AuthorbasilanddillDifficultyIntermediateIn a large frying pan, drizzle a little bit of oil, sprinkle a 3/4 tsp of salt, and saute ground pork/beef until it's cooked all the way through. (It doesn't need to gain color, it should just be fully cooked). Add a large jar of marinara sauce and mix.
In a medium saucepan, melt butter, whisk in flour, and cook that on medium-low heat until the butter/flour mixture has a nutty smell to it. (About 5ish minute) Be sure to continue whisking that whole time so the flour doesn’t clump up! Next, slowly whisk in 5 cups of milk in two parts so it combines without becoming clumpy and weird. Turn the heat up so it simmers and whisk until it the bechamel sauce thickens up. This should take about 5 minutes. Then turn down the heat a little bit and continue cooking until for about 10 minutes. (It should end up the consistency of thin alfredo sauce.) When it's creamy and velvety, take it off the heat, add a few pinches of salt, cayenne pepper, black pepper, and a quarter cup of shredded parm. (The peppers won't make it spicy. Those just lift the flavor a bit. :))
While you are making the bechamel sauce, bring a large pot of water to boil and salt it heavily. When it begins to boil, put in all your lasagna noodles. Mix the sheets around so they don't stick together cook them for 4 minutes.
Now that all of our individual parts are ready, it time to assemble! Begin by spreading a thin layer of bechamel sauce. Next layer noodles, bechamel sauce, meat sauce, and a bit of mozzarella cheese. Repeat those steps until you run out of ingredients. (You should end up with about 4 layers.) Lastly, top the lasagna with a healthy layer of mozzarella. Spread a little bit of olive oil on a sheet of aluminum foil and cover the lasagna.
Put the lasagna in a preheated oven at 375 degrees F for 40 minutes. (Let it cool for at least 10 minutes to give it time to set and so you don't burn the roof of your mouth. :)) Plate it and serve. Enjoy! <3
Ingredients
Directions
In a large frying pan, drizzle a little bit of oil, sprinkle a 3/4 tsp of salt, and saute ground pork/beef until it's cooked all the way through. (It doesn't need to gain color, it should just be fully cooked). Add a large jar of marinara sauce and mix.
In a medium saucepan, melt butter, whisk in flour, and cook that on medium-low heat until the butter/flour mixture has a nutty smell to it. (About 5ish minute) Be sure to continue whisking that whole time so the flour doesn’t clump up! Next, slowly whisk in 5 cups of milk in two parts so it combines without becoming clumpy and weird. Turn the heat up so it simmers and whisk until it the bechamel sauce thickens up. This should take about 5 minutes. Then turn down the heat a little bit and continue cooking until for about 10 minutes. (It should end up the consistency of thin alfredo sauce.) When it's creamy and velvety, take it off the heat, add a few pinches of salt, cayenne pepper, black pepper, and a quarter cup of shredded parm. (The peppers won't make it spicy. Those just lift the flavor a bit. :))
While you are making the bechamel sauce, bring a large pot of water to boil and salt it heavily. When it begins to boil, put in all your lasagna noodles. Mix the sheets around so they don't stick together cook them for 4 minutes.
Now that all of our individual parts are ready, it time to assemble! Begin by spreading a thin layer of bechamel sauce. Next layer noodles, bechamel sauce, meat sauce, and a bit of mozzarella cheese. Repeat those steps until you run out of ingredients. (You should end up with about 4 layers.) Lastly, top the lasagna with a healthy layer of mozzarella. Spread a little bit of olive oil on a sheet of aluminum foil and cover the lasagna.
Put the lasagna in a preheated oven at 375 degrees F for 40 minutes. (Let it cool for at least 10 minutes to give it time to set and so you don't burn the roof of your mouth. :)) Plate it and serve. Enjoy! <3