# Courgette Lasagna

A special courgette lasagna with a lemony béchamel, silky homemade pasta, and zingy basil pesto.

- Cuisine: Italian
- Category: Sauce & Condiment
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- courgettes, thinly sliced
- olive oil
- garlic
- butter
- flour
- milk
- salt
- pepper
- bay leaves
- nutmeg
- 1 handful lemon zest
- lemon
- lasagna sheets (homemade pasta or pre-made)
- homemade pesto
- mozzarella
- Parmesan

## Instructions

1. Thinly slice the courgettes using a mandolin or a knife.
2. Cook the thinly sliced courgettes with lots of olive oil and garlic until they are soft but not mushy.
3. Melt butter for the béchamel sauce.
4. Add flour to the melted butter and cook until it smells biscuity.
5. Gradually add milk to the butter and flour mixture, whisking continuously.
6. Season the béchamel with salt, lots of pepper, bay leaves, and nutmeg.
7. Add a handful of lemon zest and cook the béchamel until it has thickened.
8. Finish the béchamel with a big squeeze of lemon for a zingy flavor.
9. Roll out the lasagna sheets (if making homemade pasta).
10. Briefly cook the pasta sheets.
11. Plunge the cooked pasta into cold water.
12. To assemble the lasagna, start with a layer of béchamel.
13. Add a layer of pasta.
14. Add a layer of the cooked courgettes.
15. Add more béchamel.
16. Add dots of pesto.
17. Repeat the layers.
18. Finish the top layer with mozzarella, lots of Parmesan, and pepper.
19. Put the lasagna into the oven until it is golden brown.

## Equipment

- mandolin
- knife
- oven

## Tips

- You can use pre-made lasagna sheets to keep it easy.
- Cook courgettes until soft but not mushy.
- Finish béchamel with a big old squeeze of lemon for a zingy flavor.

## Source

- Original video: https://vm.tiktok.com/ZGdHynLco/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/5e025bbe-e33f-43c9-a246-b5ef2062a4fe
- Extracted: 2026-05-06

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