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Going to invite your friends for dinner and want to prepare a simple and tasty recipe? Make this delicious meat lasagna drizzled with béchamel sauce and sprinkled with grated parmesan cheese. Bon appetit!!!

Ingredients
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INGREDIENTS FOR THIS RECIPE

Here you'll find all the ingredients needed to make this recipe:

Ground beef and ground pork - Lasagna filling.
Lasagna sheets - Lasagna structure.
Olive oil, chopped onion and chopped garlic - Essential ingredients for sautéing and flavoring.
Pepper, nutmeg and salt - To season the meat.
Tomato pulp - Gives color and flavor to the food and makes the meat creamier.
Grated parmesan cheese - To sprinkle before baking.
Whipping cream and béchamel sauce - Lasagna sauce.
A few drops of lemon juice and nutmeg - To flavor the cream and béchamel sauce.

Below you’ll find the correct measurement of all ingredients and the step-by-step guide for this recipe.

HOW TO MAKE MEAT LASAGNA

Step 1: In a saucepan, add the chopped onion, chopped garlic and the olive oil. Sauté on a low heat until the onion start to turn golden. Add the minced meat and season with salt, pepper, nutmeg and tomato pulp. Stir and cook on a low heat for about 15 minutes. Ground meat on a saucepan Turn off the heat and drain the meat.

Step 2: Preheat the oven to 180ºC (350ºF).

Step 3: In a bowl, mix the cream, béchamel sauce, a pinch of nutmeg and a few drops of lemon juice; set aside. Béchamel and cream sauce on a dish bowl

Step 4: Place on the bottom of a baking dish two lasagna sheets and, on top, a layer of meat. And so on until finish with two lasagna sheets. Ground meat and lasagna sheets on a baking dish Drizzle with the béchamel and cream sauce, sprinkle with grated cheese and bake until golden, about 35 minutes. Meat lasagna on a baking dish

Step 5: Turn off the oven and serve.

Meat lasagna on a baking dish

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Category:Main dishes, Meat, Pasta, Recipes, Videos

Cuisine: Italian, Portuguese

Difficulty: Intermediate

Servings: 4

Prep Time:20 m

Cook Time:55 m

Total Time:1:15 h

Ingredients

250 grams (8 3/4 ounces) ground beef
250 grams (8 3/4 ounces) ground pork
8 lasagna sheets (about 125 grams (4 1/2 ounces))
50 ml (1/4 cup) olive oil
1 medium onion
4 cloves of garlic
1 teaspoon pepper
1 teaspoon nutmeg
200 ml (about 1 cup) tomato pulp
100 grams (3 1/2 ounces) grated parmesan cheese
1 teaspoon salt

For the sauce:

A pinch of nutmeg
A few drops of lemon juice
200 ml (1/2 pint (236 ml)) whipping cream
500 ml (about 2 cups) béchamel sauce

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Directions

In a saucepan, add the chopped onion, chopped garlic and the olive oil. Sauté on a low heat until the onion start to turn golden, stirring occasionally. Add the ground meat and season with salt, pepper, nutmeg and tomato pulp. Stir and cook on a low heat for about 15 minutes, stirring occasionally. Turn off the heat and drain the meat.
Preheat the oven to 180ºC (350ºF).
In a bowl, mix the cream, béchamel sauce, a pinch of nutmeg and a few drops of lemon juice; set aside.
Place on the bottom of a baking dish two lasagna sheets and, on top, a layer of meat. And so on until finish with two lasagna sheets. Drizzle with the béchamel and cream sauce, sprinkle with grated cheese and bake until golden, about 35 minutes.
Turn off the oven and serve.

Meat lasagna

Nutrition facts

Serves 4

Per Serving:

% DAILY VALUE

Calories 890

Total Fat 54 g(69%)

Saturated Fat 21.5 g(107%)

Cholesterol 208 mg(69%)

Sodium 1419 mg(62%)

Total Carbohydrate 47.5 g(17%)

Protein 55.5 g