Three Cheese Turkey Lasagna With Broccoli Recipes

TURKEY LASAGNA

Steps:

• In a medium skillet saute the chopped onions, celery and garlic in oil until soft and tender. Add chopped turkey and broccoli. Set aside.
• To make white sauce: In a small saucepan over low heat melt butter or margarine. Remove from heat and add flour, salt, and pepper; and blend well. Return to low heat, whisk in milk and cook until thick.
• To assemble, in the bottom of a casserole dish place a thin layer of white sauce, then a layer of noodles. Next, place a layer of the turkey mixture, followed by sauce, and then 1/2 cup of the shredded mozzarella cheese. Repeat layering process with turkey mixture and sauce. Top with the remaining 1/2 cup of mozzarella cheese.
• Bake in a preheated 350 degree (175 degree C) oven for 45-60 minutes until bubbly and heated through. Let stand 10 to 15 minutes before serving.

TURKEY AND BROCCOLI FILLED LASAGNA ROLLS

Steps:

• Cook lasagna noodles for 10 to 12 minutes or till tender but still firm. Drain noodles; rinse with cold water. Drain well.
• Meanwhile, for filling, in a large skillet cook ground turkey and onion till turkey is no longer pink and onion is tender. Drain fat. Stir in chopped broccoli and water. Bring to boiling; reduce heat. Cover and simmer about 5 minutes or till broccoli is crisp-tender; drain.
• In a mixing bowl stir together egg, ricotta or cottage cheese, and thyme; stir in the turkey mixture. Divide filing mixture into 4 equal portions. Spread a portion over each lasgna noodle; roll up each noodle. Place lasagna rolls, seam side down, in a 2-quart square baking dish. Spoon spaghetti sauce over lasagna rolls.
• Bake, covered, in a 375 degree oven about 30 minutes or till heated through. Uncover and sprinkle with the Parmesan cheese. Or, garnish with shaved Parmesan.

CREAMY BROCCOLI LASAGNA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Cook noodles according to package directions. , Meanwhile, in a large saucepan, saute onion in butter until tender. Add flour, bouillon, garlic salt, pepper and thyme; stir until smooth. Gradually add milk. Bring to a boil; cook and stir 2 minutes or until thickened. Add broccoli; cook 3-5 minutes. Stir in cottage cheese and mushrooms. Drain noodles., In a greased 13x9-in. baking dish, layer 3 noodles, a third of the sauce and a third of the Swiss cheese. Repeat layers twice. , Bake, uncovered, 35-40 minutes or until bubbly and broccoli is tender. Let stand 10 minutes before cutting.

THREE-CHEESE BROCCOLI MANICOTTI

Steps:

• Bring a pot of generously salted water to a boil.
• Meanwhile, separate broccoli stems and florets. Cut florets in half and cut each stem into several pieces lengthwise.
• Place stems in the boiling water and cook for 3 to 4 minutes. Then add florets and cook until just barely tender, about 3 more minutes.
• Use a slotted spoon to transfer broccoli to a bowl of cold water, leaving the water boiling on the stove. Let broccoli sit until cool, about 2 minutes. Transfer to a colander and let sit until very well drained. Leave the bowl of cold water for the pasta.
• Meanwhile, add manicotti to the boiling water and cook, stirring occasionally, until tender but slightly undercooked, 6 to 7 minutes. Use a slotted spoon to gently transfer manicotti into the bowl of cold water.
• Chop cooled, drained broccoli into small pieces. Transfer 3 cups chopped broccoli to a mixing bowl and reserve any extra for another use.
• Add garlic, ricotta, provolone, 1 ¼ cups Parmigiano-Reggiano, eggs, salt, cayenne, pepper, and nutmeg to the broccoli. Mix with a spoon until thoroughly combined. Cover and refrigerate until needed.
• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Bring tomato sauce and water to a simmer over medium-high heat.
• Ladle ½ inch hot sauce into a 9x13-inch baking dish or lasagna pan. Sprinkle in cooked Italian sausage.
• Transfer broccoli filling into a pastry bag. Cut off the tip slightly smaller than the opening of the manicotti. Gently pipe stuffing into 12 manicotti, being careful not to overstuff. Place stuffed manicotti in the sauce in the baking dish, angling as necessary to fit.
• Ladle in just enough sauce to barely cover the manicotti. Sprinkle ¼ cup Parmigiano-Reggiano over top.
• Bake in the center of the preheated oven until hot and bubbly, 25 to 30 minutes.
• Garnish with parsley and let sit for 10 minutes.
• Serve two manicotti per bowl, garnished with more Parmigiano-Reggiano.

THREE-CHEESE TURKEY MANICOTTI

Steps:

• Cook manicotti according to package directions. Meanwhile, in a large skillet, cook turkey and onion over medium heat until meat is no longer pink; drain. Stir in the spaghetti sauce, sugar, Italian seasoning, onion powder and garlic powder. Place 1 cup meat sauce in a greased 13x9-in. baking dish., Drain manicotti. In a large bowl, combine the cheddar-Monterey Jack cheese, ricotta cheese, 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese and egg. Stuff into manicotti shells. Place shells over meat sauce. Top with remaining sauce. Sprinkle with remaining Parmesan cheese. , Cover and bake at 350° for 35-40 minutes or until bubbly. Freeze option: Cover and freeze unbaked manicotti casserole for up to 1 month. To use, thaw in the refrigerator overnight. Let stand at room temperature for 30 minutes before baking. Bake as directed.

3 MEAT 3 CHEESE LASAGNA

Steps:

• Brown the meat, and drain.
• Add both cans of sauce to the meat mixture, and heat on low, covered, making sure to stir every few minutes.
• While the sauce is heating, boil the noodles according to package directions, and preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
• When the noodles are ready, drain them and run cold water over them so that they are not too hot to touch.
• Put a little bit of the meat sauce on the bottom of a 9 x 13 baking dish.
• Do 2 layers of: 4 noodles, meat sauce, parmesan cheese, mozza-cheddar cheese.
• Final layer is 4 noodles, meat sauce, and parmesan cheese (mozza-cheddar layer gets added later, so it won't burn).
• Bake in oven for 20-25 minutes.
• Take out of the oven and put a final layer of mozza-cheddar cheese on top; bake another 10 minutes or until cheese is bubbly and just starting to brown, don't let it get overdone.
• Let sit for 10 minutes before cutting.

THREE CHEESE TURKEY LASAGNA WITH BROCCOLI

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Spray 9 x 13 baking pan with cooking spray or oil.
• In a large saucepan, cook chopped onion and garlic in olive oil until soft. Add thyme and ground turkey and cook until brown.
• Drain fat from pan. Add all of the spices and tomato products in cook for 5 to 10 minutes.
• While sauce and turkey is cooking. Steam broccoli in microwave oven for 7 to 8 minutes.
• In a separate bowl mix the cottage cheese, egg and parmesan cheese and put aside.
• Once the broccoli is cooled, chopped up the broccoli finely. Line up bowls and other components.
• Place a layer of tomato and meat sauce at the btoom of the baking pan. Then layer noodles.
• Then layer the cottage cheese mixture, chopped broccoli and tomato/meat sauce. Then layer mozzarella cheese shredds. Then another layer of noodles and repeat.
• Final layer is noodles, and a light layer of sauce on top with shredded mozzarella.
• Cover baking pan with foil and place in oven for 45 to 50 minutes. Then take foil off and cook 10 to 15 minutes more.