Adding sautéed garlic creates a garlic cream sauce, sautéed mushrooms a mushroom cream sauce, tomato paste a tomato cream sauce, pesto a pesto cream sauce, and so forth. Now you know ...

If you've never made lasagna before, we suggest starting with our classic lasagna bolognese recipe, which uses béchamel and a silky, decadent meat sauce. Our mixed mushroom lasagna recipe ...

Meanwhile, for the béchamel sauce, in a heavy-bottomed saucepan, melt the butter over medium heat. Add the flour and stir constantly for about 3 minutes, until completely smooth. Pour in the milk ...