The Best Homemade Lasagna Recipe

ground beef

🥗Healthier: ground turkey

💰Cheaper: ground chicken

Ground turkey is leaner and healthier, while ground chicken can be less expensive.

ricotta cheese

🥗Healthier: cottage cheese

💰Cheaper: cream cheese

Cottage cheese is lower in fat, while cream cheese can be a budget-friendly alternative.

mozzarella cheese

🥗Healthier: part-skim mozzarella

💰Cheaper: cheddar cheese

Part-skim mozzarella reduces fat, while cheddar can be more affordable.

Parmesan cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: grated Pecorino

Nutritional yeast is dairy-free and lower in calories, while Pecorino offers a similar flavor.

Start by cooking the meat sauce. Cook the Pork and Beef first. Remove and cook the onions next. Add garlic and Italian seasoning with some olive oil once onions are almost done. Combine the meat back in. Slowly add pasta sauce till desired consistency. Keep on a low heat.

For the Bechamel Sauce, start by getting a medium pot. Heat on medium-high. Once pot is hot, add butter and melt. Once it's bubbling slightly, add flour and cook through until slightly brown but not burnt. Slowly add milk a quarter of the total amount at a time while whisking constantly. Once all milk is added and it's creamy, add white pepper and salt to season. Turn down heat to lowest setting or off, and slowly whisk in the parmesan cheese.

Boil pasta noodles as instructed on the box.

Preheat oven to 375 degrees.

Once done, stack: sauce first, then pasta, then bechamel, then top with mozzarella. Repeat 2-4 times until desired height is reached. For the last layer, switch the pasta sauce and bechamel so that the white sauce and mozzarella are on the top layer.

Add to oven for 40 minutes covered. Then remove cover and broil for 3-5 minutes while keeping an eye on it.

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