{"id":11500,"date":"2026-09-27T20:43:26","date_gmt":"2026-09-27T20:43:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/foodie\/?p=11500"},"modified":"2026-09-27T21:46:55","modified_gmt":"2026-09-27T21:46:55","slug":"lasagna-bolognese","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/foodie\/lasagna-bolognese\/","title":{"rendered":"Lasagna Bolognese"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"recipe\"><\/div><div id=\"wprm-recipe-container-11498\" class=\"wprm-recipe-container\" data-recipe-id=\"11498\" data-servings=\"8\"><div class=\"wprm-recipe wprm-recipe-template-compact\"><div class=\"wprm-container-float-right\">\n\t<div class=\"wprm-recipe-image wprm-block-image-normal\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border-width: 0px;border-style: solid;border-color: #666666;\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/foodie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/LasagnaBolognese-150x150.avif\" class=\"attachment-150x150 size-150x150 nutmeg-first-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/foodie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/LasagnaBolognese-150x150.avif 150w, https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/foodie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/LasagnaBolognese-500x500.avif 500w, https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/foodie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/LasagnaBolognese-410x410.avif 410w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" loading=\"eager\" \/><\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wprm-spacer\" style=\"height: 5px;\"><\/div>\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/foodie\/wprm_print\/lasagna-bolognese\" style=\"color: #444444;background-color: #ffffff;border-color: #777777;border-radius: 0px;padding: 5px 5px;\" class=\"wprm-recipe-print wprm-recipe-link wprm-print-recipe-shortcode wprm-block-text-normal wprm-recipe-print-wide-button wprm-recipe-link-wide-button wprm-color-accent\" data-recipe-id=\"11498\" data-print-identifier=\"lasagna-bolognese\" data-template=\"\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"wprm-recipe-icon wprm-recipe-print-icon\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" width=\"16px\" height=\"16px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><g ><path fill=\"#444444\" d=\"M19,5.09V1c0-0.552-0.448-1-1-1H6C5.448,0,5,0.448,5,1v4.09C2.167,5.569,0,8.033,0,11v7c0,0.552,0.448,1,1,1h4v4c0,0.552,0.448,1,1,1h12c0.552,0,1-0.448,1-1v-4h4c0.552,0,1-0.448,1-1v-7C24,8.033,21.833,5.569,19,5.09z M7,2h10v3H7V2z M17,22H7v-9h10V22z M18,10c-0.552,0-1-0.448-1-1c0-0.552,0.448-1,1-1s1,0.448,1,1C19,9.552,18.552,10,18,10z\"\/><\/g><\/svg><\/span> Print Recipe<\/a>\n\t\n\t\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wprm-recipe-name wprm-block-text-bold\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Lasagna_Bolognese\"><\/span>Lasagna Bolognese<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"wprm-spacer\" style=\"height: 5px;\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"wprm-recipe-summary wprm-block-text-normal\"><span style=\"display: block;\">The perfect lasagna marries the silky, meaty richness of Bologna\u2019s rag\u00f9 with creamy besciamella.<\/span><div class=\"wprm-spacer\"><\/div><span style=\"display: block;\">In Bologna, rag\u00f9 Bolognese is a silky, rich meat sauce to serve over pasta or polenta. Married to creamy besciamella (the Italian version of French b\u00e9chamel sauce), it makes a terrific lasagna. We also pair it with tagliatelle. Our take on lasagna Bolognese was inspired by a version we ate at Osteria Broccaindosso in Bologna.\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"wprm-spacer\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"wprm-recipe-meta-container wprm-recipe-times-container wprm-recipe-details-container wprm-recipe-details-container-table wprm-block-text-normal wprm-recipe-table-borders-top-bottom wprm-recipe-table-borders-inside\" style=\"border-width: 1px;border-style: solid;border-color: #777777;\"><div class=\"wprm-recipe-block-container wprm-recipe-block-container-table wprm-block-text-normal wprm-recipe-time-container wprm-recipe-cook-time-container\" style=\"border-width: 1px;border-style: solid;border-color: #777777;\"><span class=\"wprm-recipe-details-label wprm-block-text-faded wprm-recipe-time-label wprm-recipe-cook-time-label\">Cook Time<\/span><span class=\"wprm-recipe-time wprm-block-text-normal\"><span class=\"wprm-recipe-details wprm-recipe-details-hours wprm-recipe-cook_time wprm-recipe-cook_time-hours\">1<span class=\"sr-only screen-reader-text wprm-screen-reader-text\" data-nosnippet> hour<\/span><\/span> <span class=\"wprm-recipe-details-unit wprm-recipe-details-unit-hours wprm-recipe-cook_time-unit wprm-recipe-cook_timeunit-hours\" aria-hidden=\"true\">hr<\/span> <span class=\"wprm-recipe-details wprm-recipe-details-minutes wprm-recipe-cook_time wprm-recipe-cook_time-minutes\">20<span class=\"sr-only screen-reader-text wprm-screen-reader-text\" data-nosnippet> minutes<\/span><\/span> <span class=\"wprm-recipe-details-unit wprm-recipe-details-minutes wprm-recipe-cook_time-unit wprm-recipe-cook_timeunit-minutes\" aria-hidden=\"true\">mins<\/span><\/span><\/div><div class=\"wprm-recipe-block-container wprm-recipe-block-container-table wprm-block-text-normal wprm-recipe-time-container wprm-recipe-custom-time-container\" style=\"border-width: 1px;border-style: solid;border-color: #777777;\"><span class=\"wprm-recipe-details-label wprm-block-text-faded wprm-recipe-time-label wprm-recipe-custom-time-label\">Active Time, plus Cooling<\/span><span class=\"wprm-recipe-time wprm-block-text-normal\"><span class=\"wprm-recipe-details wprm-recipe-details-minutes wprm-recipe-custom_time wprm-recipe-custom_time-minutes\">20<span class=\"sr-only screen-reader-text wprm-screen-reader-text\" data-nosnippet> minutes<\/span><\/span> <span class=\"wprm-recipe-details-unit wprm-recipe-details-minutes wprm-recipe-custom_time-unit wprm-recipe-custom_timeunit-minutes\" aria-hidden=\"true\">mins<\/span><\/span><\/div><div class=\"wprm-recipe-block-container wprm-recipe-block-container-table wprm-block-text-normal wprm-recipe-time-container wprm-recipe-total-time-container\" style=\"border-width: 1px;border-style: solid;border-color: #777777;\"><span class=\"wprm-recipe-details-label wprm-block-text-faded wprm-recipe-time-label wprm-recipe-total-time-label\">Total Time<\/span><span class=\"wprm-recipe-time wprm-block-text-normal\"><span class=\"wprm-recipe-details wprm-recipe-details-hours wprm-recipe-total_time wprm-recipe-total_time-hours\">1<span class=\"sr-only screen-reader-text wprm-screen-reader-text\" data-nosnippet> hour<\/span><\/span> <span class=\"wprm-recipe-details-unit wprm-recipe-details-unit-hours wprm-recipe-total_time-unit wprm-recipe-total_timeunit-hours\" aria-hidden=\"true\">hr<\/span> <span class=\"wprm-recipe-details wprm-recipe-details-minutes wprm-recipe-total_time wprm-recipe-total_time-minutes\">40<span class=\"sr-only screen-reader-text wprm-screen-reader-text\" data-nosnippet> minutes<\/span><\/span> <span class=\"wprm-recipe-details-unit wprm-recipe-details-minutes wprm-recipe-total_time-unit wprm-recipe-total_timeunit-minutes\" aria-hidden=\"true\">mins<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"wprm-spacer\" style=\"height: 5px;\"><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wprm-recipe-block-container wprm-recipe-block-container-inline wprm-block-text-normal wprm-recipe-servings-container\" style=\"\"><span class=\"wprm-recipe-details-label wprm-block-text-faded wprm-recipe-servings-label\">Servings: <\/span><span class=\"wprm-recipe-servings-with-unit\"><span class=\"wprm-recipe-servings wprm-recipe-details wprm-block-text-normal\">8<\/span> <span class=\"wprm-recipe-servings-unit wprm-recipe-details-unit wprm-block-text-normal\">to 10<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wprm-recipe-block-container wprm-recipe-block-container-inline wprm-block-text-normal wprm-recipe-author-container\" style=\"\"><span class=\"wprm-recipe-details-label wprm-block-text-faded wprm-recipe-author-label\">Author: <\/span><span class=\"wprm-recipe-details wprm-recipe-author wprm-block-text-normal\">Diane Unger &#8211; Milk Street<\/span><\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"recipe-11498-ingredients\" class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredients-container wprm-recipe-11498-ingredients-container wprm-block-text-normal wprm-ingredient-style-regular wprm-recipe-images-before\" data-recipe=\"11498\" data-servings=\"8\"><h3 class=\"wprm-recipe-header wprm-recipe-ingredients-header wprm-block-text-bold wprm-align-left wprm-header-decoration-none\" style=\"\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Ingredients\"><\/span>Ingredients<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3><div class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-group\"><ul class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredients\"><li class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient\" style=\"list-style-type: disc;\" data-uid=\"0\"><span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-amount\">12<\/span>&#32;<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-name\">no-boil 6\u00bd-by-3\u00bd-inch lasagna noodles<\/span>&#32;<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-notes wprm-recipe-ingredient-notes-faded\">(see note)<\/span><\/li><li class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient\" style=\"list-style-type: disc;\" data-uid=\"1\"><span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-amount\">1<\/span>&#32;<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-unit\">Tbsp<\/span>&#32;<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-name\">extra-virgin olive oil<\/span><\/li><li class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient\" style=\"list-style-type: disc;\" data-uid=\"2\"><span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-name\">Kosher salt<\/span><\/li><li class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient\" style=\"list-style-type: disc;\" data-uid=\"3\"><span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-amount\">6<\/span>&#32;<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-unit\">cups<\/span>&#32;<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-name\">rag\u00f9 Bolognese<\/span>&#32;<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-notes wprm-recipe-ingredient-notes-faded\">warmed <wprm-code>(<a href=\"https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/foodie\/ragu-bolognese\/\" target=\"_blank\">see recipe<\/a>)<\/wprm-code><\/span><\/li><li class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient\" style=\"list-style-type: disc;\" data-uid=\"4\"><span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-amount\">3<\/span>&#32;<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-unit\">cups<\/span>&#32;<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-name\">Parmesan besciamella<\/span>&#32;<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-notes wprm-recipe-ingredient-notes-faded\">warmed <wprm-code>(<a href=\"https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/foodie\/parmesan-besciamella\/\" target=\"_blank\">see recipe<\/a>)<\/wprm-code><\/span><\/li><li class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient\" style=\"list-style-type: disc;\" data-uid=\"5\"><span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-name\">Finely grated Parmesan cheese<\/span>&#32;<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-notes wprm-recipe-ingredient-notes-faded\">to serve<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div>\n<div id=\"recipe-11498-instructions\" class=\"wprm-recipe-instructions-container wprm-recipe-11498-instructions-container wprm-block-text-normal\" data-recipe=\"11498\"><h3 class=\"wprm-recipe-header wprm-recipe-instructions-header wprm-block-text-bold wprm-align-left wprm-header-decoration-none\" style=\"\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Instructions\"><\/span>Instructions<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3><div class=\"wprm-recipe-instruction-group\"><ul class=\"wprm-recipe-instructions\"><li id=\"wprm-recipe-11498-step-0-0\" class=\"wprm-recipe-instruction\" style=\"list-style-type: decimal;\"><div class=\"wprm-recipe-instruction-text\" style=\"margin-bottom: 5px;\"><span style=\"display: block;\">Heat the oven to 350\u00b0F with a rack in the middle position.<\/span><div class=\"wprm-spacer\"><\/div><span style=\"display: block;\">Place the noodles in a 9-by-13-inch baking dish, then add hot water (about 140\u00b0F) to cover, along with the oil and 1 1\/2 teaspoons salt; swish the noodles around to dissolve the salt.<\/span><div class=\"wprm-spacer\"><\/div><span style=\"display: block;\">Let stand for 10 minutes, moving the noodles around halfway through to ensure they do not stick together.<\/span><\/div><\/li><li id=\"wprm-recipe-11498-step-0-1\" class=\"wprm-recipe-instruction\" style=\"list-style-type: decimal;\"><div class=\"wprm-recipe-instruction-text\" style=\"margin-bottom: 5px;\"><span style=\"display: block;\">Remove the noodles from the water and arrange in a single layer on a kitchen towel; pat dry with paper towels. Wipe out the baking dish.<\/span><div class=\"wprm-spacer\"><\/div><span style=\"display: block;\">Distribute 2 cups rag\u00f9 evenly in the baking dish, then place 3 noodles in a single layer on top. Spread \u00bc cup besciamella onto each noodle, all the way to the edges.<\/span><div class=\"wprm-spacer\"><\/div><span style=\"display: block;\">Pour 1 cup rag\u00f9 on top and spread evenly. Repeat the layering 3 more times, using the remaining noodles, besciamella and rag\u00f9, then cover the baking dish tightly with foil.<\/span><\/div><\/li><li id=\"wprm-recipe-11498-step-0-2\" class=\"wprm-recipe-instruction\" style=\"list-style-type: decimal;\"><div class=\"wprm-recipe-instruction-text\" style=\"margin-bottom: 5px;\">Bake until the edges of the lasagna are bubbling, 45 minutes to 1 hour. Transfer to a wire rack, uncover and cool for about 30 minutes. Cut into pieces and serve sprinkled with Parmesan.<\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div>\n<div id=\"recipe-video\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"recipe-11498-notes\" class=\"wprm-recipe-notes-container wprm-block-text-normal\"><h3 class=\"wprm-recipe-header wprm-recipe-notes-header wprm-block-text-bold wprm-align-left wprm-header-decoration-none\" style=\"\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Notes\"><\/span>Notes<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3><div class=\"wprm-recipe-notes\"><h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Tip\"><\/span>Tip:<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<span style=\"display: block;\">Don\u2019t use the noodles without first soaking them. Unsoaked noodles absorb moisture from both the rag\u00f9 and besciamella, leaving the lasagna too dry. But don\u2019t soak them for longer than 10 minutes.<\/span><div class=\"wprm-spacer\"><\/div>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Notes-2\"><\/span>Notes<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<span style=\"display: block;\">We liked Barilla oven-ready lasagna noodles for this recipe, preferring them even over fresh sheet pasta.<\/span><div class=\"wprm-spacer\"><\/div>\n<span style=\"display: block;\">Both the rag\u00f9 and the besciamella should be warm for lasagna assembly; the rag\u00f9 reheats well in a large saucepan over medium and the besciamella can be microwaved in a covered 1-quart liquid measuring cup or medium microwave-safe bowl.<\/span><div class=\"wprm-spacer\"><\/div>\n<span style=\"display: block;\">A serrated knife is best for cutting the lasagna for serving.<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":11497,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"wprm-recipe-roundup-name":"","wprm-recipe-roundup-description":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2506,618,363,136,179,2505,4440],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11500","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-dinner","category-baked","category-casserole","category-entree","category-italian","category-lunch","category-pasta"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/foodie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/LasagnaBolognese.avif","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/foodie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11500","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/foodie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/foodie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/foodie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/foodie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11500"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/foodie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11500\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11534,"href":"https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/foodie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11500\/revisions\/11534"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/foodie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11497"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/foodie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11500"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/foodie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11500"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/foodie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11500"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}