Swiss Chard and Caramelized Onion Lasagna

"This is not a traditional lasagna, but it's good! The sweetness of the onions is offset by the chard."
 
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Ready In:
2hrs 10mins
Ingredients:
13
Serves:
10
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ingredients

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directions

  • Cook noodles just until tender. Cover with plastic wrap and set aside.
  • In a large skillet, heat 1 tablespoon oil over medium heat.
  • Add garlic and cook, stirring often, about 30 seconds.
  • Add chard and cook, stirring often, until tender, 5 minutes.
  • Transfer to a medium bowl and stir in ricotta. Season with salt and pepper and set aside.
  • Wipe out skillet, heat remaining oil over medium heat.
  • Add onions, cook and stir, until onions begin to brown all over.
  • Sprinkle with sugar, cook and stir until deep amber in color, about 20 minutes.
  • Remove from heat and splash with vinegar.
  • In a medium saucepan, heat 2 1/2 cups milk over medium heat until steaming.
  • Put flour in a small bowl and whisk in 1/2 cup milk until smooth; whisk into hot milk and continue to whisk until until sauce simmers and thickens. Cook and stir 1 minute longer.
  • Stir in parmesan or Asiago cheese until melted and smooth. Season with salt and pepper.
  • Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
  • Lightly oil a 9x13-inch baking dish.
  • Coat bottom of dish with 1/2 cup sauce.
  • Line bottom with a single layer of noodles.
  • Spread half the chard over noodles.
  • Add another layer of noodles, arrange onions on top and season with salt and pepper.
  • Spread another 1/2 cup of sauce over all.
  • Add another layer of noodles, followed by remaining chard.
  • Finish with remaining noodles and sauce. Sprinkle with remaining Parmesan.
  • Tightly cover with foil sprayed with cooking spray.
  • Bake 30 minutes.
  • Uncover and bake 10-15 minutes, until light brown and bubbly.
  • Let stand 10 minutes before serving.

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  1. This lasagna is very very good, but I will never make it again because it took 3.5 hours from the first onion sliced until it was on our plates ready to eat... and that was with two of us cutting things up and doing other prep- AND I used a mandolin to slice the onions - it would have taken us 4 hours if I had done them all by hand. I was exhausted after making this!!! We added a spare red bell pepper and a small summer squash (both sauteed) to the onions.
     
  2. I loved this lasagna. It was delicious and very original. And I didn't find the prep time too bad. Each step is simple; it's just all the different pans you need to get going. I would, however, recommend, increasing the recipe for the chard/ricotta mixture by about half. I made this in a 9x9 pan, and I think it would've been too little for a 9x13 pan.
     
  3. I liked the flavor of this lasagna (my husband, who doesn't like chard, even liked it), but it took a VERY long time to make, so it would not be my first choice to make again for that reason. I made some modifications to suit ingredients I had on hand (added some mozerella cheese, used less onion), but basically, I made as written.
     
  4. This lasagna was a little more labor-intensive than other vegetarian lasagnas I've made, but it was really tasty. I selected this recipe because I had a bunch of chard to use up, and I was pleasantly surprised by the results. The onion layer really makes this. The other eater thought this was better with some tomato sauce on top, but I liked it "as is." Thanks for sharing this recipe, and for the clear, detailed directions!
     
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