Not A Classic Lasagne -- Or Is It?

Total Time: 2 hrs Preparation Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 1 lb lasagne pasta
• 1/2 lb mozzarella cheese, sliced
• 1/2 lb provolone cheese, sliced
• 1/4 cup parmigiano-reggiano cheese, grated
• 1 carrot, small dices
• 4 garlic cloves
• 10 celery ribs, small dices
• 1 medium onion, small dices
• 1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley
• 3 tablespoons olive oil
• 1/2 lb italian sausage
• 1 lb ground beef
• 1/2 cup wine
• 4 tablespoons tomato paste
• 16 ounces crushed tomatoes
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1 tablespoon fresh basil leaf
• 3 cups whole milk
• 3 tablespoons melted butter
• 4 tablespoons flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 dash pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1/2 cup parmesan cheese, grated
• 1/4 cup fresh parsley, chopped finely

Recipe

• 1 meat sauce: saute the carrot, garlic, onion, and celery in 3 tablespoons olive oil until soft.
• 2 crumble sausage into veggie mixture, breaking it up.
• 3 brown for 20 minutes.
• 4 crumble ground beef into mixture, stirring until broken up and browned.
• 5 add wine and tomato paste, stirring well to distribute.
• 6 add 1/4 cup chopped parsley.
• 7 once all meat loses its red color, add large can of crushed tomatoes.
• 8 sauce: make the sauce by melting butter in microwave.
• 9 microwave milk for three minutes.
• 10 combine melted butter, hot milk, flour, salt, pepper, nutmeg, and 1/4 cup chopped parsley to milk mixture.
• 11 add 1/2 cup parmesan; stir to melt.
• 12 stir to smooth, medium thickness.
• 13 assembly: boil lasagne noodles until al dente.
• 14 line lasagne pan with layer of noodles, followed by meat sauce, followed by sauce, followed by cheeses, including remainder of parmesan. repeat layers, topping with cheese.
• 15 bake at 325 degrees until hot throughout and cheese is bubbly.
• 16 i find this is better the day after made.