What you’ll need:
9 No-boil whole wheat lasagna sheets
1 jar of marinara
1 pound of Italian sausage
1 cup of Ricotta cheese
1 egg
Fresh Basil Leaves cut into strips
1 cup of Parmesan cheese
2 cups of milk
3 1/2 tablespoons of butter
3 tablespoons of flour
Sprinkle of nutmeg (optional)
Salt & pepper to taste
What you’ll do:
Preheat that oven of yours to 350. Get out your 9x9 casserole dish and spray it generously with some oil so nothing sticks, I find this easier for noodle retrieval and clean up.
First I cooked the sausage, then I put in the store-bought marinara-heated to bubbly. While all that is happening, I put in the ricotta, egg, salt & pepper to taste, oh and before I forget.....I also added some fresh basil from my window garden. Delish-I used about 10 leaves-julienned them and set the mixture aside.
I heated the milk in the microwave for three minutes, meanwhile, in a separate saucepan, I melted the butter and added in the flour. Let that cook for a few minutes then added in the hot milk and whisked like crazy until it was thick and bubbly. Added in the cheese, salt & pepper-done.
Now comes the fun part. Building the lasagna. I first started with a ladle of the sauce mixture, then put down three sheets of pasta-side by side, then the ricotta mixture-then the hot cheese sauce & repeat-two more times. I did have a few mozzarella balls-so I put them on top. Cover in foil and bake for 40 minutes. Remove foil, bake an additional 10 minutes. I let this babysit for about 7 minutes before I couldn’t stand it anymore and had to eat it.
I must say, it was the best lasagna I have not only had but also made. Billy agreed-and he would know because he loves lasagna and has had way more than me.
Okay well, I am not a professional cook, recipe maker, or blogger. But I love food, so I am sharing this.
Lela xoxo
Omg gimme gimme
ReplyDeletehey there-it was sooo worth it you should give it a try!
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