(Healthy) Lasagna

Directions

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   Note: for step-by-step photos and attempts at humor, see the related blog post.
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   First, we make the SAUCE.
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   Peel and chop your zucchini.
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   Chop up that onion.
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   Mince up that garlic.
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   Saute with a smidgeon of olive oil and some salt and pepper until the zucchini is tender and the onions are soft and kinda see-through.
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   Drop your sauteed veggies into a blender or food processor and whir away till youve got a mostly-fine puree.
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   Crack open your cans of tomato sauce and pour them into a pot.
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   I like to saute my veggies in the same pot Im gonna cook the sauce in, just to save on dish-washing.
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    Add your zucchini puree.
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    Stir together, and love how it all just turns bright red.
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    Add oregano, red pepper flakes, salt, and pepper till it tastes wonderful.
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    Set the sauce aside to simmer.
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    On to the OTHER BITS.
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    Split the sausage casings for both turkey and pork.
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    Drop the meat in a pan with a bit of olive oil (not much) and brown it up over medium-high heat.
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    Be sure to cook thoroughly, because undercooked poultry and pork is no joke.
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    Boil up a big pot of very salty water.
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    Once its boiling happily, add your dry lasagna noodles.
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    Cook until theyre not quite done and still a little too firm (theyll finish in the oven).
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    Mix the ricotta and about 3/4 of the cottage cheese together in a bowl.
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    Add salt, pepper, maybe a bit of oregano.
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    Add or subtract cottage cheese according to your preference for the consistency of your cheese filling.
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    For the ASSEMBLY:
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    Preheat your oven to 375 degrees.
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    Grab a 9x13 pan and start layering in your ingredients.
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    The layers should go into the pan in the following order:
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    Sauce Noodles (overlapping and covering the entire pan) Cheese Sausage Sauce Noodles Cheese Sausage Sauce Noodles Etc.
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    Keep going till you get almost to the top of your pan.
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    For the last layer, finish up with noodles.
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    Then cover the last layer of noodles entirely with sauce so they dont dry out in the oven.
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    Then cover the whole thing with all of the full-of-fat mozzarella cheese.
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    Bake at 375 degrees for at least 30 minutes, till its all melty and bubbly.
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    Then pull it out of the oven and let it rest for at least 15 minutes.
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    Dont worry!
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    It will not get cold.
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    Itll set up for easier slicing.
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    Cut into squares, serve, devour!