To-Die-For Three Sauce Lasagna

This takes a little bit of extra work/love, but it is worth it.  Trust me.
Nonna's Tomato Sauce

• One white onion
• Parsley
• Garlic
• Ground beef
• Small can of tomato paste
• Olive oil
• Fresh tomatoes to make stock OR/ Large can of diced tomatoes
• 1/3-1/2 Cup of red wine
• Mushrooms
• 1 tablespoon salt

Spicy Pesto Sauce

• 1 cup fresh basil
• 1/2 cup pine nuts
• 1/3 cup grated parmesan
• 1/3 cup olive oil
• 1 tablespoon chili flakes

Bechamel Sauce

• 3 tablespoons of butter
• 1/4 cup of flour
• 1/3 teaspoon fresh grated nutmeg
• 2 cups of milk
• Salt and pepper to taste

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• 9 Lasagna noodles
• 300 grams of mozzarella grated
• 1/2 cup parmesan cheese grated

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Directions for tomato sauce:

In a pot on med saute onions, garlic and olive oil until the onions start to look a little brown on the edges. Add in ground beef and parsley and stir occasionally breaking up the ground beef as it cooks through. When the beef is almost all browned add in tomato paste and either the can of diced tomatoes or tomato stock (made by boiling fresh tomatoes till the skin breaks, peeling skin off and squeezing seeds from the tomatoes and blending the remaining flesh). Add in wine and salt, let simmer for 8 minutes. Add in mushrooms and salt them a little as well, let simmer for while making the rest of the sauces.

Directions for Spicy Pesto:

In a blender or food processor puree all ingredients and set aside.

Directions for bechamel sauce:

In a saucepan melt butter throughly, add in flour and fresh grated nutmeg stirring to a paste let all ingredients heat through, about 1 minute. Add in milk and cook until a thick sauce formulates, which will take a few minutes, stirring ingredients the whole time.

Directions for Lasagna:

Cook lasagna noodles to the directions on the box, drain and cool in bowl of iced water. Take your pan (23 x 33 cm) and pour in about 1/3 of your bechamel sauce in the bottom, make sure the entire bottom of the pan is covered in the sauce. Layer three lasagna noodles on top of the bechamel, tomato sauce on top of noodles, then top with mozzarella followed by the pesto. Repeat layers, finishing with the third layer of mozzarella and topped off with parmesan cheese.

Bake at 350 F for 25 minutes.. ENJOY!