Broccoli Lasagna (Sunday's dinner)

Last night's dinner was Broccoli Lasagna (the 1st picture was actually taken this morning, the second picture is from www.allrecipes.com). After coming home from Philly, we had plans to visit some friends and have dinner at their place. We decided that we would make Broccoli Lasagna, since it was on our menu for the week. Of course, using low fat cheese and skim milk, I think our recipe turned out slightly different from the original recipe. Nonetheless, it was still pretty good.

Ingredients:
9 lasagna noodles
3 tablespoons butter
1 small onion, chopped
2 cloves garlic, chopped
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon ground white pepper
1 teaspoon salt, divided
1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
2 1/2 cups milk
2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
1 (15 ounce) container ricotta cheese
1 (10 ounce) package chopped frozen broccoli, thawed and drained
1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese, divided


Directions:
1) Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2) Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add pasta and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until al dente; drain.
3) In a medium saucepan over medium heat, melt butter. Cook onion and garlic in butter until tender. Stir in flour, pepper, 1/2 teaspoon salt and nutmeg. Stirring continuously, pour in milk, a little at a time, allowing mixture to thicken. Bring to a boil for 1 minute, then remove from heat and stir in parsley. Set aside.
4) In a medium bowl, combine ricotta, broccoli, Parmesan, 1 cup of mozzarella and remaining 1/2 teaspoon salt. Stir until well blended.
5) In a 7x11 inch baking dish layer: 1/4 cup white sauce; 3 noodles; one-third of remaining white sauce; half the broccoli mixture; 3 more noodles; half remaining white sauce; remaining broccoli mixture; 3 noodles; remaining white sauce. Sprinkle with remaining mozzarella. Cover with foil coated with cooking spray. (We used an 8x13 dish -- we do not have a 7x11 dish).
6) Bake in preheated oven 30 minutes. Let stand 10 minutes before serving.

Husband Rating: A
Jared was excited to try a different type of lasagna. I have never made a white sauce lasagna before!

Wife Rating: A-
Considering the fact that I felt a bit off...not sure if I am fighting a 24-hour bug, I managed to eat a little bit. I did like it, but I am not sure about the nutmeg.

Friends Rating:
They seemed to like the lasagna. I did receive a compliment on last night's dinner on my IM this morning!

I'll try this again in the future...but the not too soon future.