Lasagna Northern Italian Style

Total Time: 1 hr 25 mins Preparation Time: 40 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• 1 lb sweet italian sausage, cooked with out casing and crumbled
• 1 large chicken breast half, cooked and chopped
• 1 medium sweet onion, chopped and cooked in olive oil
• 3 grated garlic cloves
• 3/4 cup dry red , i used a mixed red
• 1 3/4 cups water
• 1 (12 ounce) can tomato paste
• 1 (14 ounce) can diced petite tomatoes, drained
• 2 stalks celery, chopped finely
• 2 carrots, shredded small
• 1 dash black pepper
• 1 teaspoon italian seasoning
• 1 teaspoon dried basil
• 1/3 cup melted butter
• 1/3 cup flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 dash nutmeg
• 3 cups half-and-half
• 2 cups mozzarella cheese
• 1 3/4 cups parmesan cheese
• 3 tablespoons dried parsley
• 1 lb lasagna noodle, partially cooked not soft. follow directions on the box

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 350 degree's.
• 2 make sauce as follows.
• 3 1 cook the sausage, chicken, and onion separately, i poach the chicken first until no pink shows.
• 4 in a sauce pan mix , tomato paste, petite tomatoes,water together to combine. add the garlic,basil,pepper,italian seasoning ,carrots,celery. add in the chicken and sausage. bring to a boil,and reduce to simmer for one hour uncovered.
• 5 2 mix the parmesan cheese,parsley,and mozzarella together and set aside,.
• 6 3 make the white sauce. melt butter in saucepan on stove on low. add the flour and mix well. add the half and half, and salt. stir constantly while cooking until sauce becomes thick like a heavy cream. season with salt and pepper.remove from heat.
• 7 4 in a 13x9 inch pan spread 1 cup of meat sauce on the bottom. top with as many lasagna noodle that will fit. usually 3-4 will do.
• 8 5 spread half the white sauce over noodles. put half the mozzarella on top of white sauce. next layer lasagna noodles, meat sauce, mozzarella mixture. net lasagna meat sauce,white sauce,and top with mozzarella. bake at 350 degree's for 45 minutes,or until done.
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