Oven-Ready Lasagna with Meat Sauce and Bechamel

Creamy bechamel and rich delicious meat sauce are layered with lasagna noodles and cheese for an easy and delicious weeknight meal.

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Cooking Time: 25 mins
• Total Time: 45 mins
• Calories: 496 Calories

Ingredients

• ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 6 tablespoons butter
• 5 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 1 cup grated Parmesan cheese
• 1 quart milk
• salt and black pepper to taste
• 1 (9 ounce) box Barilla® Oven Ready Lasagne
• 1 (24 ounce) jar Barilla® Meat Sauce
• ½ cup fresh basil leaves, julienned

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Pre heat the oven to 375 degrees F.

Step 2

For the bechamel, bring the milk to a simmer in a saucepan. Meanwhile in a separate pan, melt butter; stir in flour and cook 2-3 minutes. Stir the hot milk into the butter-flour mixture. Whisk vigorously and bring to a simmer; cook for 5 minutes. Remove the pan from the heat. Season with salt, pepper, nutmeg and 3/4 of cheese.

Step 3

Pour 1/5 of the Barilla sauce and 1/5 of the bechamel into the bottom of a 13x9 baking dish; top with basil. Cover with three noodles and repeat for 3 layers. For the top layer add the remaining Parmigiano cheese and basil. Cover with foil.

Step 4

Bake until the corners are bubbling and slightly brown, about 20 minutes. Let the lasagna rest for 5 minutes before serving.