French-Style Lasagna

Ingredients

• 9 lasagnas noodles
• 1 pound ground beef
• ½ onion , diced
• 0.25 cups diced green bell pepper
• 2 cloves garlic , minced
• 3 tablespoons butter
• 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 1 cup milk
• 0.5 cups heavy whipping cream
• 1 ½ , 8 ounce
• 0.5 cups grated Parmesan cheese
• salt and ground black pepper to taste
• 1 pinch herbes de Provence
• garlic powder
• 2 cups shredded Swiss cheese
• 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese

Instructions

1. 1

   Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook lasagna noodles in boiling water, stirring occasionally until tender yet firm to the bite, about 8 minutes. Drain.

2. 2

   Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

3. 3

   Combine ground beef, onion, green bell pepper, and minced garlic in a large skillet over medium heat; cook and stir until beef is no longer pink, 5 to 8 minutes.

4. 4

   Melt butter in a saucepan over medium-low heat. Stir in flour; cook for 1 minute. Pour in milk and heavy cream. Cook, stirring frequently, until sauce thickens, about 5 minutes.

5. 5

   Spread 1/4 of tomato sauce in the bottom of a 9x13-inch baking dish. Cover with 3 lasagna noodles. Spoon 1/3 of the beef mixture over noodles. Spread 1/4 of tomato sauce and 1/3 of white sauce over beef mixture. Sprinkle Parmesan cheese, salt, pepper, herbes de Provence, and garlic powder on top. Cover with 1/3 of the Swiss cheese and mozzarella cheese.

6. 6

   Repeat layers twice, starting with noodles and ending with cheeses.

7. 7

   Bake lasagna in the preheated oven until top is deeply browned, 30 to 45 minutes.