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Bolognese Lasagne

Thin sheets of fresh egg pasta layered with a slow meat ragù and creamy béchamel, then baked until the top is lightly browned. It is the family-gathering lasagne, built from three simple preparations.

  • YieldServes 6
  • Hands-on2 h
  • Total6 h 23 min
  • Difficulty

Ingredients

Meat sauce

  • ½yellow onion, medium
  • 1carrot, medium
  • 1 stalkcelery
  • 42 gbutter
  • 2 tbspextra-virgin olive oil
  • 340 gground beef chuck
  • 120 mldry white wine
  • 120 mlwhole milk
  • 0.13 tspnutmeg
  • 480 mlcanned whole peeled tomatoes, with their juice
  • 1¼ tspsalt

Pasta

  • 280 gall-purpose flour, unbleached
  • 3eggs, large, at room temperature

Béchamel

  • 480 mlwhole milk
  • 56 gbutter
  • 32 gall-purpose flour
  • ½ tspsalt

Assembly

  • 2 tbspsalt, for the pasta water
  • 70 gParmigiano-Reggiano, freshly grated, divided
  • 14 gbutter, for dotting the top

Contains

  • Gluten
  • Dairy
  • Egg
  • Celery
  • Sulfites
  • Birds' eggs (any)
  • Wheat
  • Olive
  • Grapes
  • Nightshades (any)
  • Tomato
  • Onion family (any)
  • Onion
  • Carrot
  • Nutmeg
  • All mammal meat (alpha-gal)
  • Beef and veal
  • Histamine (aged and fermented foods)
  • Tyramine
  • Lactose
  • FODMAPs (any)
  • Alcohol

Taste

  • Sweet
  • Salty
  • Umami / savory
  • Richness / fat
  • Aromatic spice

Texture

  • Creamy
  • Tender-braised

Equipment

  • Oven
  • Stovetop
  • Kitchen scale

Season

  • Fall
  • Winter

Occasion

  • Weekend project
  • Entertaining
  • Holiday

Effort

  • Over 90 min active
  • Over 3 hours total
  • Difficulty 4
  • Needs advance prep
  • Make-ahead friendly
  • Leftovers-friendly

Nutrition

  • Calories: high
  • Protein: high
  • Carbs: high
  • Fat: high
  • Fiber: moderate
  • Sodium: high

Budget

  • Budget: moderate

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