The Big Lasagna
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By cooking.nytimes.com
The Big Lasagna
Instructions
Cook:2h 30min
Updated at: Mon, 28 Apr 2025 13:38:36 GMT
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Ingredients
9 servings

4 tablespoonsextra-virgin olive oil
if using fresh spinach

1 poundfresh spinach
mature, washed and ends trimmed, 1 pound baby spinach, or 1 1/2 cups frozen spinach thawed

fine sea salt

2 poundswhole-milk ricotta
or part-skim

6 ouncesgrated whole-milk mozzarella
or part-skim, provolone, or even string cheese

3 ouncesparmesan
freshly grated, asiago or grana padano

¾ cupfresh basil leaves
large, from 1 bunch, finely chopped

2 tablespoonsfresh italian parsley
finely chopped

1 teaspoonfresh thyme
or marjoram or 1 teaspoon dried italian seasoning

½ cupunsalted butter

½ cupall-purpose flour

4 cupswhole milk

freshly ground black pepper

ground nutmeg
optional

4 ½ cupstomato sauce
simple, or 32 ounces store-bought marinara sauce, preferably without added sugar
1 recipehomemade lasagna sheets
16 fresh store-bought lasagna sheets, 2 9-ounce packages dried lasagna noodles, preferably without curly edges, or no-boil noodles, boiled until al dente

½ cupgrated parmesan
asiago or grana padano

1 cupgrated whole-milk mozzarella
or part-skim, provolone, or even string cheese
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Makes leftovers