Olive Garden 5-cheese Lasagna (copycat Recipe)

Total Time: 2 hrs Preparation Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 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

Recipe

• 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.