🍲 Beef Lasagna

Layers of pasta, meat and cheese — basically edible Jenga. 🧱

• 1h 40mTotal time
• 👨‍🍳 Today I am a chefDifficulty
• 850kcal
• 6Portions

• 🥩 Beef
• 🇮🇹 Italian
• 🎉 Party food
• 🤗 Comfort food

Ingredients

• 12 lasagna sheets
• 500g ground beef
• 1 onion, chopped
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 800g crushed tomatoes
• 2 tbsp tomato paste
• 60g butter
• 60g flour
• 750ml milk
• 150g grated parmesan
• 200g mozzarella, shredded
• Olive oil, salt, pepper and a pinch of nutmeg

How to make it

1. Make the ragù: sauté onion and garlic, brown the beef, add tomato paste and crushed tomatoes, season and simmer 30 minutes
2. Make the béchamel: melt butter, whisk in flour, gradually add milk while whisking until thickened, season with salt and nutmeg
3. Spread a thin layer of ragù in a baking dish, then a layer of pasta sheets
4. Layer ragù, béchamel and a sprinkle of parmesan, repeating until the ingredients are used, finishing with béchamel and mozzarella on top
5. Bake covered with foil at 180C for 30 minutes, then uncovered for 15-20 minutes until golden
6. Rest for 10 minutes before slicing