Oven Ready Lasagna With Meat Sauce And Bechamel Recipes

CLASSIC LASAGNA WITH MEAT SAUCE, TOMATOES AND BECHAMEL SAUCE ( L

Steps:

• For the Meat Sauce:.
• Heat oil in a heavy- bottomed pot over high heat and brown veal for 5 minutes. Add salt to taste.
• Add onion, garlic, celery, peppers, dried tomatoes,tomato paste and seasonings. Reduce heat and cook for 15 minutes. Break up whole tomatoes with the back of the spoon and stir sauce occasionally. Add the grated orange zest and cook another 5 minutes.
• Cook sausages in a frying pan. Remove, slice and set aside.
• For the Bechamel Sauce:.
• In a saucepan, melt butter and then add flour. Cook for 2 minutes over low heat, stirring constantly. Add milk, salt, pepper and nutmeg to taste.
• Blend in the Cheddar cheese, stirring well. Set aside to cool.
• Assemble the lasagna:.
• Preheat oven to 400°F.
• Cook lasagna noodles in plenty of boiling, salted water until al dente. Rinse in cold water, oil lightly and set aside on a clean towel.
• Pour a layer of meat sauce in the bottom of a lasagna pan. Cover with a layer of noodles, then half of the combined cheeses (tossed together) and half of the Bechamel.
• Continue with another layer of noodles and the rest of the meat sauce. Cover with one more layer of noodles, the remaining bechamel sauce and the sliced sausages. Finish with the remaining cheese mixture.
• Garnish with fresh basil leaves.
• Bake in centre of oven for 40 minutes.

OVEN-READY LASAGNA WITH MEAT SAUCE AND BECHAMEL

Steps:

• Pre heat the oven to 375 degrees F.
• For the bechamel, bring the milk to a simmer in a saucepan. Meanwhile in a separate pan, melt butter; stir in flour and cook 2-3 minutes. Stir the hot milk into the butter-flour mixture. Whisk vigorously and bring to a simmer; cook for 5 minutes. Remove the pan from the heat. Season with salt, pepper, nutmeg and 3/4 of cheese.
• Pour 1/5 of the Barilla sauce and 1/5 of the bechamel into the bottom of a 13x9 baking dish; top with basil. Cover with three noodles and repeat for 3 layers. For the top layer add the remaining Parmigiano cheese and basil. Cover with foil.
• Bake until the corners are bubbling and slightly brown, about 20 minutes. Let the lasagna rest for 5 minutes before serving.

OVEN READY LASAGNA

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 425°F. In medium bowl combine ricotta cheese, 1 cup of mozzarella cheese, 1/4 cup parmesan cheese, eggs and basil mix well. In another medium bowl combine the spaghetti sauce, water and browned ground beef, mix well.
• 2. In 9x13 pan spread 1 1/2 cups of meat sauce place 1/3 of the lasagna over sauce. Spread 1/2 of the cheese mixture over lasagna, top with 1/3 of meat sauce repeat layering once. Top with remaining lasagna then sauce. Sprinkle with remaining mozzarella and parmesan cheese. Wrap the lasagna tightly with a double layer of foil.
• 3. Bake for 60 min. or until the lasagna is fork tender. Let stand for 10 min. sealed in the foil before cutting and serving.

LASAGNA WITH BECHAMEL

Steps:

• Meat Sauce: Brown ground meat until no longer pink. Drain off fat, if any, and add the white wine. Cook, stirring bits up from the bottom, until the wine has evaporated. Add spaghetti sauce, bring to a simmer, move to back burner, turn heat to lowest setting, cover.
• Bechamel Sauce: In large saucepan, melt butter over medium heat. Whisk flour into butter and allow to cook for 2 minutes. Slowly add milk, continuing to whisk until the mixture is smooth and begins to thicken. Add salt, pepper and nutmeg, reduce heat to lowest setting, cover.
• Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Bring water to a boil and prepare dry noodles according to package directions. If using no-boil noodles, take boiling water off heat, add noodles, cover and let sit for 5 minutes before assembling lasagna. I left the no-boil noodles in the hot water during assembly, using tongs to grab, drain and layer noodles as I went.
• Assembly: Use 8x8, 7x11 or similar sized pan. Line bottom of pan with noodles, add about 1/2 cup of meat sauce, then layer about 1/2 cup of bechamel sauce on top. Repeat these layers until all the sauces are used up. Sprinkle the top layer of bechamel with parmesan cheese. Don't fret if there are leftover noodles.
• Bake 40 - 50 minutes or until cheese is golden brown.

OVEN-READY LASAGNA

Steps:

• In a saucepan, combine beef sauce, tomato paste and basil. Bring to a boil; reduce heat. Cover and simmer for 5 minutes. Combine cottage cheese and egg; mix well. , Spoon a third of the meat sauce into a greased 13x9-in. baking dish. Layer with 3 noodles, half of the cottage cheese mixture and a third of the mozzarella cheese. Repeat layers. Top with remaining meat sauce and mozzarella. , Cover and bake at 350° for 30 minutes. Uncover; sprinkle with Parmesan cheese. Bake 5-10 minutes longer or until bubbly and the cheese is melted. Let stand 10 minutes before serving.

OVEN-READY LASAGNE WITH MARINARA SAUCE, GROUND BEEF & BéCHAMEL | BARILLA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F.
• Heat milk in a medium sized pot.
• At the same time, in another similar sized pot, melt the butter and whisk in the flour and cook for 1-2 minutes.
• Slowly whisk the boiling milk into the roux, bring to a simmer and season with salt and pepper.
• Remove from heat and stir in 3/4 cup Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese.
• Meanwhile, cook the beef until slightly brown, add the marinara sauce and 1/2 jar of water, season with salt and black pepper and simmer until it is reduced in a large nonstick skillet.
• Spray a 13x9 inch glass baking dish with cooking spray.
• On the bottom of the pan, place 1/6 of the béchamel sauce and cover with 3 sheets of no-boil lasagne.
• Top with 1/6 of the béchamel and 1/5 of the meat sauce and continue alternating with the lasagne sheets for 4 more layers.
• The final layer should be béchamel topped with sauce and the remaining 1/4 cup of Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese.
• Bake for 20 minutes covered with foil, then uncovered for five more minutes or until the corners are brown and bubbling.