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Marie Meschke

Best Turkey Lasagna

You will not find a better turkey lasagna anywhere. This recipe comes from a turkey farming family in Minnesota and features homemade tomato sauce, seasonings, and all the cheese you will need!
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Prep Time 40 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 25 minutes
Servings: 8
Course: Main Course, Pasta
Cuisine: Italian
Calories: 400
Ingredients Method Nutrition

Ingredients
  

  • 1 Tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 pound ground turkey
  • 1/2 cup onion chopped
  • 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon pepper
  • 1 teaspoon oregano
  • 1 can (28 ounces) diced tomatoes reserve liquid
  • 1 can (8 ounce) tomato sauce
  • 8 lasagna noodles
  • 8 ounces ricotta cheese
  • 8 ounces low-fat cottage cheese
  • 12 ounces Mozzarella cheese shredded
  • 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese shredded
  • Nonstick vegetable cooking spray

Method
 

  1.  Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Spray 9” x 13” pan with nonstick cooking spray.
  2. In olive oil, lightly brown ground turkey with onion and garlic powder until turkey is no longer pink.
  3. Add salt, pepper, oregano, tomatoes and liquid, tomato sauce and 2 tablespoons Parmesan cheese. Simmer for 15 minutes.
  4. Assemble lasagna: begin with a layer of 1/3 meat sauce, top with 4 uncooked lasagna noodles (break to fit), half of the Ricotta cheese, half of the cottage cheese, half of  the Mozzarella cheese and 2 tablespoons Parmesan  cheese. Repeat, ending with meat sauce and top with remaining Parmesan cheese.
  5. Bake for 45 minutes.

Nutrition

Serving: 1pieceCalories: 400kcalCarbohydrates: 20gProtein: 31gFat: 22gSaturated Fat: 11gCholesterol: -195mgSodium: 1090mg

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