Baked Ham & Cheese Lasagna

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Baked Ham & Cheese Lasagna
This classic combination comes together with great results in this tasty new lasagna.
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Ingredients
  • For the Béchamel Sauce:
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  • 3 ½ tablespoons butter, and extra for cooking
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  • ½ cup wheat flour
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  • 1 ¾ cups whole milk
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  • Salt
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  • Black pepper
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  • Nutmeg
  • For the Pastry:
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  • 3 puff pastry sheets
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  • 8.8 ounces fresh lasagna noodles, precooked
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  • 12 slices of Ham
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  • 12 slices of Mozzarella cheese
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  • 1 cup parsley, chopped
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  • Egg wash, for cooking
Instructions
  1. For the Béchamel Sauce:
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  3. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
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  5. In a pan, add the butter, and when melted, add in the wheat flour.
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  7. Stir until the flour is completely mixed with the butter and starts to froth. Add the milk gradually, stirring constantly until the sauce is consistent.
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  9. Season with salt, pepper, and nutmeg. Put aside.
  10. For the Pastry:
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  12. On a board, place a puff pastry sheet, and butter it.
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  14. Spread a layer of béchamel sauce in the middle.
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  16. On top of the sauce, place a layer of the lasagna noodles, then another layer of béchamel sauce.
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  18. Next, add a layer of ham, then a layer of mozzarella, and finally, chopped parsley.
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  20. Repeat this process 2 more times. For the last layer, after the parsley, add another layer of béchamel sauce, and finish with a layer of fresh lasagna noodles.
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  22. Fold the first layer of lasagna over the last, so it closes the sides.
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  24. Cut the 2 sides of the puff pastry in thin parallel strips. Seal the edges, and interlace the strips on each side, tracing the pattern of the puff pastry on the lasagna noodles.
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  26. Brush with egg wash, and place in the oven for 1 hour or until golden brown. Once cool, serve!

 

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