Three Cheese Turkey Lasagna With Broccoli Food

TURKEY LASAGNA

Steps:

• In a medium skillet saute the chopped onions, celery and garlic in oil until soft and tender. Add chopped turkey and broccoli. Set aside.
• To make white sauce: In a small saucepan over low heat melt butter or margarine. Remove from heat and add flour, salt, and pepper; and blend well. Return to low heat, whisk in milk and cook until thick.
• To assemble, in the bottom of a casserole dish place a thin layer of white sauce, then a layer of noodles. Next, place a layer of the turkey mixture, followed by sauce, and then 1/2 cup of the shredded mozzarella cheese. Repeat layering process with turkey mixture and sauce. Top with the remaining 1/2 cup of mozzarella cheese.
• Bake in a preheated 350 degree (175 degree C) oven for 45-60 minutes until bubbly and heated through. Let stand 10 to 15 minutes before serving.

TURKEY LASAGNA

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat. Add the onion and cook, stirring occasionally, until softened and beginning to become translucent, about 8 minutes. Add the turkey and garlic and continue to cook, breaking the meat up with a wooden spoon, until the turkey is cooked through, 6 to 8 minutes. Add the tomato paste, stir to combine and cook, stirring occasionally, about 5 minutes.
• Add the crushed tomatoes to the saucepan. Add the whole peeled tomatoes, crushing them with you hand as you pour them in. Stir in the oregano. Add salt and pepper to taste, bring to a simmer and cook, stirring occasionally, until the sauce is slightly reduced and thickened, about 30 minutes; remove the lid for the last 5 minutes of cooking.
• Meanwhile, set aside 1 cup of the mozzarella and 1/4 cup of the Parmesan in a small bowl. Mix together the ricotta, parsley, egg, the remaining mozzarella and Parmesan, 1 teaspoon salt and 1/2 teaspoon pepper in a large bowl.
• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
• Spread about 2 cups of the sauce in the bottom of a deep 9-by-13-inch broiler-proof baking dish (see Cook's Note). Place 3 uncooked lasagna noodles across the bottom of the dish lengthwise, leaving about 1/2 inch between each. Place a fourth noddle across the short side of the dish, breaking to fit as needed. Spread about 1 1/2 cups sauce on the noodles. Using an ice-cream scoop or a large spoon, dollop one-third of the cheese mixture evenly on top of the sauce. Arrange another layer of noodles the same as the first, pressing down gently to spread the cheese mixture. Repeat layering the sauce, cheese mixture and noodles two more times, ending with the noodles. On top of the last layer, spread the remaining sauce.
• Cover the baking dish tightly with foil and bake until the noodles are tender when you insert the tip of a paring knife, about 1 hour. Remove the foil from the baking dish and sprinkle with the reserved mozzarella and Parmesan. Increase the oven temperature to broil and broil the lasagna until the cheese is melted, golden and bubbling, 5 to 7 minutes. Let the lasagna sit for 30 minutes before serving.

BROCCOLI LASAGNA

Steps:

• Preheat over to 400 degrees.
• In a large bowl, combine ricotta, broccoli, 2 cups mozzarella, 1/4 cup parmesan.
• In small bowl, combine marina sauce and cream.
• spoon layer of sauce on bottom of 9 x 13 pan, top with noodles, more sauce, cover with the cheese broccoli mixture. Repeat until it is all gone. Each layer put the noodles in a different direction it makes it easier to cut when you serve! When top layer of noodles is down, sprinkle with remaining mozzarella and parmesan.
• Cover tightly with sprayed foil and bake 40 minutes. uncover and bake until the top is golden brown.
• I double the recipe for a bigger group and use one of those "big lasagna" tins from the grocery store. bake a larger sized lasagna about 15 minutes more.
• Also great to make ahead, freeze and bake later in the week!

TURKEY AND BROCCOLI FILLED LASAGNA ROLLS

Steps:

• Cook lasagna noodles for 10 to 12 minutes or till tender but still firm. Drain noodles; rinse with cold water. Drain well.
• Meanwhile, for filling, in a large skillet cook ground turkey and onion till turkey is no longer pink and onion is tender. Drain fat. Stir in chopped broccoli and water. Bring to boiling; reduce heat. Cover and simmer about 5 minutes or till broccoli is crisp-tender; drain.
• In a mixing bowl stir together egg, ricotta or cottage cheese, and thyme; stir in the turkey mixture. Divide filing mixture into 4 equal portions. Spread a portion over each lasgna noodle; roll up each noodle. Place lasagna rolls, seam side down, in a 2-quart square baking dish. Spoon spaghetti sauce over lasagna rolls.
• Bake, covered, in a 375 degree oven about 30 minutes or till heated through. Uncover and sprinkle with the Parmesan cheese. Or, garnish with shaved Parmesan.

THREE CHEESE TURKEY LASAGNA WITH BROCCOLI

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Spray 9 x 13 baking pan with cooking spray or oil.
• In a large saucepan, cook chopped onion and garlic in olive oil until soft. Add thyme and ground turkey and cook until brown.
• Drain fat from pan. Add all of the spices and tomato products in cook for 5 to 10 minutes.
• While sauce and turkey is cooking. Steam broccoli in microwave oven for 7 to 8 minutes.
• In a separate bowl mix the cottage cheese, egg and parmesan cheese and put aside.
• Once the broccoli is cooled, chopped up the broccoli finely. Line up bowls and other components.
• Place a layer of tomato and meat sauce at the btoom of the baking pan. Then layer noodles.
• Then layer the cottage cheese mixture, chopped broccoli and tomato/meat sauce. Then layer mozzarella cheese shredds. Then another layer of noodles and repeat.
• Final layer is noodles, and a light layer of sauce on top with shredded mozzarella.
• Cover baking pan with foil and place in oven for 45 to 50 minutes. Then take foil off and cook 10 to 15 minutes more.