Two Sauce Weeknight Lasagna Bowls |
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Prep Time: 10 Minutes Cook Time: 20 Minutes |
Ready In: 30 Minutes Servings: 4 |
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Classic lasagna in my family is made by layering thin lasagna noodles, preferable egg pasta, with layers of bechemel or white sauce, and[ a light meat sauce. Here, curly short-cut pasta is topped with the white sauce and topped with a rich meat sauce for mixing in.] Ingredients:
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1 pound campanelle pasta |
2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil |
1/4 pound pancetta, a couple of thick slices, chopped |
3/4 pound ground beef pork and veal mix or ground beef |
1/2 large carrot, peeled and grated or finely chopped |
1 small to medium onion, chopped |
3 cloves garlic, 2 chopped or grated, 1 peeled |
1/2 teaspoon allspice, a couple of pinches |
freshly ground black pepper |
1 bay leaf |
3 tablespoons tomato paste |
1/2 cup dry red wine |
2 cups beef stock |
3 tablespoons butter |
3 tablespoons flour |
2 cups milk |
nutmeg, to taste |
1/2 cup grated parmigiano reggiano, plus some to pass at table |
a handful fresh parsley leaves, finely chopped |
Directions:
1. Heat large pot of water to a boil, salt water and cook pasta to al dente.
2. While pasta water comes to a boil, heat olive oil in a medium sauce pot over medium-high heat, add pancetta and render 2 to 3 minutes then add meat and break up as it browns. When the meat has begun to caramelize and develops a nice brown color, 4 to 5 minutes, add carrot, onion, 2 cloves of garlic, allspice, salt and pepper and a bay leaf. Cook 3 to 4 minutes more to soften onions and carrots bits then stir in tomato paste and cook for 2 minutes, then stir in wine and cook out 1 minute then stir in stock and reduce heat to simmer.
3. While red sauce cooks, cut remaining whole clove of garlic and rub the inside of a medium sauce pot with it. Melt butter in pot over medium heat. Add in flour and whisk together a minute or so then whisk in milk and bring to a bubble, reduce heat then season sauce with salt, pepper and nutmeg, thicken 8 to 10 minutes.
4. Toss pasta with white sauce and 1/2 cup grated cheese. Serve pasta in individual bowls and top with a ladle of meat sauce in the middle of the bowl for mixing in. Garnish with parsley.
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