Mushroom and Kale Lasagna Roll Ups in Creamy Gorgonzola Cauliflower Sauce

Mushroom and Kale Lasagna Roll Ups in Creamy Gorgonzola Cauliflower Sauce

Mushrooms, kale and cheddar all moved up in lasagna noodles, covered in a velvety gorgonzola cauliflower sauce and cheddar and heated until all melty, brilliant earthy colored and great. 

I have been seeing charming lasagna roll-ups around the web for some time now and I have been needing to take a stab at making a few. The lasagna roll-ups are fundamentally just lasagna where as opposed to layering all that you place the filling on the noodles and afterward roll the noodles up, top them with the sauce and cheddar and heat them. I knew precisely what I needed to accomplish for my lasagna roll-ups, a mushroom and kale lasagna with rich white sauce. 

For the filling I went with some simple sauteed mushrooms and kale alongside some parmesan blended into ricotta cheddar and a portion of the velvety white sauce. I needed to have a go at something new for the white sauce, I needed to attempt a cauliflower based sauce instead of an increasingly customary, calorie filled, bechamel sauce made with flour, spread and milk or cream. The cauliflower sauce is just pureed cauliflower and cheddar alongside enough fluid to streamline it into a sauce. For the cheddar in the cauliflower sauce I went with gorgonzola, a blue cheddar, however it would likewise function admirably with parmesan, romano or asiago among others. Since this is a lasagna I will undoubtedly finish the entire thing off with much more cheddar, this time as mozzarella. (For those of you following along, indeed, there are no under 4 sorts of cheddar in this lasagna!)

Ingredients

For the mushroom mixture:

1 small onion, diced

2 tablespoons butter or oil

8 ounces mushrooms, sliced

1 teaspoon thyme, chopped

2 cloves garlic, chopped

1 bunch kale, chopped

1/4 cup white wine or broth

For the cauliflower sauce:

2 cloves garlic, chopped

1 tablespoon butter or olive oil

6 cups cauliflower (1 small head or 1 12 ounce bag)

1/2 cup gorgonzola or other blue cheese

salt and pepper to taste

2 cups vegetable broth or water

1/2 cup milk

For the lasagne roll ups:

2 cups ricotta

9 lasagne noodles, cooked (gluten free for gluten free)

1/2 cup parmigiano-reggiano (parmesan), grated

1 cup mozzarella, shredded

Directions

For the mushroom mixture:

• Melt the butter in a pan over medium heat, add the onions and mushrooms and cook until the mushrooms start to caramelize, about 15-20 minutes.
• Add the garlic and thyme to the mushrooms and cook until fragrant, about a minute.
• Add the wine and deglaze the pan.
• Add the kale and cook until tender, about 10 minutes

For the cauliflower sauce:

• Melt the butter in a pan over medium heat, add the garlic and saute until fragrant, about a minute.
• Add the cauliflower and broth, bring to a boil, reduce the heat and simmer, covered, until fork tender, about 8-10 minutes.
• Puree in a blender or food processor until smooth.
• Return to heat, mix in the cheese, season with salt and pepper to taste, add enough milk to bring sauce to a saucy consistency and cook until the cheese has melted.

For the lasagne roll ups:

• Lay the lasagne noodles out, spread a thin layer of the ricotta mixed with the parmesan onto each lasagna noodle, top with the mushroom mixture and a tablespoon of the cauliflower sauce and roll up the noodles.
• Spread 1/2 cup of the cauliflower sauce around the bottom of a 9×9 inch baking dish, place the lasagne roll-ups in, top with 1 1/2 cups of the cauliflower sauce and the mozzarella.
• Bake in a preheated 350F/180C oven until golden brown on top and bubbling on the sides, about 25-30 minutes.

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