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Recipe courtesy of Ina Garten

Turkey Lasagna

Name: Turkey Lasagna
Prep time: P0Y0M0DT0H50M0.000S
Cook time: P0Y0M0DT0H30M0.000S
Total time: P0Y0M0DT1H20M0.000S
Yield: 8 servings
Cuisine: italian
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons olive oil; 1 cup chopped yellow onion (1 onion); 2 garlic cloves, minced; 1 1/2 pounds sweet Italian turkey sausage, casings removed; One 28-ounce can crushed tomatoes in tomato puree; One 6-ounce can tomato paste; 1/4 cup chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley, divided; 1/2 cup chopped fresh basil leaves; 2 teaspoons kosher salt; 3/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper; 1/2 pound lasagna noodles; 15 ounces ricotta cheese; 3 to 4 ounces creamy goat cheese, crumbled; 1 cup grated Parmesan, plus 1/4 cup for sprinkling; 1 extra-large egg, lightly beaten; 1 pound fresh mozzarella, thinly sliced

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Level: Easy
Total: 1 hr 20 min

Prep: 50 min
Cook: 30 min

Yield: 8 servings

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Ingredients

2 tablespoons olive oil

1 cup chopped yellow onion (1 onion)

2 garlic cloves, minced

1 1/2 pounds sweet Italian turkey sausage, casings removed

One 28-ounce can crushed tomatoes in tomato puree

One 6-ounce can tomato paste

1/4 cup chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley, divided

1/2 cup chopped fresh basil leaves

2 teaspoons kosher salt

3/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

1/2 pound lasagna noodles

15 ounces ricotta cheese

3 to 4 ounces creamy goat cheese, crumbled

1 cup grated Parmesan, plus 1/4 cup for sprinkling

1 extra-large egg, lightly beaten

1 pound fresh mozzarella, thinly sliced

Directions

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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.