Lasagna Recipe: A Healthy Take on an Italian-Inspired Comfort Food

Ingredients

• 10 oz 97% lean ground beef
• 6 lasagna sheets
• 6 cups water (to cook the lasagna)
• 4 oz tomatoes (deseeded and finely chopped)
• 3 oz onions (diced)
• 3 oz bell pepper (deseeded, diced)
• 0.5 oz Hunt's tomato paste (about ½ tbsp)
• 2 oz carrots (finely diced)
• 1 1/4 cup homemade tomato sauce
• 1/4 cup red wine
• 2 tbsp unsalted butter
• 2 tbsp all-purpose flour
• 1 3/4 cup whole milk
• 0.5 oz parmesan cheese (grated)
• 1 oz mozzarella cheese (shredded)
• 3 tsp garlic (minced)
• 1 tsp paprika
• 1/2 tbsp Italian seasoning
• 1 tsp oregano (dried)
• 1/4 tsp garlic powder
• 1/2 tsp ground black pepper
• 1 1/2 tsp sugar
• 1/2 tsp salt (divided)
• 2 tbsp parsley (finely chopped)