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How to make simple white lasagna (and not only) – Italian Cuisine

A white lasagna? It can be done starting from the traditional recipe of lasagna Bolognese, but without tomato, or using white meat, fish or vegetables

You say lasagna and immediately think of Sunday lunch. Lasagna is a dish that makes a lot of home, which accompanies family gatherings around the table, the symbol of Italian cuisine made of simplicity, taste and tradition. And, speaking of the latter, if it is true that the lasagna par excellence is seasoned with Bolognese sauce based on meat and tomato, it is also true that the versatility of the puff pastry makes it possible to venture into different variations of the classic lasagna. Never tried the white lasagna?

Simple white lasagna

There is not a single white lasagna. The easiest way to get it is to use the same ingredients as the lasagna Bolognese, but by eliminating the tomato. We will therefore use the sheets of fresh pasta, the bechamel, the parmesan and the ground beef and pork with which, however, you will make a white meat sauce. Like? Chop celery, carrots and onion and cook them in a pan with oil and butter. Once the sauté is ready, add the minced meat and, when it is browned, add some white wine and let it evaporate. Add some milk (about half a glass for 500 g of ground coffee), salt, pepper, lower the heat and cook for 45 minutes. Once the sauce is ready, proceed with the construction of the lasagna with a layer of pasta, one of bechamel, one of meat and one of grated Parmesan. The lasagna will then be cooked in the oven at 200 degrees for 40 minutes.

White meat lasagna

To make a white lasagna you can also vary from the traditional recipe and use other types of meats. Capon, duck, calf, rabbit are the ones with which you can get a white meat sauce for our tomato-free lasagna. We have used them in many recipes original: White lasagna with capon ragout and spinach, White lasagna with duck ragout, lasagna with zucchini pesto, speck and scamorza cheese, White potato lasagna, veal ragout and thyme ricotta, White lasagna with capon and truffle ragout, Millet and oat lasagnette with bechamel sauce with corn and bacon and rabbit ragout.

White fish lasagna

How to make a white lasagna if not with fish? Prawns, clams, crab, trout and salmon are just some ideas to combine with pesto, vegetables, cheeses. Here are some recipes to take inspiration from: White sea lasagna, parsley and lime sauce, a recipe from the star chef Moreno Cedroni, white lasagna with parsley with fish and artichokes, white lasagna with prawns, white lasagna with clams, white lasagna with crab and champagne currant, White and green lasagna with trout and courgettes, Lasagnette with pesto and salmon, White lasagna with smoked trout and leeks, Lasagna pie, robiola and smoked salmon.

Vegetarian white lasagna

Finally, with vegetarian white lasagna there is really something to indulge: you can make a vegetable ragout or make creams with vegetables, you can use mushrooms, cheeses. And the possible combinations are endless! A few examples? White lasagna with courgettes and stracchino, White lasagna with beans and spring onions, Vegetarian white lasagna with caper sauce, white lasagna with vegetable ragout (made with zucchini, artichokes, broccoli, asparagus), white lasagna with dandelions with vegetables, white lasagna with vegetables with mushrooms, white lasagna with savoy cabbage, white lasagna with pesto and ricotta, white Lasagna with mountain cheese, white Lasagna with cauliflower and hazelnut cream, white Saracen lasagna with cabbage and pumpkin cream with cinnamon, Lasagna with buffalo ricotta with toasted pine nuts, white lasagna with lettuce cream.

Simple and delicious vegan recipes – Italian Cuisine

Even if you are not vegan, let yourself be conquered by these 50 vegan recipes, original or traditional Italian, and discover our tips to make the most of the ingredients allowed in a vegan diet

Looking for ideas to bring simple and tasteful vegan recipes to the table? Easy! In the gallery above you can find ours best vegan recipes, from simple to more original: appetizers, ideas for seasoning pasta is vegan main courses, without forgetting the dessert.

If you want to know more about vegan diet and you want to test yourself in the kitchen, read all our below advice to replace the ingredients not allowed and prepare really tasty vegan recipes! Let's start from the basics.

What do vegans eat?

But what do vegans eat? This is the first question that arises when cooking for guests following one vegan diet. Once you understand the rules, you can experiment with the ingredients and prepare yours creative vegan recipe to conquer even those who are not vegans.

L'vegan food it is based on the consumption of fruit, vegetables, cereals, legumes, bread, seeds and dried fruit. All these ingredients can be used to cook vegan recipes without running into problems.
Instead, what don't vegans eat? The food excluded they are meat, fish, eggs, honey, milk and derivatives (butter, lard, yogurt, cheeses and so on).

There difference between vegetarian and vegan it is therefore in the consumption of derivatives: vegetarians do not eat meat and fish, but eat animal derivatives, such as milk and eggs.

Starting from these assumptions, vegans can eat many recipes of the Italian tradition, starting from vegetables up to the focaccia: the caponata, the Roman artichokes, the panzanella, the polenta, the Tuscan ribollita, the pappa al pomodoro, the farinata, the Bari or Genoese focaccia. Other times it will be enough to avoid the cheese, as in the case of the eggplant parmigiana or the pesto trofie, but let's get into the specifics.

Vegan recipes: first courses

THE vegan first courses they are the easiest to prepare. lots typical Italian recipes they are already vegan in themselves: pasta, gnocchi, rice and soups are suitable to be combined with vegan ingredients, without sacrificing taste and tradition. Spaghetti with tomato sauce, spaghetti with garlic, oil and chili pepper, penne pasta with arrabbiata sauce, pasta and beans are the simplest ideas. You can find many others in the gallery above.

Vegan recipes: main courses without meat and fish

How to prepare tasty and complete vegan second courses? First of all, i legumes they are perfect for preparing delicious recipes from the tradition that everyone loves, like beans with bird.
And why not use beans, chickpeas, lentils and peas to prepare burger and legume patties? To mix the ingredients well legume or vegetable meatballs, instead of eggs you can use boiled potatoes or boiled rice (avoiding rinsing it in advance, in order to preserve its starch).

To cook excellent vegan main courses, we also come to our aid plant alternatives meat, like seitan, an ingredient derived from the processing of gluten from flour. The seitan it is very versatile, rich in protein and low in fat, it can be cooked on the griddle, it can be fried or used to prepare a vegan ragout.

Tofu, the so-called "vegetable cheese", is also a very valid ingredient for vegan cuisine: made from soy milk, the tofu it is useful as a filling for savory pies, to prepare meatballs is burger, but you can also cook it in the pan, baked, marinate or consume raw.

Sweet vegan recipes

How to prepare vegan desserts if you can't use milk and eggs? If replacing cow's milk is very easy thanks to the use of soya milk, oat or of rice, replacing the eggs may seem complicated. Based on the desired consistency, replacing the eggs many different ingredients can be used: cornstarch, potato starch, vegetable yogurt or even bananas. If you need to help the leavening, just add a pinch of bicarbonate or Cream of tartar.

And have you ever heard ofacquafaba? This is the cooking water of legumes: once mounted with the help of whips, it will take on a consistency similar to that of egg whites. Click here to find out how best to use it in your sweet and savory vegan recipes.

Consult the gallery at the top to try ours 50 vegan recipes easy to prepare and suitable for all tastes!

How to make simple fried eggs special – Italian Cuisine

How many recipes can be made around simple fried eggs? Quite a few apparently. Here's how to creatively transform this dish

Lovers of fried eggs, if you have already read the article on the rules to be respected for the preparation of this dish, it's time to indulge yourself in the kitchen to bring to the table unique and very tasty dishes, also perfect for breakfast if you love to make it salty, in perfect American style.

Italian fried eggs

The fried egg is one of those wild cards to be prepared at the last moment when you have very little in the refrigerator and little time to cook. The most popular recipes in Italy are the egg with asparagus and parmesan, the eggs in purgatory with tomato sauce and fried egg with a slice of thin slices or another cheese that melts on top.
The most refined palates, however, love to combine a simple fried egg with a precious ingredient such as black truffle or better yet, white, flake and … in abundance.

Matches from overseas

Fried egg and poached egg are breakfasts to be typically prepared for weekend brunch.
They are accompanied with beans, mushrooms and potatoes in English breakfast and with crispy bacon and toasted bread in the American breakfast. The fashion of stuffing also comes from the States burgers and bagles with fried egg and other delicious fillings. Who has never tried the famous avocado toast, the recipe for all social networks?

Recipes to try

If you want to experiment in the kitchen starting from a classic fried egg, find it in the tutorial 10 ideas for you, quick and easy to make and below other 4 recipes from our archive.