A classic lasagne al pesto, layered with potatoes, green beans, pine nuts, béchamel and pesto.
It tastes simply wonderful, – creamy, soft and rich.
The lasagne is vegetarian, – but if you fancy adding a little meat, I can recommend some fried pancetta or fried salsiccia.
Lasagne with pesto – Lasagne al Pesto
I first tasted lasagne al pesto on a holiday in Camogli, Italy.
We were heading out for lunch, and I really had my heart set on a lasagne. We found a restaurant serving lasagne, but when I ordered, the waiter pointed out that it wasn’t a classic lasagne but one with pesto, beans and potatoes. Unusual, I thought, but decided to try it anyway, and my goodness, it was delicious.
Naturally, I had to recreate it at home, and this recipe is the result. Granted, it is really not healthy, – but the flavour, wow.
Lasagne al pesto – Pesto lasagne
Ingredients
Lasagne al pesto – Pesto lasagne
- 300 g fine green beans (haricots verts), cut into pieces
- 350 g potatoes, cut into small dice
- 150 g green pesto – click here for the recipe
- 35 g pine nuts, toasted in a dry frying pan
- 1 ball fresh mozzarella
- 2 packs fresh lasagne sheets
- Freshly ground black pepper
Béchamel/mornay
- 50 g butter
- 3 tbsp plain flour
- 700 ml whole milk
- 130 g Parmesan, finely grated
- 1/2 tsp
nutmeg
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Salt and pepper
Method
Béchamel sauce/mornay
- Melt the butter in a saucepan and whisk in the flour. Let it cook through for a couple of minutes.
- Whisk in the milk a little at a time and bring the sauce to a full boil. Whisk thoroughly so it doesn’t catch on the bottom.
- Add the grated Parmesan and nutmeg and let the sauce simmer over a medium heat for about 5 minutes, – whisking regularly so it doesn’t catchSeason to taste with salt and pepper.
Lasagne al pesto
- Pour boiling water over the green beans and potato pieces. Season with salt and leave them to stand for 5-6 minutes. Then drain them well.
- Trim the lasagne sheets with scissors or a knife so they fit the dish.
- Grease an ovenproof dish with a little butter or oil.
- Spread a little potato, green beans, béchamel and pesto over the base, and lay a layer of pasta on top.
- Continue with the next layers in the same way, – until you have nothing left.Use only a little at a time and aim for 5-6 layers of pasta, – that gives the lasagne a good height.Between 1-2 of the layers, also season with freshly ground pepper and scatter over a few pine nuts.
- Finish the top of the lasagne with the rest of the filling, – potato, green beans, béchamel, torn mozzarella and a few pine nuts.
- Bake the lasagne in the middle of a preheated oven at 180°C, conventional oven (top and bottom heat), for about 40-45 min. Let the lasagne rest for 10-15 min. before cutting and serving.
- Scatter with parsley or chopped basil and a little freshly ground pepper before serving.
Nutrition
Premium
Virkelig lækker lasagne med fyldig smag/umami. På intet tidspunkt savnede vi kødet, den kommer vi helt sikkert til at lave igen
Hej Tina
Tusind tak for de søde ord, hvor er det dejligt at høre 🙂
Warm wishes, Dianna
hej.
jeg savner beregninger på kalorier mm. på denne – og andre opskrifter!? Troede/hobede det var på alle opskrifter, når jeg betaler? øv
TAK for altid hurtige svar
Uhmm,den lyder lækker ! Hvad vil du anbefale i stedet for grønne bønner ?
Hej Hanne
Alternativ til bønnerne kunne være små stykker af friske grønne asparges, det vil være super lækkert:)
Warm wishes, Dianna
Kan man bruge en købt pesto ?☺️
Hej Charlotte
Det kan du godt, men vær opmærksom på at nogle er ret salte (synes jeg i hvertfald) 🙂
Warm wishes, Dianna
Lækker ret
Hej Martin
Super dejligt at høre – tusind tak 🙂
Warm wishes, Dianna
Hej
Hvad størrelse form bruger du
Den skal prøves Er kartoflerne kogt eller rå?
Hej Maj-Britt
Kartoflerne er rå, men skåret i små tern og overhældt/trukket i kogende vand i 5 minutters tid 🙂
Warm wishes, Dianna
Det ser himmelsk lækker ud! Kan man bruge frosne grønne bønner i stedet?
Hej Trine
Tusind tak:)
Det kan du sagtens gøre:)
Warm wishes, Dianna
Kan den laves med tørrede lasagneplader? ✨
Hejsa
Jeg har desværre ikke prøvet, – men det tænker jeg godt den kan.
Du kan evt. lige koge lasagnepladerne 3-4 minutter først, så de ikke bliver kedelige under tilberedning.
Dbh Dianna
Kan den evt egne sig til at komme løs i ?
Da mine gæster VIL ha kød
Hej Inge
Det kan du sagten, – prøv med f.eks. hakket oksekød eller kylling, der lige er stegt af med lidt løg og hvidløg, – salt og peber.
Det vil være super lækkert.
Du kan også servere den til et stykke stegt bøf, eller en helstegt kylling eller svinemørbrad, som du serverer ved siden af 🙂
Warm wishes, Dianna