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Makeover Lasagna with Two Sauces

1 pound lean ground beef
1/2 pound lean ground pork
1 cup finely chopped onion
4 garlic cloves, minced
1 cup dry red wine or beef broth
4 cans (15 ounces each) tomato sauce
2 teaspoons sugar
1 teaspoon dried oregano
1/4 teaspoon pepper
Dash paprika
2/3 cup bulgur
2 cups boiling water
12 uncooked lasagna noodles

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CREAM CHEESE SAUCE:
1/4 cup butter
1 cup all-purpose flour
4 cups fat-free milk
1 package (8 ounces) reduced-fat cream cheese, cubed
1/4 teaspoon each salt and ground nutmeg
1/8 teaspoon pepper
1 cup (4 ounces) shredded Parmesan cheese


In a large nonstick skillet, cook meat, onion and garlic until meat is
no longer pink; drain. Stir in the wine or broth. Simmer, uncovered,
until wine is almost completely reduced. Add tomato sauce and

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Makeover Lasagna with Two Sauces

seasonings. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 3
hours, stirring occasionally. Place bulgur in a bowl; add boiling
water and let stand for 1 hour. Drain; set aside. Cook lasagna
noodles according to package directions; drain. In a saucepan, heat
butter over medium heat until golden brown, about 4 minutes. Remove
from the heat. In a bowl, whisk flour and milk until smooth; stir
into butter. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes. Reduce
heat to low; add cream cheese and seasonings. Cook and stir until
smooth. Stir bulgur into meat sauce. In a 13-in. x 9-in. baking
dish coated with cooking spray, spread 1 cup meat sauce. Layer with 4
noodles, a third each cream cheese and meat sauces and 1/3 cup
Parmesan cheese. Repeat layers. Top with remaining noodles, sauces
and Parmesan cheese. (Pan will be full.) Cover and bake at 350°

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for 45 minutes. Uncover; bake for 15 minutes. Let stand for 20
minutes before cutting.

Yield: 15 servings.

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