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Ackee Lasagna

This decadent vegetarian lasagna is made with ackee pasta and a rich ackee cream it's layered with roasted mushrooms, fresh basil, shredded parmesan and mozzarella.
Author Chantal

Ingredients

  • 1 recipe Ackee Pasta cut into sheets for lasagna, cooked and ready to go
  • 1 recipe Rich Ackee Cream

For the mushrooms:

  • 4 cups Mushrooms I used baby portabello mushrooms
  • 3 cloves Garlic finely minced/grated
  • Salt Black Pepper and Cayenne Pepper to taste
  • Oil as needed

To finish:

  • Soft mozzarella cheese about 8oz
  • Parmesan cheese shredded, about 4oz
  • Basil about 1/2 cup loosely packed

Instructions

Roast mushrooms:

  1. Preheat oven to 425F. Lightly spray a sheet tray with oil
  2. Slice the mushrooms and combine with oil and garlic
  3. Spread evenly on prepared tray and roast for 15 to 25 minutes. Season with salt and peppers.
  4. Set aside till cool enough to handle. This can be done a day ahead

Assemble the lasagna:

  1. Preheat oven to 375F and spray an 8 by 8 square baking dish.
  2. Spread a little of the ackee cream at the bottom of the dish (this is a little trick I picked up, the sauce smeared at the bottom gives a little extra insurance so that the noodles don't stick to the bottom of the dish)
  3. Start layering the lasagna: Cut the lasagna sheets as needed to fit the baking dish. Smear with cream, sprinkle with mushrooms, basil and cheeses. Repeat layering till you've used up most of the ingredients (you may have a little pasta and sauce left over) The lighter you go on the ingredients the more layers you can have.
  4. Add extra cheese to the top layer if you like
  5. Place on a clean baking tray (to catch any bubbling over cheese) and bake for 20 to 30 minutes until the top is beautiful and golden brown.
  6. Remove from oven and let stand for at least 30 minutes before cutting.
  7. Lasagna will not hold together when very hot, in fact, making it a day ahead will give you perfect slices that you can then reheat and serve. But if you understandably can't wait that long, go ahead, it will still be delicious, serve it in a bowl instead of on a plate and you're good to go.
  8. Enjoy!