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Olive Garden 5 Cheese Lasagna Copycat Recipe

Really good lasagna! If you love olive garden's 5-cheese lasagna then you'll love this one! we like it with 1/2 lb. Ground beef and 1/2 lb. Italian sausage in it.

Steps

Melt butter with medium heat in heavy 1 quart saucepan.
Add flour and stir until well blended.
Cook until frothy.
Add milk , stirring constantly with wire whisk as mixture comes to a simmer.
Cook and stir until thickened.
Chill while mixing other ingredients.
Drain and mince tomatoes and garlic.
Place other cheese filling ingredients in 3-quart mixing bowl with tomatoes and garlic.
Add 1-1 / 2 cups of cooled cream sauce and mix until well blended.
Refrigerate , reserving 1 / 2-cup for later use.
Cook lasagna noodles according to package directions.
Cool under cold water and drain.
Place 3 lasagna noodles in a 9x13x2 lightly oiled baking dish , overlapping slightly.
Spread 1-1 / 2 cups cheese filling over noodles.
Sprinkle with one cup mozzarella and 1 / 4-cup fontina cheese.
Repeat pasta and cheese layering.
Top with remaining three lasagna noodles.
Spread 1 / 2-cup of reserved cream sauce over top and cover lightly with foil.
Preheat oven to 350 and bake for 1 hour.

Ingredients

butter, flour, milk, sun-dried tomato packed in oil, fresh garlic, ricotta cheese, eggs, parmesan cheese, romano cheese, salt, black pepper, mozzarella cheese, spinach lasagna noodles, marinara sauce