Bechamel Lasagna: Easy and Delicious Italian Classic

A favorite dish of Italian cuisine, juicy and incredibly tasty. Classic lasagna with bechamel sauce is, in fact, a puff casserole made from a special type of pasta in the form of sheets, with minced meat, with tomato and milk sauce. The process is simple, even a beginner can handle it, and the result will please you.
cook time: 2h
Caleb Huxley
Bechamel Lasagna: Easy and Delicious Italian Classic

Nutrition Facts (per serving)

226
Calories
15g
Fat
15g
Carbs
8g
Protein

Ingredients (8 portions)

Basic:

Hard cheese 200 g
Lasagne sheets 9 pc

For the Bolognese sauce:

Onion 1 pc
Garlic 2 clove
Tomatoes 350 g
Salt to taste
Ground black pepper to taste
Vegetable oil 2 tbsp
Dry spices to taste
Minced meat 500 g

For the Bechamel sauce:

Salt to taste
Ground black pepper to taste
Nutmeg 0.5 tsp
Butter 70 g
Milk 700 ml
Flour 70 g

Recipe instructions

Step 1

Step 1
How to make classic lasagne with bechamel sauce in the oven? Prepare your food. First for the bolognese sauce. The classic recipe is made with ground beef, but you can also use other meats — pork, chicken or turkey. In addition to onions, tomatoes and garlic, you can add other vegetables — carrots, bell peppers, celery. Tomatoes are suitable either fresh or chopped, like mine.

Step 2

Step 2
Peel the onion and cut into small cubes.

Step 3

Step 3
Finely chop the garlic cloves.

Step 4

Step 4
Heat a frying pan over medium heat, pour vegetable oil into it for frying. Add onion and garlic. Fry them, stirring occasionally, until translucent, 2-3 minutes.

Step 5

Step 5
Place the minced meat in the pan. Breaking large lumps until the color changes from red to gray.

Step 6

Step 6
Add tomatoes to the minced meat. If you use fresh ones, first remove the skin from the tomatoes and puree them using a blender or grater. Salt and pepper the minced meat, add dry herbs from Italian cuisine. Stir, reduce heat, cover the pan with a lid and leave the sauce to simmer for 10-15 minutes, depending on the amount of meat.

Step 7

Step 7
Next prepare the béchamel sauce. Use the best quality oil for it, without vegetable fats in the composition. Milk — any fat content.

Step 8

Step 8
Take a thick-bottomed saucepan and put butter in it. Melt it over low heat. Add all the flour and stir quickly to avoid lumps. Fry the resulting flour mixture for one minute.

Step 9

Step 9
While constantly stirring, pour milk into it in a thin stream. To break up all the lumps, it is more convenient to use a whisk. Make sure the sauce is completely homogeneous.

Step 10

Step 10
Add ground nutmeg, salt and pepper. Boil the bechamel with constant stirring until thickened. As soon as the first bubbles appear, remove the pan from the heat. If you are making the sauce ahead of time, cover it with cling film so that it touches the surface, otherwise it will crust over.

Step 11

Step 11
Also take lasagna sheets and hard cheese. Be sure to read on the packaging how the manufacturer recommends using the sheets (need to pre-boil them or not); I can use dry ones.

Step 12

Step 12
Grate the cheese. Set some aside immediately to sprinkle on top of the lasagna.

Step 13

Step 13
Take a suitable baking dish. Mine is 17*33 cm in size. Spread a little bechamel sauce on the bottom. Lay the sheets on it slightly overlapping. If they wonʼt fit, break them off or cut them off.

Step 14

Step 14
Place a layer of bolognese sauce on the sheets.

Step 15

Step 15
Add bechamel sauce to the layer of minced meat; spread it over the meat.

Step 16

Step 16
Sprinkle cheese on top of these layers.

Step 17

Step 17
Next, repeat — lasagna sheets, bolognese, bechamel, cheese. Repeat layers until the top of the mold. I got two layers.

Step 18

Step 18
Top with lasagna sheets. Lubricate them with bechamel sauce. Place the lasagna in the oven, preheated to 180°C, for 40-50 minutes, depending on the height of the pan.

Step 19

Step 19
Then remove the lasagne pan and sprinkle cheese on top. Return the lasagna to the oven for 5-10 minutes. The cheese will melt and turn golden.

Step 20

Step 20
Serve hot lasagna with minced meat. Bon appetit!

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