Olive Garden 5-Cheese Lasagna (Copycat Recipe) |
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Prep Time: 60 Minutes Cook Time: 0 Minutes |
Ready In: 60 Minutes Servings: 9 |
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Really good lasagna! If you love Olive Garden's 5-cheese lasagna then you'll love this one! We like it with 1/2 lb. ground beef and 1/2 lb. Italian sausage in it. Ingredients:
1/4 cup butter |
1/4 cup flour |
2 cups milk |
1/4 cup sun-dried tomato packed in oil, minced |
1 tablespoon fresh garlic, minced |
3 1/2 cups ricotta cheese |
3 eggs |
1 cup grated parmesan cheese |
1/2 cup grated romano cheese |
1/2 teaspoon salt |
1 teaspoon black pepper |
4 cups mozzarella cheese, shredded |
1 cup spinach lasagna noodles or 1 cup regular lasagna noodle, if unavailable |
marinara sauce, as desired |
extra parmesan cheese, freshly grated |
Directions:
1. Melt butter with medium heat in heavy 1 quart saucepan.
2. Add flour and stir until well blended; cook until frothy.
3. Add milk, stirring constantly with wire whisk as mixture comes to a simmer.
4. Cook and stir until thickened (3-4 minutes).
5. Chill while mixing other ingredients.
6. Drain and mince tomatoes and garlic.
7. Place other cheese filling ingredients in 3-quart mixing bowl with tomatoes and garlic.
8. Add 1-1/2 cups of cooled cream sauce and mix until well blended.
9. Refrigerate, reserving 1/2-cup for later use.
10. Cook lasagna noodles according to package directions.
11. Cool under cold water and drain.
12. Place 3 lasagna noodles in a 9x13x2 lightly oiled baking dish, overlapping slightly.
13. Spread 1-1/2 cups cheese filling over noodles; sprinkle with one cup mozzarella and 1/4-cup fontina cheese.
14. Repeat pasta and cheese layering; top with remaining three lasagna noodles.
15. Spread 1/2-cup of reserved cream sauce over top and cover lightly with foil.
16. Preheat oven to 350 and bake for 1 hour.
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