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Lasagna Bolognese

By Paula |

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Lasagna in white baking dish. Serving utensil and plates to side.
As soon as the temperatures start to cool down I crave comfort foods. Warm, stick to your ribs, slow cooked foods made with love. At the top of that list is lasagna. Not just any lasagna. My hands down favorite is Lasagna Bolognese. It’s decadent, delicious and worth ever minute it takes to prepare. I first learned about and fell in love with this dish while I lived in Italy. To date, I haven’t found another lasagna that comes even close. I’m excited just thinking about it. Do you know what else I am excited about? The launch of La Cucina Italiana’s NEW WEBSITE.

lasagna in white baking dish with serving utensil.

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lasagna in white baking dish with serving utensil to side.

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lasagna in white baking dish with serving utensil.

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Go ahead and make this Lasagna Bolognese, while the ragu is simmering and then while the lasagna is baking away you’ll have PLENTY of time to explore the NEW WEBSITE and make plans for what you’ll be making next. If you need a travel partner for the Italy trip just let me know. 

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Yield: 6 servings

Lasagna Bolognese

lasagna in white baking dish with serving utensil, plates and forks to side.

Lasagna Bolognese.

Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 2 hours 30 minutes
Total Time 2 hours 45 minutes

Ingredients

  • 1/4 pound diced pancetta
  • 1/2 cup minced carrot
  • 1/2 cup minced onion
  • 1/2 cup minced celery
  • 3/4 pounds ground beef
  • 1/2 cup dry white wine
  • 1 1/4 cup tomato puree
  • 2 cups beef broth
  • 1/2 cup whole milk
  • kosher salt
  • black pepper
  • bechamel
  • 3 tablespoons salted butter - divided
  • fresh pasta sheets (enough for 3 layers)
  • 1 cup grated Italian cheese

Instructions

  1. 1. Heat a large Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add pancetta and cook until browned. Remove pancetta and transfer to a bowl. Set aside.
  2. Add carrots, onion and celery and cook until softened. Stirring as necessary.
  3. Add beef. Cook until browned. Stirring as necessary. When browned, return pancetta to Dutch oven.
  4. Add wine and cook until wine has evaporated.
  5. Add tomato puree and reduce to a simmer. Add broth as necessary until all liquid has been used. Stirring as necessary.
  6. Add milk, season with salt and pepper to taste, continue cooking for approximatey 15 minutes.
  7. Once milk has been added Prepare BECHAMEL sauce.
  8. Use 1 tablespoon of butter to grease deep sided oven proof baking dish.
  9. TO ASSEMBLE LASAGNA: Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
  10. Place enough pasta sheets into baking dish to cover bottom. Layer 1/2 of meat sauce followed by 1/3 of bechamel sauce and 1/2 grated cheese. Continue process with additional layer.
  11. Top final pasta sheets with remaining bechamel sauce. Spread as evenly as possible. Distribute pats of remaining 2 tablespoons of butter. Cover dish with aluminum foil.
  12. Bake for 25 minutes. Carefully remove foil. Continue baking for additional 5-10 minutes OR until bubbly and golden.
  13. Allow lasagna to rest for at least 30 minutes prior to slicing.
© Paula
Cuisine: Italian / Category: Pasta

Comments

  4. Catalina says

    Lasagna is our favorite Sunday dinner! I am sure that my family will thank you for this recipe!

  5. Chrissie Baker says

    I believe you, I believe you! I mean, everything you make looks absolutely delicious, but this is seriously making me want to jump right through my screen, lol. I could do some serious damage to this pan of lasagna 😉 Pinned!

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