Summer Sausage Lasagna (Original video)

Ingredients:

• Oven-ready lasagna noodles
• Italian-American sausage ragu (made with Italian sausage, ground beef, onion, carrot, garlic, red wine, and San Marzano tomatoes)
• Ricotta cheese (made from milk)
• Bechamel sauce (made with butter, flour, milk, nutmeg, and cheese)
• Parmesan rinds
• Heavy cream or yogurt
• Milk
• Salt
• Cheese for bechamel (e.g., mozzarella, parmesan)
• Nutmeg

Instructions:

1. Pre-soak oven-ready lasagna noodles in lukewarm water while preparing other ingredients.
2. Prepare Italian-American sausage ragu by cooking Italian sausage, ground beef, onion, carrot, garlic, red wine, and San Marzano tomatoes.
3. Make ricotta cheese by heating slightly sour milk until curds form, then drain in a fine mesh strainer.
4. Prepare bechamel sauce by cooking butter and flour, then slowly whisking in milk until thickened. Add nutmeg, cheese, and season with salt.
5. Layer lasagna in the following order: sauce, noodles, sauce, ricotta mixture, bechamel, repeating until the final layer is bechamel.
6. Bake uncovered at 375°F for about 45 minutes until brown and puffy.
7. Allow the lasagna to rest for 15 minutes before serving. Enjoy!