World's BEST Meat Lasagna
Absolute best meat lasagna recipe you will try. As a bonus it's freezer friendly making it perfect for an easy weeknight family meal.
Ingredients
- 8-10 Lasagna noodles cooked or not if you use no boil noodles
- 6 C Marinara Sauce your favorite homemade or store bought about 1 C per layer
- 1 lbs Mild Italian Sausage
- 1/2 C Mozzarella
- 1/2 C Parmesan Cheese
4 C Bachemel Sauce (recipe below)
- 4 TBS Butter
- 5 TBS Flour
- 1/2 C Parmesan Cheese this is in addition to the bachemel
- 4 C Milk
- onion powder about 1/2 tsp adjust to taste
- nutmeg about 1/8 tsp adjust to taste
- garlic salt 1-2 tsp adjust to taste
- pepper about 1/8 tsp adjust to taste
- Italian seasoning about 1 TBS adjust to taste
Instructions
- Cook pasta if needed.
- Brown sausage and drown excess drippings.
- Make Bachemel sauce by melting butter in a large pan over medium high heat.
- Mix in flour and cook for a minute stirring.
- Turn heat down to medium low and whisk in milk slowly making sure to incorporate and minimize any flour lumps.
- Add in cheese and seasoning. Start conservatively with the seasonings and add until it suits your taste.
- Cook until thick enough that it will hold it’s shape when you swipe some off a spoon dipped into the sauce.
- Set aside.
- Assemble the lasagna as pictured above.
- Bake at 450 F for 30-45 minutes.
- Broil to brown the top if desired.
- Let rest for at least 10 minutes before serving if you want it to set. We’re always too impatience and just eat it right away.
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