Description
Deliciously stuffed garlic bread loaves filled with layers of savory meat sauce, creamy béchamel, and melted cheese, creating a unique twist on traditional lasagna.
Ingredients
Scale
- For the lasagna:
- 2 Furlani garlic bread loaves
- 180g grated cheddar cheese
- 180g grated mozzarella cheese
- 3 large fresh lasagna sheets, blanched and cut into 2-inch strips
- Chopped parsley or basil for garnish
- For the meat sauce:
- 454g ground sausage
- 1 small onion, diced
- 1 bell pepper, diced
- 2 tablespoons tomato paste
- 500ml passata
- For the béchamel sauce:
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 1 1/4 cups warmed milk
- 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
- Freshly ground black pepper to taste
- 5 oz baby spinach, chopped
Instructions
- Make meat sauce: Cook sausage in a skillet over medium-high heat until browned. Remove to a strainer to drain grease. In the same skillet, add diced onion and peppers. Cook until tender. Add tomato paste and stir. Add passata, bring to a simmer, and stir in sausage meat. Cook for 4-5 minutes until thickened. Set aside.
- Make béchamel sauce: Melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Stir in flour and cook until a paste forms. Gradually add milk, stirring constantly. Whisk in Dijon mustard and pepper. Add spinach. Turn off heat and set aside.
- Prebake garlic bread: Place top and bottom halves of garlic bread loaves into a baking dish to form 2 tight V-shapes. Add a sprinkle of cheese to the bottom of the V’s. Bake at 375°F for 6 minutes.
- Assemble lasagna: Place a layer of lasagna noodles on the cheese. Add a layer of meat sauce. Place another layer of noodles, then a layer of béchamel sauce. Add a sprinkle of cheese, followed by another layer of noodles. Spoon on the rest of the meat sauce and finish with the rest of the cheese.
- Bake lasagna: Bake at 375°F for 20-25 minutes or until cheese is melted.
- Serve: Sprinkle with chopped parsley or basil and let loaves rest for 5 minutes before cutting and serving. Serve with warm leftover béchamel sauce.
Notes
For extra flavor, consider adding Italian herbs to the meat sauce.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 40 minutes
- Category: Main Dish
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: Italian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 stuffed garlic bread loaf
- Calories: 540
- Sugar: 4g
- Sodium: 800mg
- Fat: 30g
- Saturated Fat: 15g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 52g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 25g
- Cholesterol: 90mg