Mushroom and Potato Lasagna Stack for two. If you're wanting a lovely appetizer for the New Year's Eve celebration, we are so excited to share this one. Baked potato slices, crispy, and soft meet sautéed succulent mushrooms and lovely cheesy melted Gruyère and Parmigiano. Comfort and elegance in a lovely dance of flavor and texture!
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A year has past, wow!
I can't believe that 2021 is almost over, seems like just yesterday we were celebrating the end of 2020 and the beginning of this year. New Year's Eve to me is always special.
When we were young we were always at a banquet running around eating amazing food and counting down the moments before the New year with tears of sadness and joy. I didn't really understand it but cried anyway because my parents were crying! However, I really was crying because the older ladies were pinching my cheeks and kissing me, yuck!
This year things are different with the present situation, but I am not one to mope around and sulk. We need to celebrate all the good things and today I am going to share this wonderful recipe that will present so well and be adored for its tastiness! Come let's get into our kitchens and cook this Mushroom and Potato Lasagna Stack for two together!
Here are the tools you will need for this Mushroom and Potato Lasagna Stack for two!
- medium pot
- sauté pan
- good slicing knife
- wooden spoon
- large ramekins
These are the ingredients:
- 2 medium-sized red skin potatoes
- 10 cremini mushrooms, cleaned and sliced
- 2 tablespoons evo oil
- a pinch of red chili flakes
- 1 small yellow onion, sliced
- 1 clove garlic
- salt and pepper
- 1 tablespoon butter
- ¼ cup white wine
- some fresh thyme and dried rosemary
- 1 tablespoon fresh chopped parsley
- some fine Italian-style breadcrumbs
- 1 cup grated Gruyère
- ¼ cup grated Parmigiano
Sautéing and Boiling:
You are probably thinking "why are we boiling the potatoes and sautéing the mushrooms"... Well, as for the potatoes, I love when they have that crispness on the surface and then you bite in and they are like mashed potatoes. This is achieved by boiling them a bit. More so, sautéing those mushrooms in all those seasonings and herbs will kick them up a notch plus give us that plumpness and juiciness that we want!
- For the potatoes cook in boiling water. We don't want them too soft where they fall apart. Need them to be firm enough to hold the stack.
- As for the mushrooms, I sauté them in a pan with olive oil, chili flakes, garlic, onions and some white wine and fresh thyme and parsley, and dried rosemary for herbs
- This is also a great time to butter and breadcrumb the ramekins.
Time to assemble these Mushroom and Potato Lasagna Stack for two!
- Pre-heat the oven.
- Take the breaded ramekins, and place one of the pre boiled potato rounds on the bottom.
- Sprinkle with the grated Gruyère and Parmigiano, then spoon some of the sautéed mushroom mixture, followed by more cheese.
- Repeat this process until you have 4 layers of potatoes.
- Top the last layer with more grated cheese, the sautéed mushrooms and a sprig of fresh thyme.
- Bake in the oven on the middle rack until potatoes are crispy and fork tender, plus the cheese is melted and golden.
A little resting time goes a long way.
Because this is a stack, we don't want to take it out of the ramekin too soon, and more so, have it flop.
So this is what we want to do to have that beautiful end result:
- Take ramekins out of oven and let sit for 10 minutes, take a butter knife and separate the sides of the stack from the sides of the ramekin. Furthermore, using a fork, take the stack out gently and place the Mushroom and Potato Lasagna Stack for two on plates.
A perfect New Year's Eve Date night!
Are you thinking of what to do for the New year's Eve? Why not a date night. Can be for a couple, a family, friends, whatever your heart desires. It is always a fun idea to have appetizers. Variety and easy to prepare, they are always a win win in our house. I think Nicoletta and I will have our date night at home and we absolutely love these Mushroom and Potato Lasagna Stack for two!
Happy New Year Everyone!
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Mushroom and Potato Lasagna Stack for two
- Total Time: 1 hour 15 minutes
- Yield: 2 servings 1x
Description
Mushroom and Potato Lasagna Stack for two. If you're wanting a lovely appetizer for the New Year's eve celebration, we are so excited to share this one. Baked potato slices, crispy, and soft meet sautéed succulent mushrooms and lovely cheesy melted Gruyere and Parmigiano. Comfort and elegance in a lovely dance of flavor and texture!
Ingredients
- 2 medium-sized red skin potatoes
- 10 cremini mushrooms, cleaned and sliced
- 2 tablespoons evo oil
- a pinch of red chili flakes
- 1 small yellow onion, sliced
- 1 clove garlic
- salt and pepper
- 1 tablespoon butter
- ¼ cup white wine
- some fresh thyme and dried rosemary
- 1 tablespoon fresh chopped parsley
- some fine Italian-style breadcrumbs
- 1 cup grated Gruyère
- ¼ cup grated Parmigiano
Instructions
- Peel and wash the potatoes and cut them into ⅛-inch thick rounds. Place in a pot of water and boil for 13-15 minutes or until almost fork tender. Rinse with cold water, drain, and set aside.
- Clean the mushrooms and slice them into ⅛-inch slices.
- In a saute pan, drizzle evo oil, add red chili flakes, garlic whole, and sliced onions. Bring to medium heat and saute until onion becomes translucent, 3-5 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.
- Add sliced mushrooms and half a tablespoon of butter. Toss, let saute for a couple of minutes, then pour in white wine, thyme, and rosemary. Saute for about 10 minutes making sure wine has dissipated. Sprinkle with some fresh chopped parsley. Take off heat and set aside.
- Butter two 3.5 round x 2.5 high ramekins. Sprinkle some breadcrumbs at the bottom.
- Place down a potato round, topped with a sprinkling of Parmigiano and grated Gruyère. Add sauteed mushrooms and onions, sprinkle a little more gruyère on top and continue like this until you get 4 layers. To finish the top (4th layer) sprinkle with Parmigiano and Gruyère, sauteed mushroom/onion mixture, and a sprig of thyme.
- Place in a preheated 375°F oven, on the middle rack, and bake for 40 minutes or until golden, cheese melted, and a knife pierces the potato stack easily.
- Take out of the oven, and let sit for 10 minutes. Use a butter knife to release the edges from the ramekins, and then use a fork to get under the stack taking it out and placing it onto a serving dish.
- Ready to serve.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 1 hour
- Category: Appetizer, Vegetarian
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: Italian
Keywords: lasagna stacks, potatoes, mushroom lover, baked potatoes, Gruyere, Parmigiano, appetizer, cheesy, date night food,
I love recipes for two, and this one is a winner! It's just me and my husband at home, so I loved making this so that we don't have leftovers 🙂
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Hi Cathleen, that's wonderful. it is perfect for two and so scrumptious, and leftovers are okay but nice to just finish a meal and not have to take out the Tupperware's!
Have a wonderful New Years eve!
Thank you so much for sharing this amazing mushroom and potato lasagna recipe! Will surely have this again! It's really easy to make and it tasted so delicious! Highly recommended!
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Hi Allyssa, we are so ecstatic that you tried these lovely stacks. Glad you found them easy and so delicious! Thank you from the bottom of our hearts for trying this and so pleased!
Happy New Year!
Two person recipes are life! Thank you! There's nothing worse than making a huge recipe and having too many leftovers. I always feel like I'm just wasting food. This is perfect!
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Hi Leslie, this makes us so happy as we hate wasting food too. This is perfect for two and is plenty enough to feel fulfilled! Thank you so much for checking these out! So so delicious!
Happy New Year!
This sounds delicious! Love the idea of using this recipe as an appetizer, but I will be honest - I could eat it as a meal!
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Hey Liz that is fantastic too because it could eat as a meal also and what a meal it will be, so happy you like these stacks!
Happy cooking!
Love, Love, LOVE this idea! Not only are the flavors amazing but that it's just for 2 folks! It's perfect for an appetizer or a meal!
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Hi Lori love your enthusiasm especially because you are so excited for these stack. Definitely something to get excited about because they are so scrumtious! Thanks for checking them out!
Cheers!
I love this recipe for mushroom and potato lasagna stacks. I think it would also be great as a side dish (contorno) with chicken or steak.
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That's the spirit Jaqueline, a great idea and one that we would love also!
Thanks for sharing and have a wonderful week!
The Gruyère in here was amazing! My husband and I loved this. Such a great recipe, thanks!
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Hi Erin we are so happy you enjoyed these stacks. It always pleases us when the recipes are being tried and loved so much. Yes that melted gruyere was incredible, perfect with potatoes and mushrooms! Thank you for trying these!
Cheers!
What a fabulous idea to use the potatoes. I think cremini mushrooms are underrated, they have a beautiful "meaty" flavor and consistency, and they go very well in this dish. The gruyere is fantastic here as well
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Thanks Silvia, so happy you like all that is going on in these lasagna stacks. Everything plays so well together! We are with you on the Cremini mushrooms, we love the texture and flavor!
Have a wonderful week in the kitchen!
Cheers!
I simply adore the ease and elegance of this recipe! This is exactly the kind of thing I would make for myself, or whenever I have guests coming over. I look forward to giving it a try in our next gathering!
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Hi Ksenia, that's wonderful, you said it so right with these stacks ease and elegance, hey that could be the title of a magazine!
Thank you so much for checking these out. They are truly fabulous. Send us a note to let us know how you made out. Would love to hear from you!
Happy cooking!
These are genius! Love that they're vegetarian too! I've never made lasagna because I don't want to make a huge meal just for me but these stacks are perfect!
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Thank you so much Veronika, so happy these work for you and they are so delicious and scrumptious. Can't wait for you to try them!
Cheers!