Classic Italian lasagna with meat and bechamel

What does it include?

Ingredients

• 12 sheets of lasagna (precooked or traditional)
• 400 g minced beef or mix
• 1 onion
• 2 cloves of garlic
• 400 g crushed tomato
• 200 ml bechamel sauce
• 100 g of grated cheese to gratin
• Olive oil
• Salt and pepper to taste
• dried oregano

How to prepare it step by step?

Preparation

1. In a frying pan, heat oil and sauté the chopped onion and garlic for 5 minutes until translucent and fragrant.
2. Add the minced meat, breaking it apart, and cook until lightly browned and no longer pink.
3. Stir in the crushed tomato, a pinch of salt, pepper, and oregano. Simmer over medium heat for 20 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the sauce thickens and flavors meld.
4. If not using pre-made bechamel, prepare it while the sauce simmers.
5. In an oven-safe dish, start with a layer of bechamel sauce, followed by lasagna sheets, then a layer of meat sauce, and sprinkle with grated cheese.
6. Repeat the layering process until you have 3 or 4 layers, finishing with a layer of bechamel and a generous sprinkle of grated cheese.
7. Bake at 180°C for 35-40 minutes until the surface is golden brown and the cheese is bubbling.
8. Allow the lasagna to rest for 10 minutes before cutting and serving to let the layers set.