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A serving of Rustic Bolognese Lasagna on a white plate on top of a red patterned place setting

Rustic Lasagna With Fresh Spinach Pasta

Course: Pasta
Cuisine: Italian
Prep Time: 3 hours
Cook Time: 1 hour
Total Time: 4 hours
Servings: 12
Calories: 466kcal
Author: Kris Longwell
This is probably my #1 signature dish. I've truly been perfecting this for over 20 years. This dish holds a special place for Wesley and me. We just love it. It takes a lot of special loving to make this come to life...but boy, oh boy, is it divine. Wait till you have it the next day!
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Ingredients

FOR THE BOLOGNESE

  • 2 tablespoon olive oil
  • ⅛ lb prosciutto finely chopped
  • 1 cup carrot chopped
  • 1 cup celery chopped
  • 1 cup yellow onion chopped
  • 1½ lb ground beef
  • ½ lb ground pork
  • ½ lb ground veal
  • ½ cup red wine
  • 1 28 oz can San Marzano tomatoes chopped in food processor, juice reserved
  • 2 teaspoon Kosher salt
  • 1 teaspoon crushed red pepper
  • 1 teaspoon black pepper
  • 1 tablespoon garlic powder
  • 1 tablespoon dried oregano
  • 1 tablespoon dried basil

FOR THE BÉCHAMEL SAUCE

  • 3 tablespoon unsalted butter
  • 4 tablespoon all-purpose flour
  • 2 cups hot milk
  • 1 large white onion halved
  • 1 large bay leaf
  • 2 cloves
  • salt and pepper to tasted

FOR THE ASSEMBLY

Instructions

  • MAKE THE BOLOGNESE SAUCE:
  • Heat the olive oil in a large pot over medium-high heat
  • Add the prosciutto, and cook for 5 minutes
  • Add the carrots, celery, and onion...cook until soft...about 15 minutes
  • Add the beef, pork and veal, cook until almost no longer pink
  • Add the wine...cook for about 4 minutes
  • Drain off the fat through a colander, or fine mesh sieve, Add back to the pot.
  • Add the tomatoes and their juice
  • Mix well. Add remaining spices.
  • Simmer over low-medium heat for about 3 hours, stirring occasionally
  • Cook the fresh spinach pasta
  • MAKE THE BECHAMEL SAUCE:
  • Take the onion half and use two cloves to stick through a bay leave to adhere to the flat side of the onion.
  • Heat the butter in a medium-sized, heavy pan
  • Add flour, and whisk for about 2 minutes, to form lightly browned roux
  • Slowly add the heated milk
  • Add the onion, with the bay leaf/cloves facing down.
  • Whisking the milk around the onion continuously until thickened, about 5 minutes.
  • ASSEMBLE AND FINISH OFF THE LASAGNA:
  • Pre-heat the oven to 350 degrees:
  • Start with a thin layer of bolognese sauce at the bottom of a lasagna pan
  • Add a layer of pasta noodles
  • Spoon a layer of the bechamel sauce
  • Sprinkle about ¼ cup of the grated parm-reg cheese over the sauce
  • Add another layer of pasta
  • Add another layer of grated parm-reg cheese
  • Add another layer of sauce
  • Add another layer of pasta
  • Add another layer of bechamel sauce
  • Add another layer of grated parm-reg cheese
  • Add another layer of pasta
  • Add another thin layer of sauce and then sprinkle more cheese to top.
  • Bake for 1 hour, uncovered.
  • Let rest for at least 30 minutes.

Nutrition

Calories: 466kcal | Carbohydrates: 9g | Protein: 28g | Fat: 21g | Saturated Fat: 11g | Cholesterol: 146mg | Sodium: 674mg | Potassium: 499mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 2438IU | Vitamin C: 5mg | Calcium: 199mg | Iron: 3mg