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Lasagna with Cheese Sauce

Sheila
makes two 9x13 deep dish pans
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Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Course dinner
Cuisine Italian, oven baked
Servings 12 people
Calories 697 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • Double recipe of Spaghetti Sauce
  • 4 9 oz boxes Barilla Lasagna Noodles no-boil variety
  • 6 cups Ricotta Cheese
  • 2 pounds Mozzarella Shredded

Cheese Sauce

  • 1 stick Butter
  • 1/3 cup Flour
  • 1 cup Heavy Cream
  • 1 cup Milk
  • 1 cup Parmesan Cheese
  • a couple pinches of Salt
  • Dash of Pepper
  • Dash of Nutmeg

Instructions
 

For the Cheese Sauce:

  • Melt Butter in a sauce pan, add flour, whisk on medium heat for 3 minutes until bubbly and smooth.
  • Gradually add milk to butter/flour mixture whisking continuously, then heavy cream continue to whisk, until thick and smooth.
  • Add parmesan cheese salt, pepper, and nutmeg. Whisk and cook for a few more minutes until thick and bubbly. If sauce seems too thick add a little more milk.

Lasagna Assembly:

  • First ladle spaghetti sauce in the bottom of pans, cover with a layer of noodles.
  • Next spread 1 1/2 cups of ricotta cheese over noodles, sprinkle with a handful of mozzarella cheese, cover with a layer of noodles.
  • Ladle a thick layer of sauce over noodles.
  • Repeat steps 2 and 3 ending with a layer of noodles.
  • Divide what sauce is left and ladle it over the last layer of noodles.
  • Now for the cheesy sauce, spread half of the sauce over each dish, sprinkle generously with mozzarella cheese.
  • Cover with foil, and bake at 375 degrees for 45 minutes, remove foil and bake another 15 minutes or until cheese starts to bubble.

Notes

Note: The key to putting this recipe together is organization. Have all your layering ingredients out, your pans ready and then start the assembly.
You will have a few noodles left over, 3 boxes is not quite enough.
Also feel free to use more or less cheese in the layers of the lasagna.
I love to top of my lasagna with this cheesy sauce. It adds a decadent layer! Toss linguine noodles in this sauce for a little Alfredo treat!

Nutrition

Calories: 697kcalCarbohydrates: 34gProtein: 41gFat: 50gSaturated Fat: 30gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 13gTrans Fat: 0.2gCholesterol: 163mgSodium: 812mgPotassium: 341mgFiber: 1gSugar: 4gVitamin A: 1366IUVitamin C: 0.1mgCalcium: 924mgIron: 1mg
Keyword comfort food, meal prep, pasta
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