lasagna without ricotta

This easy lasagna recipe has been a family favorite for decades - and it really is so simple! It only requires a few simple ingredients, and for those looking for a lasagna without ricotta, this one fits the bill. It freezes beautifully, too!

Easy Lasagna Recipe

spaghetti sauce

tomato sauce

¼ cup onions, chopped

Italian Seasoning

garlic powder

onion powder

water

beef

Italian sausage, any variety

mozzarella cheese

Colby jack cheese

lasagna noodles *oven ready make this recipe even easier*

Several tablespoons powder Parmesan cheese

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Fill pot with water and bring to a...

Fill pot with water and bring to a boil, then cook lasagna noodles until al dente.

In the meantime, dice onions, and then put...

In the meantime, dice onions, and then put them in a deep skillet with the sausage and ground beef.

Brown the meats. Add spaghetti sauce, tomato sauce,...

Brown the meats. Add spaghetti sauce, tomato sauce, and water to meat and onion mixture. Add in all the spices, and let simmer 15 minutes.

When lasagna noodles are done, drain excess water,...

When lasagna noodles are done, drain excess water, and put off to the side.

Sprinkle Parmesan cheese on the bottom of a...

Sprinkle Parmesan cheese on the bottom of a 9x13 pan. Layer four lasagna noodles on the bottom of the dish. Then layer 1/3 of sauce, then ½ cup of colby jack cheese 1/2 cup of mozzarella. Sprinkle with Parmesan.

Repeat noodle, sauce, cheeses two more times. Make...

Repeat noodle, sauce, cheeses two more times. Make sure the top layer of the lasagna is mozzarella cheese. If there are any gaps at the ends of pans where there are no noodles, put a noodle there as well. Cover with tin foil and bake for 50 minutes. Then remove tin foil and let bake about 10 more minutes.

If cheese is still not melted completely, put...

If cheese is still not melted completely, put on broil for about two minutes.

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A traditional Italian lasagna recipe layered with béchamel sauce, bolognese sauce, pasta and mozzarella cheese. A yummy and satisfying dish!

Lasagna with Béchamel Sauce (without ricotta)

olive oil

garlic

white onion

lbs lean ground beef

carrot (finely minced)

celery (finely minced)

oz canned peeled whole tomatoes

oz tomato paste

basil

oregano

beef bouillon

salt

tsp black pepper

unsalted butter

all purpose flour

2% milk

lasagna (boiled

mozzarella cheese (shredded)

tbsp parsley (chopped, garnish)

Heat a large pot under medium heat. Add olive oil, garlic and onions. Saute until fragrant, for a minute or two, avoid browning. Then add ground beef

Saute

Saute ground beef until it is no longer pink. Add carrot and celery, and saute for about one minute.

Add the liquids - peeled tomatoes and tomato paste. Stir to combine. Heat it on medium high heat and let it come to a boil.

Add the rest of the seasonings - basil, oregano, beef bouillon, salt and pepper. Stir to combine. Lower heat to medium heat and let it cook for another ~10 minutes, or until sauce thickens.

Remove

Bolognese Sauce

Heat

Add butter to a medium pot and heat under medium heat.

Once butter is melted (avoid browning butter), add flour to pot. Using a whisk, whisk to combine. Mixture will be slightly clumpy.

Whisk

Immediately add milk into the pot and bring to medium high heat so that it comes to a boil. Whisk continuously until mixture is smooth and thickens.

Once mixture reaches desired thick consistency, add salt and pepper. Stir to combine, then remove from heat.

Béchamel Sauce

Pre heat oven to 375°F

Bring a thin layer of bolognese sauce to the bottom of a deep 9&quot; x 13&quot; dish.

Layer

Start layering with three sheets of rectangular lasagna sheets (see Note 1), then add 1/3 of the bolognese sauce, and then 1/3 of the béchamel sauce.

Repeat

Repeat Steo 2 two more times. There should be a total of three sets of lasagna sheets/bolognese sauce/béchamel sauce layers.

Sprinkle

The top layer should be béchamel sauce. Sprinkle it with mozzarella cheese to top it off.

Bake

Bring casserole dish to oven and place a cookie sheet under the casserole dish to catch any potential drippings. Bake for 45 minutes, then (optional) broil for 2 minutes to brown the top.

Cool

Remove dish from oven and let it sit for 20 minutes before cutting into lasagna.

Serve

Assemble Lasagna

I have made a lot of lasagna over the years. This recipe is probably the best one I have tried and will be my go to unless something more SPECTACULAR comes along. 
I used the noodles requiring boiling first. They were the right ones to use. I used Lactose free butter, milk and cheese so my lactose intolerant daughter could eat it.
My wife loved it as it did not appear greasy from cheese fat. All in I can only say that this recipe is a WINNER! Thank you for your efforts!

This was so satisfying and delicious. It was my first time making a lasagna from scratch and I am so impressed with how the béchamel turned out! It was so smooth and creamy and balanced very well with the flavor and texture of the bolognese. I added a couple teaspoons of nutritional yeast to my béchamel with the salt and pepper to add a slight cheese flavor.

assembly correction!!!......where it sais to add a "thin layer" of the bolognese on the bottom of your oven dish, this is actually the first 1/3 of your bolognese mixture as if you follow the instructions you will be laying mozerella  on the meat not the white sauce..not complaining mearly correcting a minor issue

I always always intended to comment on this Lasagna, I made it last winter, family loved it! We were too anxious to eat it so it kind of was all over the place, next time I will wait to serve it like you said. Next day leftovers was amazing according to my 19 yr old grandson. And also add nutmeg :)

This was a big NO for this family. Tons of work for a bland and tasteless dish. I suppose this was a good reminder of why I stopped making anything with bechemel years ago. It is really nothing more than tasteless bland white goop. Nothing in the ingredients actually is there to provide flavour except for salt. It's like making mac n cheese but not adding the cheese to the sauce. I had to make one of my son's an entirely different meal, as he really disliked it that much. Lesson learned, bechemel has not gotten more flavourful over the years, lol. Nothing against this recipie specifically as every one would be just as bland and tasteless.  But as a note, the recipie probably makes way too much bechemel. Half would probably be plenty.

WOW WOW WOW! 
This recipe and method, it wasn't difficult and it worked - absolutely delicious.
my first time following this one, and I doubled the recipe to use for lunches as freezing.
I had a couple of substitutes, transferring the Oz to Grams, I forgot to double the Canned tomato's, but I had 5 fresh in the fridge so used them as well. 
I forgot to add the Beef Bouillon to my shopping list, thinking I had some. I used stock instead and used double the amount to try get the same flavour. 
Added in grated Zucchini. 

Already excited to make this again, and planning to make for family, like my nan who loves lasange but doesn't want to cook it for herself only. 

Would love to hear some tips on freezing this. If using the oven ready lasange sheets, do you follow the recipe and freeze - not putting in the oven. Or do you cook entirely so that pulling out of the freezer is just reheating?

I made this last night for Father's Day and it was a big hit.  I halved the béchamel and it was still plenty creamy and gooey.

Been there,,done that. I turned out just fine. Just remember to let the premade lasagna sit out on the counter for 30 to 45 min. Then preheat over. BUT if you forget that step, the bake time will be longer..

I was craving lasagna so badly. Just me to cook for a whole lasagna is usually too much. This was so delicious, I'm gonna freeze the leftovers!

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