LASAGNA RECIPE WITHOUT RICOTTA CHEESE

INGREDIENTS

•  ¼ cup of butter
•  2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
•  salt and ground black pepper to taste
•  2 cups of warm milk
•  2 pounds of lean ground beef
•  2 (28-ounce) jars of spaghetti sauce
•  1 pinch of ground nutmeg, or to taste
•  1 package (16 ounces) of unboiled lasagna noodles
•  1 package (8 ounces) of shredded Mexican cheese mix
•  ½ cup grated Parmesan cheese
•  ½ cup of water

PROCEDURE OF MAKING LASAGNA RECIPE WITHOUT RICOTTA CHEESE

1ST STEP

• Melt the butter in a small saucepan over medium-low heat. Add the flour, salt, and pepper to the melted butter until the flour dissolves. Slowly whisk the milk into the butter-flour mixture until a thick white sauce forms, 2 to 4 minutes. Remove the saucepan from the heat.

2ND STEP

• Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir beef in the hot skillet until browned and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes; drain and discard fat. Add spaghetti sauce and nutmeg to ground beef; cook until spaghetti sauce is heated through, about 5 minutes.

3RD STEP

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

4TH STEP

• Spread a layer of meat sauce on the bottom of a 9×13-inch baking dish. Top gravy layer with lasagna noodle layer; top with 1/3 of the white sauce, 1/2 of the remaining meat sauce, 1/3 of the Mexican cheese mixture, and 1/3 of the Parmesan cheese, respectively.
• Repeat 1 more layer of each ingredient; top with 1 more layer of lasagna noodles, remaining white sauce, Mexican cheese mixture, and Parmesan cheese. Pour water around the edges of the plate. Cover the plate with aluminum foil.

5TH STEP

• Bake in preheated oven for 45 minutes. Remove foil and continue baking until cheeses are melted, about 10 minutes more. Let lasagna rest 10 minutes before serving.

Also read: ROASTED VEGETABLE LASAGNA WITH RICOTTA