Pasta al Forno (Seared Lasagna)

Pasta al Forno (Seared Lasagna) is one of my favorite Italian dishes which I like to cook for my family and friends.

Ingredients:

14 lasagna noodles
3 cups pasta sauce (beef and tomato home-made sauce)*
¼ teaspoon oregano
1½ cup milk
A pinch of nutmeg
A pinch of garlic
3 tablespoons all purpose flour
3 medium-size eggs
2 tablespoons butter
½ lb farmers cheese (unsalted)
½ pound mozzarella (sliced)
1 cup Parmesan (grated)

Preparation:

1st Step: Prepare a white creamy sauce: mix ¼ cup water and the flour; whisk it well ; in a lower heat, stir and cook; add butter; keep stirring to avoid lumps; cook it for 2-3 minutes; add the milk, few drops at a time; add the nutmeg; a pinch of garlic; stir continuously until the sauce is smooth and creamy (7-10 minutes);

2nd Step: Cook the lasagna noodles following direction from the package. Strain the cooked noodles; separating each, place them on paper towel or baking sheet;

3rd Step: Warm the pasta sauce if it was prepared in advance; mix it with oregano;

4th Step: Break the eggs in a bowl; add one tablespoon of water, a pinch of black pepper; beat the eggs thoroughly with a fork;

5th Step: Preheat oven to 400 degree;

6th Step: In a non-stick baking pan, spread ½ cup pasta sauce and lay down (3-4) lasagna noodles depending on the baking pan;

7th Step: Over the noodles spread (a) the eggs mixture (b) creamy white sauce (c) pasta sauce (d) cheese (e) pasta sauce (f) noodles. Repeat the placing order until the noodles are finished; then, at the top, spread the pasta sauce; lay the sliced fresh mozzarella;

8th Step: Cover and bake for 40 minutes; Uncover and bake it for 10 minutes more;

9th Step: Remove from oven; Keep it outside for 5 minutes to settle before cutting.

Serving 6 persons.

*Please click here to see my recipe for Meat Pasta Sauce

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