Recipe To Prepare Homemade Lasagna

This Italian dish is one of the most popular in homes, not only because of its delicious flavor but also because of the ease of its preparation. For this reason, below we will share a recipe to prepare homemade lasagna that will surely be useful to you.

Actually, this is a recipe for homemade lasagne with meat, in the style of “lasagne alla bolognese”. However, if you are on a vegetarian diet, you can substitute the meat for the vegetables of your choice.

Now, regardless of the changes you make to the recipe, the result will always be delicious. After all, that is the main characteristic of lasagna. This is something that we can easily verify when we take it out of the oven, smoking and giving off an exquisite aroma.

Although homemade lasagna is a very easy meal to prepare, we often find its pre-cooked version in supermarkets. In fact, it is one of the best-selling products in the frozen food section. However, these alternatives are valid for when we are in a hurry, since the quality and flavor will never be the same as that of traditional preparation.

Characteristics of homemade lasagna

When it comes out of the oven, its golden appearance and the smoothness of all its ingredients, especially the bechamel, make lasagna an extremely appetizing meal.

On the other hand, it should be noted that, given the variety of ingredients that compose it, it provides diverse and great nutritional benefits, such as: 

Its tomato content means that it has a high content of lycopene.  We obtain lycopene from tomatoes and their derivatives, in addition to watermelon. This is a carotenoid that the human body absorbs better if consumed with oil.

The consumption of lycopene has the effect of reducing the incidence of some types of cancer, especially prostate, lung, cardiovascular and digestive tract. Thus, there are even studies that indicate that lycopene prevents muscle degeneration syndrome.

On the other hand, all homemade lasagna includes cheese, which means an important contribution of calcium. In addition to improving bone health, calcium also lowers high blood pressure and helps prevent cancers such as breast, colon, and gastric. The correct absorption of calcium helps to have a better neuronal response to promote muscle movement

Ingredients for homemade lasagna

As we promised it would be an easy recipe to prepare, we started with the ingredients.
You can see that the ingredients of this homemade lasagna are very easy to find. The only thing you need to go get from the store is probably the lasagna sheets. So, we begin.

For the crust

• 12 sheets of lasagna (200 g).
• 1 stick of butter (100 g).
• 1 package of grated Parmesan cheese (70 g).

For the filling

• Minced meat, we recommend a mixture of pork and beef, (300 g).
• 1 can of tomatoes, whole, peeled (250 g).
• 1/2 glass of white wine (50 mL).
• Olive oil (to taste)
• Salt and pepper to taste).
• 1 carrot (30 g).
• 1 onion (60 g).

For the bechamel

• 1/2 liter of milk.
• Salt and pepper to taste).
• 1/2 cup of flour (50 g).
• 1/2 stick of butter (50 g).

Preparation

1. First, heat three tablespoons of olive oil in a saucepan.
2. Next, add the finely chopped carrot and onion and cook until the onion is golden brown.
3. Then add the meat and let it brown as well.
4. Add the half a glass of white wine and allow it to evaporate.
5. Now add the peeled and diced tomatoes without seeds.
6. Cook for half an hour, seasoning to taste.
7. While the Bolognese sauce is preparing, proceed to prepare the bechamel. Melt the butter in a skillet and add the flour.
8. Add hot milk little by little and stirring until the sauce begins to boil.
9. Add the salt and lower to a simmer. Cook for about twenty minutes. Make sure to keep an eye out for stirring so that no lumps form.
10. Add a pinch of pepper to season.
11. Put the lasagna sheets to cook and place them on a separate cloth so they do not stick.
12. Now is the time to assemble the delicious homemade lasagna. Spread a baking dish with butter and place the first layer of pasta.
13. Add a layer of sauce, another of béchamel, grated cheese and a little butter.
14. Place another sheet of pasta and add the layers again until the ingredients are used up.
15. Finally, put the lasagna in the oven and cook at 180 degrees for half an hour.

Enjoy your meal!  If you liked this homemade lasagna recipe, try this delicious meat lasagna too.