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"This is a riff on the first meal I made by myself in the kitchen for my mom. I was around eleven or twelve. I made lasagna roll-ups with gorgonzola, ricotta and bechamel sauce. I didn't know much about wine pairings, so I served it with a mimosa! OMG. Don't do that." —Rach 

She likes to serve the dish with an arugula salad with shaved onion and fennel like this one.  

For another roll-up recipe, check out Rach's Cannelloni with Butternut Squash and Escarole

Ingredients

  • 16 pieces dry flat lasagne sheets
  • Salt
  • 12 ounces mild gorgonzola, trimmed of rind
  • 2 cups fresh ricotta
  • 1 ½ cups grated Parmigiano-Reggiano, plus some to sprinkle
  • ¼ cup finely chopped parsley, plus more to sprinkle on top
  • 1 egg
  • 1 clove garlic, grated or pasted
  • 1 medium cauliflower, cut into tiny florets and small pieces ½ inch from stem
  • 2 teaspoons dried sage
  • Pepper
  • 3 tablespoons EVOO
  • 4 tablespoons butter
  • 4 tablespoons flour
  • 2 ½ cups whole milk
  • Freshly grated nutmeg, fine sea salt and white pepper, to taste
  • ½ cup toasted pistachios, finely chopped

Yield

Serves: 4

Preparation

Cook pasta rectangles in well-salted boiling water about 6 minutes to soften, then drain, arrange on parchment and cover with towel. 

Preheat oven to 450°F, with rack at center. 

Combine trimmed gorgonzola, ricotta, ¾ cup of the Parm, parsley, egg (lightly beaten) and 1 clove grated or pasted garlic.  

Season the cauliflower with dried sage, salt and pepper. Coat the cauliflower in EVOO, arrange on a parchment- or foil-lined baking sheet and top with remaining ¾ cup Parm. Roast until crispy and tender, 10 to 12 minutes, then set aside. Reduce heat to 400°F. 

Melt butter in saucepot over medium heat. Add flour and cook for 1 minute, then add milk and thicken. Season sauce with salt, white pepper and nutmeg to taste.

Rachael Ray 9" x 13" Ceramic Baker

Rachael Ray 9" x 13" Ceramic Baker

Rachael Ray
$40

Coat the bottom of a medium casserole dish with ¾ to 1 cup sauce.   

Add 3 to 4 tablespoons of filling to each sheet of pasta and roll into a spiral-filled log. 

Add filled rolls to dish, top with remaining sauce and Parm cheese and bake until browned and bubbly. Top with pistachios, cauliflower florets and parsley and serve.