Easy Lasagna Recipe by Lively Cooking

ricotta cheese

🥗Healthier: cottage cheese

💰Cheaper: cream cheese

Cottage cheese lowers fat content while maintaining creaminess.

ground beef

🥗Healthier: ground turkey

💰Cheaper: ground pork

Ground turkey is leaner, while ground pork is often less expensive.

mozzarella cheese

🥗Healthier: part-skim mozzarella

💰Cheaper: provolone cheese

Part-skim mozzarella reduces fat, while provolone is usually cheaper.

Parmesan cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: grated Pecorino Romano

Nutritional yeast is dairy-free, while Pecorino is often more affordable.

Heat oil in a pan.

Chop and add 1 medium onion to the oil, frying until golden.

Add 500 grams of ground beef and cook until browned.

Add 1 chopped medium tomato and season with salt, red chili powder, black pepper, and oregano.

Stir in a packet of tomato paste and 1 glass of water, cooking until the tomato is soft.

Prepare a white sauce by melting 2 tablespoons of butter with 2 tablespoons of oil, then add 2 tablespoons of all-purpose flour and cook until bubbly.

Gradually add 3 cups of milk, stirring until thickened, seasoning with salt, red chili flakes, oregano, and garlic powder.

Boil lasagna sheets in salted water with oil for about 10 minutes, cooking them to 90-95% done.

In a baking dish, layer white sauce, lasagna sheets, meat sauce, and mozzarella cheese, repeating the layers as desired.

Cover and bake for about 40 minutes at low flame, preheating the oven to 160 degrees Celsius for 20 minutes before baking.

Grill the top for an additional 5 minutes for color.

Let the lasagna rest for 10 minutes before slicing and serving.

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