Turkey Lasagna

Name: Turkey Lasagna
Ingredients: 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

16 ingredients

4 steps

Ingredients

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

Directions

1

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.
2

Meanwhile, fill a large bowl with hottest tap water. Add lasagna noodles and allow to sit in water for 20 minutes. Drain.
3

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.
4

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.