This elegant Mushroom-Crepe Lasagna uses premade crepes, round or square, instead of pasta. The crepes are layered with a mushroom, onion, and prosciutto mixture and a rich, creamy cheese blend. A velvety red bell pepper sauce is served with the lasagna as a finishing touch.
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1 7-ounce jar roasted red sweet peppers, rinsed and drained
1/3 cup half-and-half or light cream
1 teaspoon balsamic vinegar
1 8-ounce package cream cheese, softened
3 tablespoons snipped fresh parsley
1 teaspoon bottled minced roasted garlic
1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
3 cups sliced crimini, button, and/or shiitake mushrooms
1 medium onion, chopped (1/2 cup)
2 tablespoons margarine or butter
4 ounces thinly sliced prosciutto or ham, chopped (about 3/4 cup)
5 purchased crepes
Directions
1. For sweet pepper sauce, in a blender container or food processor bowl combine roasted peppers, half-and-half or light cream, and vinegar. Cover; blend or process until smooth. Pour into a small bowl. Cover; set aside.
2. In another small bowl stir together cream cheese, parsley, garlic, and black pepper; set aside. In a large skillet cook mushrooms and onion in hot margarine or butter over medium-high heat for 4 to 5 minutes or until mushrooms are tender and most of the liquid evaporates. Remove from heat; stir in prosciutto or ham.
3. Place one crepe in the bottom of a lightly greased 9-inch pie plate. Spread about one-fifth of the cream cheese mixture over crepe; sprinkle with about one-fifth of the mushroom mixture. Add a second crepe (if using square crepes, set second crepe at a slight angle to the first crepe so points are staggered). Add another one-fifth of the cream cheese and mushroom mixtures as before. Repeat with the remaining crepes, cream cheese mixture, and mushroom mixture, ending with mushroom mixture. Cover loosely with foil.
4. Bake in a 350 degree F oven about 20 minutes or until heated through. Cut into wedges to serve. Pass sweet pepper sauce. Makes 6 to 8 servings.
Source: Better Homes & Gardens