Lasagna

Even better when warmed up the next day! You can speed things up by using marinara sauce and alfredo sauce from your grocery store.

Category: Main Dish

Cuisine: Italian

Ready in 2 hours
by fuchsr

Ingredients

1 9-oz box No-boil lasagne noodles 16 sheets, uncooked

1 15-oz Ricotta cheese

4 cups Mozarella shredded

1/2 cup Parmesan

1/2 cup Bread crumbs

2 15-oz cans Tomato sauce

4 tablespoons Olive oil

2 large Onions diced

2 cloves Garlic minced

1 pound Ground meat

2 15-oz cans Stew tomatoes

1 teaspoon Oregano

Black pepper

Salt

1 stick Unsalted butter

1 cup Flour

6 cups Milk

pinch Nutmeg


Directions

Butter or spray 13x9x3 inch lasagna pan with vegetable oil. Cover with bread crumbs and a thin layer of tomato sauce. Reserve remaining sauce. RAGOUT: In large sauce pan, heat olive oil over medium-high. Add onions and garlic and saute until onions become translucent. Add ground meat and brown. Add tomatoes and remaining tomato sauce, bring to a simmer. Cover and simmer for at least 30 minutes, the longer the better. Add tomato sauce as needed if sauce gets too thick. Add oregano, and pepper and salt to taste. Set aside. BECHAMEL SAUCE: Over medium hit, melt the butter. Reduce heat to medium-low. While stirring constantly, add flour by the spoon. Slowly add milk and keep stirring. When all milk is added, turn heat to medium and bring to a simmer, while stirring frequently. Add a pinch of nutmeg and take off the heat. TO ASSEMBLE: Heat oven to 375 degrees. In a medium bowl, combine ricotta, 3 cups of mozarella, and parmesan. Spread out 4 sheets of lasagne in the pan. Cover with 1/4 of bechamel sauce, 1/3 of ragout, and 1/3 of cheese mixture. Make sure, lasagne noodles are completely covered from edge to edge. Repeat twice. Add final layer of lasagne on top. Cover completely with bechamel sauce. Sprinkle with bread crumbs and remaining mozarella cheese. Cover with aluminum foil and bake until bubbly, about 1 hour. Uncover and continue cooking until cheese is melted and top is brown, about 5 minutes, Let stand 15 minutes before cutting.

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