Ham Olive Lasagne Food

HAM AND POTATO LASAGNA

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine chicken broth and cornstarch, mix until smooth and set aside.
• In a 2-quart saucepan over high heat, saute onion in oil until limp. Add chicken broth mixture, milk, nutmeg and pepper; bring to a boil. Remove from heat, add Fontina cheese and stir until melted.
• Squeeze liquid out of spinach. Rinse fennel and chop feathery green leaves, reserving 1/2 cup. Trim and discard remaining stalks, root ends, bruised areas and coarse fibers from fennel heads; cut heads crosswise into 1/8" slices. Scrub and peel potatoes; cut lengthwise into 1/8" slices.
• Lightly oil a shallow 3-quart casserole dish. Layer 1/3 of the potatoes, overlapping slightly, on the bottom. Cover potatoes with 1/2 of the fennel, 1/2 of the ham and 1/2 of the spinach. Spoon 1/3 of the Fontina sauce over the spinach. Repeat layers. Spoon 1/3 of sauce on top of spinach and top with remaining 1/3 of potatoes. Spoon remaining 1/3 of sauce over top. Bake, covered, at 375 for 30 mins.
• Uncover and continue baking until top is richly browned and potatoes are tender when pierced, about 1 hour. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese, chopped fennel leaves and bake 5 mins. longer. Let stand 10 mins. before cutting. Serves 4-6.

HAM AND MUSHROOM LASAGNA

Steps:

• Prepare bechamel sauce: Melt butter in a saucepan, add the flour and stir until smooth.
• Slowly add the milk, stirring constantly.
• Season with salt and peppr.
• Continue cooking until thickened.
• Cover and set aside.
• Saute onion in oil, add tomatoes and parsley.
• Cook over moderate heat until liquid has evaporated.
• Add the mushrooms, salt and pepper; mix well and set aside.
• Preheat oven to 350.
• Cook noodles according to package directions.
• Butter a 9 X 13 baking dish.
• Place a layer of noodles in the bottom of the dish, followed by a layer of half the mushroom mixture.
• Drizzle 1/2 cup bechamel sauce and then add a layer of ham and sprinkle with parmesan cheese.
• Repeat the layers and top with a layer of noodles.
• Pour the remaining 1 cup of bechamel on top and dot with butter.
• Bake uncovered 25-30 minutes until hot and bubbly.

HAM LASAGNA

Steps:

• Mix butter, flour, salt, and pepper in saucepan and melt butter; gradually add milk.
• Bring to a boil and cook for 2 minutes or until thick.
• Add green onion, lemon juice.
• Spread 1/4 sauce in casserole dish.
• Lay 3 noodles on top and then a layer of diced ham, a layer of broccoli, and layer of cheese, and a layer of egg.
• Repeat 3 times and then pour remaining sauce on top.
• Bake at 350 for 40 minutes and then cool for 10 minutes.

CHEESY HAM HOCK, SPINACH & RICOTTA LASAGNE

Steps:

• Melt the butter in a pan until foaming, then stir in the flour to make a paste. Cook for 2 mins. Remove from the heat and gradually whisk in the milk. Add the bay leaf, return to the heat, and bring to a simmer. Cook for 4-5 mins, whisking continuously until thickened. Remove from the heat and whisk in 50g parmesan, the mustard and cayenne pepper. Season to taste.
• Put the spinach in a large pan with 50ml boiling water, cover and leave for 2-3 mins to wilt. Drain and leave to cool. Put the spinach in a clean tea towel and squeeze out any excess water. Transfer to a food processor and pulse to roughly chop, then add the ricotta and pulse again to combine. Grate in some nutmeg, then season.
• Heat the oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Remove the bay leaf from the sauce, then spoon a quarter into the bottom of a 24 x 28cm baking dish. Top with a third of the ricotta and spinach mixture, a third of the ham, then 4 lasagne sheets (overlap them slightly if needed). Repeat with the remaining ingredients, finishing with a layer of sauce. Top with the remaining parmesan and the mozzarella. Bake for 45-50 mins or until golden, covering halfway through if it's starting to brown.