Recipe - Lasagne Verdi Al Forno

Meat Sauce
8 ounce Italian sausage
1 lg Onion, finely chopped
1 Stalk celery,
Finely chopped
1 Carrot, finely shredded
2 cl Garlic, minced
1 Three fourths cup Water
Three fourths cup Dry red wine
1/3 cup Tomato paste
One half teaspoon Oregano
One fourth teaspoon Basil
Bay leaf
1/8 teaspoon Pepper
Dash of nutmeg
Green Noodles
10 ounce Package fronzen spinach,
Cooked per directions
2 Eggs
1 tablespoon Oil
1 teaspoon Salt
2 cup Flour
4 One half qt Water
1 tablespoon Salt
1 tablespoon Oil
Cheese Filling
2 cup Shredded Mozzarella
1 One half cup Grated Parmesan
One fourth cup Snipped parsley
Creamy Sauce
1/3 cup Butter or margarine
1/3 cup Flour
1 teaspoon Salt
ds Nutmeg
3 cup Milk

MEAT SAUCE Cook and stir sausage until light brown; drain. Stir in
remaining ingredients. Heat to boiling; reduce heat. Simmer uncovered
stirring occasionally, at least 1 hour. GREEN NOODLES Rinse spinach in cold
water; drain. Place in belender with eggs, 1 T. oil and 1 t. salt. Blend
until pureed, 20 seconds. Add spinach to flour. Mix until combined. Knead
until smooth and elastic, 5 minutes. Let rest 10 minutes. Divide dough in
half. Roll each piece into a 13" x 12" rectangle. Cut into 6 strips 13" x
2". Let dry 30 minutes. Heat water to boiling, add salt, oil and noodles.
Boil 1520 minutes. Drain, rinse with cold water. CHEESE Mix together in
medium bowl. CREAMY SAUCE Heat butter over low heat until melted. Blend in
flour, salt and nutmeg. Cook over how heat, stirring constantly, until
smooth and bubbly, remove from heat. Stir in milk. Return to heat and bring
to boil, stirring constantly. Boil and stir 1 minutes. Cover and keep warm.
Putting it together: Set aside One half c. of the cheese filling. Spread 1 c.
sauce in ungreased 13" x 9" dish. Layer 3 noodles, half the creamy sauce,
half the cheese filling, 3 noodles and half the remaining meat sauce;
repeat. Sprinkle with reserved cheese filling. Bake uncovered at 350F 35
minutes. Let stand at least 10 minutes (IMPORTANT) before cutting.

Like most Italian food, this is even better the 2nd day!

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