Perfect! The dish in your photo is Lasagna – with layers of pasta, meat sauce, creamy béchamel, and melted cheese. Here’s the recipe:
⭐ Homemade Lasagna Recipe
🛒 Ingredients
For the meat sauce:
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1 onion, finely chopped
- 3 garlic cloves, minced
- 500 g (1 lb) ground beef (or beef + pork mix)
- 400 g (14 oz) canned crushed tomatoes
- 2 tbsp tomato paste
- 1 tsp sugar
- 1 tsp dried oregano
- 1 tsp dried basil
- Salt & pepper to taste
For the béchamel (white sauce):
- 4 tbsp butter
- 4 tbsp all-purpose flour
- 4 cups (1 liter) warm milk
- 1/4 tsp nutmeg (optional)
- Salt & pepper to taste
For assembly:
- 9–12 lasagna noodles (pre-cooked or oven-ready)
- 2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
- 1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
👩🍳 Instructions
- Prepare the meat sauce
- Heat olive oil in a large pan. Add onion & garlic, sauté until soft.
- Add ground beef, cook until browned.
- Stir in crushed tomatoes, tomato paste, sugar, oregano, basil, salt, and pepper.
- Simmer uncovered on low heat for 25–30 minutes until thick.
- Make the béchamel sauce
- In a saucepan, melt butter. Add flour, whisk 1–2 minutes.
- Slowly pour in warm milk while whisking constantly.
- Cook until thick and smooth. Season with nutmeg, salt & pepper.
- Assemble the lasagna
- Preheat oven to 190°C / 375°F.
- In a baking dish, spread a thin layer of meat sauce.
- Add a layer of noodles.
- Spread béchamel, then meat sauce, then mozzarella.
- Repeat layers until dish is nearly full (3–4 layers).
- Top with béchamel + mozzarella + Parmesan.
- Bake
- Cover with foil and bake for 25 minutes.
- Remove foil and bake another 20 minutes until golden and bubbling.
- Rest for 10 minutes before slicing and serving.
👉 Would you like me to also give you a quick 30-minute version of this lasagna (with shortcuts) for busy days?