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.

• Ready In: 2 hrs
• Serves: 8-9

Ingredients

• CREAM SAUCE

• 1⁄4 cup butter
• 1⁄4 cup flour
• 2  cups milk

• CHEESE FILLING

• 1⁄4 cup sun-dried tomato packed in oil, minced
• 1  tablespoon fresh garlic, minced
• 3 1⁄2 cups ricotta cheese
• 3  eggs
• 1  cup  grated parmesan cheese
• 1⁄2 cup  grated romano cheese
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1  teaspoon black pepper

• OTHER

• 4  cups mozzarella cheese, shredded
• 1  cup  spinach lasagna noodles or 1  cup  regular  lasagna noodle, if unavailable
•  marinara sauce, as desired
•  extra parmesan cheese, freshly grated

Directions

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