutmeg
- 2 17-oz. tubes polenta, cut into 1/2-inch slices
- 1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
Nutritional Information
Per SERVING:
| Calories |
176 |
| Protein |
8g |
| Total fat |
3g |
| Saturated fat |
2g |
| Carbs |
28g |
| Cholesterol |
10mg |
| Sodium |
732mg |
| Fiber |
2g |
| Sugars |
4g |
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