Sausage And Swiss Chard Lasagna

Total Time: 2 hrs Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 9 lasagna noodles
• 3 tablespoons butter
• 1 onion, finely chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 3 cups whole milk (2% is ok but not skim)
• 3/4 cup parmesan cheese, grated divided
• 1/2 cup gruyere cheese, grated
• 1 tablespoon lemon zest, freshly grated
• 1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• salt & freshly ground black pepper, to taste
• 2 bunches swiss chard, tough stems removed leaves chopped into small pieces
• 1 lb bulk sausage

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees f.
• 2 prepare lasagna noodles according to package directions. drain and set aside. melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat. add onion and cook until soft and translucent (8 to 10 minutes).
• 3 add garlic and cook for 1 minute. add flour and cook for 2 minutes, stirring continuously. slowly whisk in milk. bring to a boil, while stirring constantly, then reduce to a simmer. cook until slightly thickened, about 5 minutes.
• 4 remove sauce from heat and stir in 1/2 cup parmesan, all the gruyere, lemon zest, nutmeg, salt and pepper. fold in swiss chard and set aside.
• 5 cook sausage in a pan over medium-high heat until no longer pink (4 to 6 minutes). drain fat, if necessary.
• 6 spread 1/2 cup sauce over the bottom of an 8- by 12-inch baking dish. top with 3 noodles, half the sausage and 1 cup sauce. repeat. top with remaining noodles and sauce.
• 7 bake in the oven, covered with foil, for 45 minutes. remove foil and sprinkle with remaining parmesan cheese. heat broiler and broil until cheese is browned and bubbling (2 to 3 minutes).