Individual Mushroom Lasagnas With Crispy Breadcrumbs
- 14 cup dried mushroom, rinsed (polish, procini, and more,)
- 2 garlic cloves, lightly crushed
- 2 sprigs fresh thyme
- 34 cup heavy cream
- 23 cup chicken stock (homemade or store-bought, low-sodium)
- 12 small loaf rustic Italian bread, curst removed, bread cut into small cubes (about 1 1/2 cups)
- 14 cup extra virgin olive oil, plus more for drizzling
- coarse salt
- fresh ground pepper
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, room temperature
- 1 medium leek, white and pale green parts only, thinly sliced, into half moons, and rinsed well, about 1 cup
- 4 12 cups assorted mushrooms, thinly sliced (such as cremini, oyster, (or more)
- spinach pasta dough, cut inot 24 3 1/2 inch squares
- 1 cup finely grated parmigiano-reggiano cheese plus 2 tbps. finely grated parmigiano-reggiano cheese
- Combine dried mushroom, garlic thyme, and cream in a small saucepan.
- Bring to a boil; remove from heat and let steep to allow flavors to meld for at least 30 minutes (or up to 2 hours).
- Pour through a sieve into a bowl; reserve mushrooms and discard the garlic and thyme.
- Stir stock into cream mixture.
- Preheat oven to 350F Pulse bread in food processor until coarse crumbs form - you should have about 2 cups.
- Transfer to a bowl, stir in 2 tablespoons oil, 1/2 teaspoons salt and a pinch of pepper.
- Spread onto a rimmed baking sheet.
- Bake, stirring once or twice until golden brown, about 25 minutes.
- Let cool.
- Raise oven temperature to 375F.
- Melt butter with remaining 2 tablespoons oil in a saute pan over medium high heat.
- Add leeks, reduce heat to medium -low and cook, stirring occasionally, until just tender, 8-10 minutes.
- Add fresh mushrooms, and raise heat to medium-high; season with 3/4 teaspoons salt.
- Cook, stirring often until softened about 7 minutes.
- Stir in reserved mushrooms.
- Remove from heat.
- Bring a large pot of water to a boil; add 2 tablespoons salt.
- Working in batches, cook pasta squares , stirring occasionally to separate, until al dente, about 2 minutes.
- Using tongs, or a slotted spoon, transfer to a colander to drain, Drizzle with oil and toss gently to coat.
- Spoon about 1 tablespoons cream mixture into each of 5 oven-proof dished (about 6-inches in diameter, 1 1/2 inches deep) .
- Place 1 pasta square in each dish, sprinkle with about 2 teaspoons cheese.
- Top with about 1 1/2 tablespoons mushroom mixture, and 1 tablespoons cream mixture and a pasta square.
- Repeat layering two more times.
- Sprinkle top with about 1 tablespoons cheese and 1 tablespoons breadcrumbs and drizzle oil.
- Bake until cream mixture is bubbling and top is golden brown, 12-14 minutes.
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Taken from www.food.com/recipe/individual-mushroom-lasagnas-with-crispy-breadcrumbs-378546 (may not work)