TURKEY AND CHICKEN SAUSAGE LASAGNA
LASAGNE … Garfield approved.
In a stir-crazy haze, after being sick and indoors with my boys for three straight days, we realized that we had never made lasagna. Now, they are three and six … but me, what’s my excuse? So we ordered groceries and, in our pajamas, made one! Of course, we made it with our own twist and flavor wants. It’s excellent! Super flavorful. Rich. Structurally sound (whew). The best part, we all love it! The mix of ground turkey and chicken sausage was a stroke of indecisive brilliance. Make it, you’ll see!
TURKEY AND CHICKEN SAUSAGE LASAGNE
Yield: 6-10
Prep time: 20 MinCook time: 35 MinInactive time: 5 MinTotal time: 1 Hour
Ingredients
KITCHEN TOOLS
Instructions
TO MAKE YOUR MEAT SAUCE
- Preheat the oven to 375°F. Grease a 9x13-inch baking dish with grapeseed oil and set aside.
- In a large skillet over medium heat, add a drizzle of grapeseed oil. Sauté the diced onion until soft, about 3 minutes. Add the minced garlic and cook for another 30 seconds until fragrant.
- Add the ground turkey and chopped chicken sausage to the skillet. Season with salt, pepper, and Italian spices. Cook, breaking up the turkey, until fully browned. Stir in all of your marinara sauce and simmer for 5 minutes.
TO MAKE YOUR RICOTTA FILLING
- In a mixing bowl, combine ricotta cheese with chopped basil, Italian parsley, salt, and pepper. Set aside.
TO ASSEMBLE YOUR LASAGNA
- Spread a thin layer of meat sauce on the bottom of the prepared baking dish. Layer 3-4 lasagna noodles over the sauce.
- Add a layer of meat sauce, followed by half of the ricotta mixture. Sprinkle with Parmesan and shredded mozzarella. Repeat. Noodles. Meat sauce. The rest of your ricotta. Parmesan and mozzarella. Finish with one more layer of noodles, meat sauce, NO RICOTTA, a generous layer of mozzarella to cover everything under it. Sprinkle parmesan on top.
- Cover the baking dish with foil and bake for 25 minutes.
- Remove the foil and bake for an additional 10 minutes, or until the cheese is melted and golden. If you're not getting the color you want, for extra color, broil in one-minute intervals until the cheese develops a lightly golden crust.
- Let the lasagna rest for 5 minutes before slicing. Garnish with the small fresh basil leaves and serve warm.
