In this post I share an easy way to create a somewhat healthy Lasagna using ground turkey. You will find my secret to make a basic ground turkey into an Italian cuisine.
Turkey Lasagna Recipe
The best turkey lasagna from my personal notes featuring easy to find ingredients. Packed with so many delicious layers including a few home grown herbs. It’s rich, flavorful, and exactly what you want in a lasagna.
Ingredients
- 2 Tbsp. olive oil
- 1 cup chopped sweet onion
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 1/2 cup of shredded carrot
- 1/2 cup of sweet peppers chopped and diced
- 1 pound of turkey sausage
- 16 oz. Spaghetti Sauce
- 1/4 cup of fresh parsley
- 1/4 cup chopped fresh basil
- 8 oz. ready to bake lasagna noodles
- 15 oz. ricotta cheese
- 1 cup grated Parmesan cheese
- 2 eggs
- 2 cups mozzarella, shredded
How to Cook the Ground Turkey
It’s hard to believe when you bite into this filling and super moist dish that ground turkey is involved. Over the years I have started to prefer poultry in this dish rather than beef. Not only is the meat mild it is also low in fat. The secret is adding fresh vegetables to the sauté while preparing the meat. Letting the flavors marry together by frying up with a table spoon of oil. As the skillet starts to soak up all the moisture add a dash or two of water or vegetable broth to bring the extra flavors together. Be sure to scroll down for exact directions below.
Turkey Lasagna Recipe
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Easy To Make Ground Turkey Lasagna Recipe
Course: DinnerCuisine: Italian American8-10
servings15
minutes45-50
minutesA flavorful spin using low fat ground turkey in Lasagna casserole.
Ingredients
2 Tbsp. olive oil
1 cup chopped sweet onion
2 garlic cloves, minced
1/2 cup of shredded carrots
1/2 cup of sweet peppers chopped and diced
1 pound of turkey sausage
16 oz. Spaghetti Sauce
1/4 cup of fresh parsley
1/4 cup chopped fresh basil
8 oz. ready to bake lasagna noodles
15 oz. ricotta cheese
1 cup grated Parmesan cheese
2 eggs
2 cups mozzarella, shredded
Instructions
- Directions Step
In favorite skillet sauté onion and garlic in olive oil for about 4-5 minutes
Add fresh shredded carrots and diced peppers to the skillet and cook down for an additional 5 minutes.
Move vegetable sauté mix to the side of skillet before adding ground turkey to cook down. If too dry add about 1/4 cup of water. Put lid on skillet for about 5 minutes before stirring the meat. Keep the vegetables to one side until all the ground turkey has turned from pink to light brown.
Once the turkey is all brown and not pink mix the vegetables together around in the skillet. Let cook down another 5 minutes adding water if needed. Do not let the bottom of skillet go dry.
Set enough marinara of spaghetti sauce aside to coat bottom of casserole dish. In a 9×9 dish this is usually about 1/2 cup of sauce.=
Slowly add spaghetti or marinara sauce to the skillet mix. Cook for about 10 minutes bringing to slow simmer.
In a mixing bowl add ricotta cheese, 2 beaten eggs, parmesan cheese and herbs. Mix well and set aside for layering process.
In 9×9 baking casserole dish add enough pasta sauce to cover the bottom before adding 1st layer of lasagna noodle.
Layer onto of dry noodle meat sauce mix.
Layer lasagna noodle before adding cheese mix
Repeat twice or until you have 5 layers finishing with a thin layer of sauce and mozzarella cheese on top.
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Happy Baking,
