Mom's White Lasagna

I had a great time getting together with friends last Saturday for dinner and I made my mom's white lasagna. I got her permission to post this recipe. This is something different than all the desserts and sweet treats I usually post.

White Lasagna

4 cups white sauce:
1 quart half & half
1 stick butter
milk
flour (or corn starch)
salt & pepper to taste
nutmeg

Meat stuffing:
2 frozen pkgs of spinach (blocks), thawed and water squeezed out
1 lb ground beef, browned with garlic and onion
1/2 cup Parmesan cheese
salt & pepper to taste
nutmeg

9 cooked lasagna noodles

First put the lasagna noodles to cook. Make your white sauce. Then move onto the meat mixture: mix ground beef with nutmeg, salt and pepper, Parmesan cheese and spinach. Set aside.

To assemble: put thin coating of white sauce on botom of 9x13 pan. Then layer:
1. 3 noodles
2. meat mixture
3. some white sauce
4. noodle
Repeat once to that you have 3 layers of noodles. Cover with the remaining white sauce. Put foil over pan. Cook at 350 for 30-40 minutes until sauce bubbles a bit on the sides. (Note: I usually make up the meat mixture the night before. The process goes quickly the next day with that step done ahead of time.-Rynell)

I have been told that this recipe can also have sausage added to the meat mixture. Also, if you want to make Canelones you can use the Manicotti noodles. Just be careful as you stuff the noodles so you don't break them. Enjoy!