Olive Garden 5-Cheese Lasagna (Copycat Recipe)

• 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

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.

cream sauce, butter, flour, milk, tomato, fresh garlic, ricotta cheese, eggs, parmesan cheese, romano cheese, salt, black pepper, mozzarella cheese, noodles, marinara sauce, extra parmesan cheese

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/olive-garden-5-cheese-lasagna-copycat-recipe-25441 (may not work)