Turkey Lasagna Barefoot Contessa Recipe 45

TURKEY LASAGNA

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
• Heat the olive oil in a large (10 to 12-inch) skillet. Add the onion and cook for 5 minutes over medium-low heat, until translucent. Add the garlic and cook for 1 more minute. Add the sausage and cook over medium-low heat, breaking it up with a fork, for 8 to 10 minutes, or until no longer pink. Add the tomatoes, tomato paste, 2 tablespoons of the parsley, the basil, 1 1/2 teaspoons of the salt, and 1/2 teaspoon pepper. Simmer, uncovered, over medium-low heat, for 15 to 20 minutes, until thickened.
• Meanwhile, fill a large bowl with the hottest tap water. Add the noodles and allow them to sit in the water for 20 minutes. Drain.
• In a medium bowl, combine the ricotta, goat cheese, 1 cup of Parmesan, the egg, the remaining 2 tablespoons of parsley, remaining 1/2 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper. Set aside.
• Ladle 1/3 of the sauce into a 9 by 12 by 2-inch rectangular baking dish, spreading the sauce over the bottom of the dish. Then add the layers as follows: half the pasta, half the mozzarella, half the ricotta, and one 1/3 of the sauce. Add the rest of the pasta, mozzarella, ricotta, and finally, sauce. Sprinkle with 1/4 cup of Parmesan. Bake for 30 minutes, until the sauce is bubbling.

TURKEY LASAGNA

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat. Add the onion and cook, stirring occasionally, until softened and beginning to become translucent, about 8 minutes. Add the turkey and garlic and continue to cook, breaking the meat up with a wooden spoon, until the turkey is cooked through, 6 to 8 minutes. Add the tomato paste, stir to combine and cook, stirring occasionally, about 5 minutes.
• Add the crushed tomatoes to the saucepan. Add the whole peeled tomatoes, crushing them with you hand as you pour them in. Stir in the oregano. Add salt and pepper to taste, bring to a simmer and cook, stirring occasionally, until the sauce is slightly reduced and thickened, about 30 minutes; remove the lid for the last 5 minutes of cooking.
• Meanwhile, set aside 1 cup of the mozzarella and 1/4 cup of the Parmesan in a small bowl. Mix together the ricotta, parsley, egg, the remaining mozzarella and Parmesan, 1 teaspoon salt and 1/2 teaspoon pepper in a large bowl.
• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
• Spread about 2 cups of the sauce in the bottom of a deep 9-by-13-inch broiler-proof baking dish (see Cook's Note). Place 3 uncooked lasagna noodles across the bottom of the dish lengthwise, leaving about 1/2 inch between each. Place a fourth noddle across the short side of the dish, breaking to fit as needed. Spread about 1 1/2 cups sauce on the noodles. Using an ice-cream scoop or a large spoon, dollop one-third of the cheese mixture evenly on top of the sauce. Arrange another layer of noodles the same as the first, pressing down gently to spread the cheese mixture. Repeat layering the sauce, cheese mixture and noodles two more times, ending with the noodles. On top of the last layer, spread the remaining sauce.
• Cover the baking dish tightly with foil and bake until the noodles are tender when you insert the tip of a paring knife, about 1 hour. Remove the foil from the baking dish and sprinkle with the reserved mozzarella and Parmesan. Increase the oven temperature to broil and broil the lasagna until the cheese is melted, golden and bubbling, 5 to 7 minutes. Let the lasagna sit for 30 minutes before serving.

LASAGNA WITH TURKEY SAUSAGE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400.
• Heat olive oil in large skillet.
• Add onion and cook 5 minutes over med-low heat until translucent.
• Add garlic and cook 1 minute.
• Add sausage and cook for 8- 10 minutes, or until no longer pink, while stirring occasssionally to break up the meat.
• Add tomatoes, paste, 2 tbsp parsley, basil, 1 1/2 tsp salt, and 1/2 tsp pepper.
• Simmer, uncovered for 15- 20 min until thickened.
• Meanwhile, fill a large bowl with very hot tap water.
• Add the noodles and allow to sit in the water 20 min.
• Drain.
• In a medium bowl, combine the ricotta, goat cheese, 1 cup of Parmesan, egg, 2 tbsp parsley, 1/2 tsp salt and 1/4 tsp pepper.
• Set aside.
• Ladle 1/3 of the sauce into a 9 X 12 X 2" baking dish, spreading the sauce over the bottom.
• Then add the layers as follows: half the pasta, half the mozzarella, half the ricotta, and one third of the sauce.
• Repeat with the remaining ingredients in the same order.
• Sprinkle with 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese.
• Bake 30 minutes, until sauce is bubbling.
• Can be made ahead, and refrigerated until ready to bake for 30- 40 minutes.

TURKEY LASAGNA ( BAREFOOT CONTESSA ) RECIPE - (4/5)

Steps:

• preheat oven to 400 Heat the olive oil add the onion and cook for 5 min over med. low heat, until translucent. Add the garlic and cook for 1 min more. Add the sausage and cook breaking it up for 10 min, or till no longerpink. Add tomatoes, pasted, 2 Tbl parsley, the basil, 1 tsp salt, 1/2 tsp pepper. Simmer uncovered, 15-20 min or until thickened. In a med. bowl, combine ricotta, goat cheese, 1 cup parmesan, egg, and remaining parsley. Ladle 13 sauce into pan then add layers as follows, pasta, mozzarella, ricotta, sauce. End with sauce, sprinke with parmesan. Bake 30 min, until bubbling.

TURKEY LASAGNA

Steps:

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