Lasagna

1h
Serves 8
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Directions

  1. 1Dice an onion along with green and red bell peppers and mince a few cloves of garlic.
  2. 2Heat olive oil in a Dutch oven.
  3. 3Add in your diced veggies, season with salt and pepper, and sauté for about 5 minutes.
  4. 4At this point, you can remove the veggies from the pot.
  5. 5Add in the ground turkey and turkey Italian sausage and cook until browned.
  6. 6Add the veggies back in once the meat is cooked.
  7. 7Season with salt and Italian seasoning.
  8. 8Pour in diced tomatoes and your pasta sauce.
  9. 9Season with garlic powder, Italian seasoning, and pepper.
  10. 10Add in sugar and let simmer for about 15 minutes.
  11. 11Mix together the ricotta cheese, chopped parsley, Parmesan, cream cheese, and an egg.
  12. 12In a baking dish, add a thin layer of sauce.
  13. 13Follow with a layer of noodles.
  14. 14Next, add a layer of the ricotta cheese mixture.
  15. 15Top this with mozzarella cheese.
  16. 16Repeat these layers as many times as your baking dish allows (two or three times).
  17. 17Top the last layer of sauce with Parmesan and mozzarella cheese.
  18. 18Bake it in a 350°F (175°C) oven for 45 minutes.

Ingredients

  • 1 onion, diced
  • 1 green bell pepper, diced
  • 1 red bell pepper, diced
  • 2 garlic cloves, minced
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 0.5 tsp black pepper
  • 1 lb ground turkey
  • 0.5 lb turkey Italian sausage
  • 1 tbsp Italian seasoning
  • 1 can diced tomatoes
  • 1 jar pasta sauce
  • 0.5 tsp garlic powder
  • 1 tsp sugar
  • 15 oz ricotta cheese
  • 0.25 cup chopped parsley
  • 0.5 cup Parmesan cheese
  • 4 oz cream cheese
  • 1 egg
  • 12 lasagna noodles, cooked
  • 2 cups mozzarella cheese, shredded

Equipment

Dutch ovenbaking dish

Tips

  • You can remove the sautéed vegetables from the pot before adding meat, or leave them in.
  • Store-bought pasta sauce works just fine.
  • You can repeat the layers as many times as your baking dish allows, typically two or three times.