Sausage, Chard and Lemon Lasagna
Submitted by Sue Lowes on Mar 01, 2011

Lasagna noodles with chard, sausage and lemons

Servings:
6

Complexity:   
Medium

Total Time:
1 hour

Ingredients:
3 tablespoons unsalted butter
¼ cup all-purpose flour
3 cups whole milk
1 cup finely grated Parmesan cheese (about 4 oz)
Coarse salt and freshly ground pepper
5 cups coarsely chopped Swiss chard (about 1 bunch)
1 pound sweet Italian sausage, casings removed
1 lemon, very thinly sliced
6 no-boil lasagna noodles, preferable Barilla

Directions:
1. Melt butter in a saucepan over high heat. Stir in flour; cook for 2 minutes. Whisk in milk. Bring to a boil, stirring, Reduce heat. Simmer for 1 minute. Remove from heat. Whisk in ¾ cup cheese, ½ tsp salt and 1/4 tsp pepper. Stir in chard.

2. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Cook sausage in a skillet over high heat, breaking up pieces, until no longer pink, about 4 minutes.

3. Cover lemon slices with cold water by 3 inches in a saucepan. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer for 7 minutes. Transfer to a paper-towel-lined plate using a slotted spoon.

4. Spread ¼ cup sauce in an 8-inch square nonreactive baking dish. Top with 2 noodles, half the sausage, and 1 cup sauce. Repeat. Top with a layer of lemons, 2 noodles, then remaining sauce and lemons. Bake, covered with parchment-lined foil, for 27 minutes. Remove from oven. Heat broiler. Uncover lasagna; top with remaining ¼ cup cheese. Broil until bubbling, 2 to 3 minutes.

Cook's Notes:
This is so different and so yummy. Enjoy!