Spinach and Turkey Lasagna
- 3 tablespoons butter
- 13 cup all-purpose flour
- 12 teaspoon salt
- 14 teaspoon pepper
- 3 cups nonfat milk
- 3 ounces reduced-fat cream cheese, cubed
- 34 cup parmesan cheese
- 1 lb Italian turkey sausage link, casings removed and crumbled
- 1 medium onion, chopped
- 4 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1 teaspoon dried marjoram
- 12 teaspoon fennel seed, crushed
- 1 (7 1/2 ounce) jar roasted sweet red peppers, drained and chopped
- 12 cup white wine or 12 cup reduced-sodium chicken broth
- 2 (10 ounce) packages frozen chopped spinach, thawed and squeezed dry
- 34 cup 2% fat cottage cheese
- 14 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 9 lasagna noodles, cooked, rinsed and drained
- 12 cup part-skim mozzarella cheese, shredded
- In a saucepan, melt butter.
- Stir in flour, salt, and pepper until smooth.
- Gradually stir in milk.
- Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 1-2 minutes or until thickened.
- Stir in cream cheese until melted.
- Stir in Parmesan cheese just until melted.
- Remove from the heat; set aside.
- In a large nonstick skillet coated with nonstick cooking spray, cook sausage, onion and garlic over medium heat until sausage is no longer pink; drain.
- Stir in oregano, marjoram and fennel; cook for 1 minute.
- Add roasted peppers and wine or broth.
- Bring to a boil.
- Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 3-5 minutes or until liquid is reduced to 3 tablespoons.
- Remove from the heat; set aside.
- In a small bowl, combine spinach, cottage cheese and nutmeg; set aside.
- Spread 1/2 cup reserved cheese sauce in a 13"x9"x2" baking dish coated with nonstick cooking spray.
- Top with three noodles, half of the sausage mixture, half of the spinach mixture and 1 cup sauce; repeat layers.
- Top with remaining noodles and sauce.
- Sprinkle with mozzarella cheese.
- Cover and bake at 375 for 40 minutes.
- Uncover; bake 15-20 minutes longer or until heated through and top is lightly browned.
- Let stand for 10 minutes before cutting.
butter, flour, salt, pepper, nonfat milk, cream cheese, parmesan cheese, italian turkey sausage, onion, garlic, oregano, marjoram, fennel, sweet red peppers, white wine, cottage cheese, ground nutmeg, lasagna noodles, mozzarella cheese
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/spinach-and-turkey-lasagna-367713 (may not work)