Lasagna with Spinach and Sausage
- 1/4 cup plus 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 pound ground turkey
- 1 pound hot Italian sausage, casings removed, meat crumbled
- 2 large onions, coarsely chopped
- 6 large garlic cloves, minced
- Four 28-ounce cans peeled Italian tomatoes, drained and liquid reserved
- 1/4 cup tomato paste
- 1 tablespoon oregano
- 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 1 pound fozen chopped spinach, thawed and squeezed dry
- 2 pounds ricotta cheese
- 1 pound shredded mozzarella cheese
- Eighteen 9-by-4-inch no-boil lasagna noodles (about 3/4 pound)
- 1 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese (about 3 ounces)
- Preheat the oven to 450.
- Heat 2 large nonreactive saucepans.
- Add 1 tablespoon of the olive oil and the ground turkey to one saucepan; add the sausage to the other.
- Cook the meats over high heat, stirring to break them up, until cooked through, about 6 minutes.
- Transfer the meats to a colander.
- Add 2 tablespoons olive oil to each saucepan, then divide the onions between the pans and cook, stirring, until slightly softened, about 5 minutes.
- Add half of the garlic to each pan and cook for 1 minute.
- Using your hands, crush half of the drained tomatoes into each saucepan, then divide the tomato paste, oregano and crushed red pepper between the pans.
- Cook the sauce over high heat, stirring, until the tomatoes are softened and the sauce is thickened, about 10 minutes.
- Combine the 2 pans of sauce; you should have 8 cups.
- If necessary, stir in enough of the reserved tomato liquid to make 8 cups.
- Add the cooked meat to the sauce and season with salt and black pepper.
- Meanwhile, in a medium bowl, combine the spinach with the ricotta and mozzarella and season well with salt and black pepper.
- Spread 1/2 cup of tomato sauce in each of 2 nonreactive 9-by-13-inch baking dishes.
- Arrange 3 lasagna noodles in each dish and cover each pan of noodles with 1 cup of sauce.
- Dollop one-quarter of the remaining spinach-cheese filling over the sauce in each pan.
- Top with another layer of noodles, sauce and the remaining spinach filling and cover with the remaining noodles.
- Divide the remaining sauce between the 2 pans, spreading it to cover the noodles.
- Sprinkle each lasagna with 1/2 cup of Parmesan cheese.
- Cover the pans with foil and bake the lasagnas for 15 minutes.
- Remove the foil and bake for about 5 more minutes, or until the lasagnas are bubbling.
- Let stand for at least 5 minutes before serving.
olive oil, ground turkey, sausage, onions, garlic, italian tomatoes, tomato paste, oregano, red pepper, salt, spinach, ricotta cheese, mozzarella cheese, parmesan cheese
Taken from www.foodandwine.com/recipes/lasagna-with-spinach-and-sausage (may not work)