Description
A delicious Ham & Cheese Lasagna with a creamy Mornay sauce, perfect for a hearty meal.
Ingredients
Scale
- 6 large sheets fresh lasagna pasta
- 6 slices cooked ham
- 50 grams onion, peeled and quartered
- 50 grams unsalted butter
- 55 grams plain flour
- 600 grams semi-skimmed milk
- 1 egg yolk
- 0.5 teaspoon fine salt
- 3 pinches ground black pepper
- 3 pinches ground nutmeg
- 140 grams grated Emmental cheese
- 220 grams sliced raclette cheese or comparable melting cheese
Instructions
- Place the peeled and quartered onion in a blender. Blend for 2 seconds at speed 5, then scrape down the sides with a spatula.
- Add butter, flour, milk, egg yolk, salt, pepper, and nutmeg to the blender. Cook for 8 minutes at 90°C on speed 4 until smooth and thickened.
- Add 100 grams of grated Emmental cheese to the sauce and cook for an additional minute at 90°C on speed 4 until fully melted.
- Butter a large gratin dish. Spread a thin layer of Mornay sauce on the bottom to prevent sticking.
- Place a layer of lasagna sheets in the dish, trimming as needed. Spread one quarter of the Mornay sauce over the pasta, followed by 2 slices of ham and one third of the sliced raclette cheese.
- Add a second layer of pasta. Top with one third of the remaining sauce, 2 slices of ham, and more raclette cheese. Repeat for a third layer: pasta, half the remaining sauce, 2 slices of ham, and the last of the raclette cheese.
- Finish with a final layer of lasagna sheets. Spread the remaining Mornay sauce on top and sprinkle with 40 grams of grated Emmental cheese.
- Preheat the oven to 200°C. Bake for 20 minutes until the surface is golden brown and bubbling.
Notes
- For a vegetarian version, the ham can be substituted with sautéed vegetables.
- Make sure to use a good melting cheese for the best texture.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: Italian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 500 kcal
- Sugar: 5 grams
- Sodium: 650 mg
- Fat: 25 grams
- Saturated Fat: 15 grams
- Unsaturated Fat: 8 grams
- Trans Fat: 0 grams
- Carbohydrates: 50 grams
- Fiber: 2 grams
- Protein: 25 grams
- Cholesterol: 120 mg