Jessica Nguyen's Lasagne Alla Portofino (Pesto Lasagne)

Jessica Nguyen's Lasagne Alla Portofino (Pesto Lasagne)

www.jessicanguyen.com.au

A true crowd-pleasing dish that's easy to make and assemble. This version is packed with spinach and basil along with a velvety béchamel sauce and plenty of mozzarella cheese, making this truly an...

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Ingredients

  • 3 eggs
  • 300g of tipo 00 flour, sifted
  • or
  • 10 sheets of pre-made fresh lasagne sheets
  • 100g of butter
  • 100g plain flour
  • 4 cups (1 litre) of milk
  • 2 bay leaves, optional
  • 1 teaspoon of grated nutmeg, optional
  • Generous pinch of salt and pepper
  • 1 bunch of basil, leaves picked and stalks removed
  • 280g or 1 bag of ‘serves 4’ spinach
  • 4 cloves of garlic, peeled
  • ½ cup of parmigiano reggiano, pecorino or grana padano cheese
  • 1/2 cup of pine nuts
  • ½ cup of olive oil, plus extra to thin out the sauce
  • Generous pinch of salt and pepper to taste
  • 1 bag of mozzarella cheese
  • 2 x 450g mozzarella balls, cut into thin round slices

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