Turkey Lasagna
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 cup chopped yellow onion
- 2 garlic cloves, minces
- 1 1/2 lbs sweet Italian turkey sausage
- 1 (28 ounce) can crushed tomatoes
- 1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste
- 1/4 cup chopped fresh flat leaf parsley, divided
- 1/2 cup chopped fresh basil leaf
- 2 teaspoons kosher salt
- 3/4 teaspoon fresh ground pepper
- 1/2 lb lasagna noodle
- 15 ounces ricotta cheese
- 4 ounces creamy goat cheese, crumbled
- 1 cup grated parmesan cheese, plus 1/4 cup
- 1 extra large egg, lightly beaten
- 1 lb fresh mozzarella cheese, thinly sliced
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Heat olive oil in large skillet. Add onion and cook for 5 minutes over medium-low heat, until translucent. Add garlic and cook 1 more minute. Add sausage and cook over medium-low heat, breaking up with fork, until no longer pink, 8-10 minutes. Add tomatoes, tomato paste, 2 tablespoons of parsley, basil, 1 1/2 teaspoons of the salt and 1/2 teaspoon of pepper. Simmer, uncovered, over medium-low heat, for 15-20 minutes, until thickened.
- Meanwhile, fill a large bowl with hottest tap water. Add lasagna noodles and allow to sit in water for 20 minutes. Drain.
- In medium bowl, combine ricotta, goat cheese, 1 cup of Parmesan cheese, egg, remaining 2 tablespooons of parsley, remaining 1/2 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper. Set aside.
- Ladle 1/3 sauce into 9 x 13 rectangular baking dish, spreading the sauce over the bottom of the dish. Then add layers as follows: half the pasta, half mozzarella, half ricotta, and one 1/3 of sauce. Add rest of pasta, mozzarella, ricotta, finally sauce. Sprinkle with 1/4 cup of Parmesan. Bake for 30 minutes or until sauce is bubbling.
olive oil, yellow onion, garlic, sweet italian turkey sausage, tomatoes, tomato paste, flat leaf parsley, fresh basil, kosher salt, fresh ground pepper, lasagna noodle, ricotta cheese, goat cheese, parmesan cheese, egg, mozzarella cheese
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/turkey-lasagna-146200 (may not work)