Asparagus Lasagna

Ingredients

• 12 lasagna noodles
• 2 cups chopped asparagus (keep tops separate see instructions)
• 1 1/4 cups freshly grated parmigiano
• 1 cup fresh mozzarella cubed
• 1 cup Italian sausage (broken into pieces)
• 1/4 cup butter salted
• 1/4 cup flour
• 3 1/2 cups milk
• 1-2 dashes salt
• 1-2 dashes black pepper

Instructions

1. 1

   In a medium pot of boiled water add chopped asparagus (I added the tops of the asparagus in the last 3 minutes) and boil for a total of approximately 8 minutes, drain and set aside. I set aside 3 whole asparagus (raw) for the top.

2. 2

   In a medium pan add the olive oil and broken sausage and brown on medium heat.

3. 3

   In a large pot over medium heat add butter, melt then add flour, salt and pepper, combine with a whisk, add the milk, 1 cup at a time and continue to stir until thickened, remove from heat and let cool to thicken even more for about 15-20 minutes.

4. 4

   Pre-heat oven to 375F/190C.

5. 5

   In a baking pan (I used a 10½ x 8¼ inch, 27 x 21 cm deep baking pan) spread 3-4 tablespoons of white sauce on the bottom of the pan, than layer with lasagna noodles (my size pan used 2 per layer, I used fresh sheets, break or cut if need to fit), white sauce mixture, (remember everything needs to be divided by 3-4, the last layer I don't add asparagus, sausage or mozzarella), then top with chopped asparagus, sausage, sprinkle with the grated parmesan cheese and mozzarella, continue for the remaining layers. Place the three whole stalks of asparagus on top, bake for approximately 20-25 minutes. Let sit 5-10 minutes, then serve , Enjoy!