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Recipe courtesy of Ina Garten

Show: Barefoot Contessa

Episode: Pasta Bella

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Total:: 1 hr 20 min
Prep:: 50 min
Cook:: 30 min

Yield:: 8 servings

Level:: Easy

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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.

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Name: Turkey Lasagna
Prep time: P0Y0M0DT0H50M0.000S
Cook time: P0Y0M0DT0H30M0.000S
Total time: P0Y0M0DT1H20M0.000S
Yield: 8 servings
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