| Level: | Easy |
| Total: | 2 hr |
| Prep: | 30 min |
| Inactive: | 15 min |
| Cook: | 1 hr 15 min |
| Yield: | 12 servings |
| Level: | Easy |
| Total: | 2 hr |
| Prep: | 30 min |
| Inactive: | 15 min |
| Cook: | 1 hr 15 min |
| Yield: | 12 servings |
Ingredients
- 12 whole-wheat lasagna noodles
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1/2 cup chopped onion
- 1 chopped red pepper
- 1 pound ground turkey breast, white meat only
- 1/2 pound hot Italian turkey sausage
- 1 teaspoon red pepper flakes
- 2 teaspoons chopped garlic
- 1 teaspoon Essence, recipe follows
- 3 1/2 cups prepared marinara sauce
- 3 cups shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese, divided
- 2 cups part skim ricotta
- 2 cups thawed and drained chopped frozen spinach
- 1/4 cup grated Romano
- 2 egg whites
- 1/2 cup chopped basil leaves
- 1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley leaves
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 2 1/2 tablespoons paprika
- 2 tablespoons salt
- 2 tablespoons garlic powder
- 1 tablespoon black pepper
- 1 tablespoon onion powder
- 1 tablespoon cayenne pepper
- 1 tablespoon dried oregano
- 1 tablespoon dried thyme
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- In a large pot, bring several quarts of salted water to a boil. Add noodles and cook until very al dente, 7 minutes. Remove from water and place on a towel lined baking sheet.
- Place the olive oil, onion and red pepper in a large saute pan over medium-high heat. Saute until the vegetables begin to sweat, about 5 minutes. Add ground turkey, turkey sausage, garlic and Essence, stirring to combine until turkey cooks through, about 10 minutes. Add marinara sauce; bring to a boil. Reduce heat, and simmer 10 minutes. Remove from heat.
- In a large bowl, combine 1 1/2 cups mozzarella and remaining ingredients and set aside.
- Spray a 13- by 9-inch baking dish with cooking spray. Spread 1 cup turkey mixture in bottom of the dish and arrange 4 noodles over turkey mixture; top with 1 1/2 cups turkey mixture. Spread half of cheese mixture over turkey mixture. Repeat layers, ending with the remaining turkey mixture.
- Cover and bake for 45 minutes. Sprinkle with remaining 1 1/2 cups mozzarella cheese, and bake, uncovered, for 20 minutes.
- Let lasagna stand 10 to 15 minutes before serving.
- Combine all ingredients thoroughly.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 414 calorie |
| Total Fat | 19 grams |
| Cholesterol | 75 milligrams |
| Sodium | 815 milligrams |
| Carbohydrates | 35 grams |
| Protein | 29 grams |
| Calories | 414 calorie |
| Total Fat | 19 grams |
| Cholesterol | 75 milligrams |
| Sodium | 815 milligrams |
| Carbohydrates | 35 grams |
| Protein | 29 grams |
Reviews
This is a really good recipe that you won’t notice the slightly healthier substitutions of turkey & added spinach. I used no boil noodles & homemade sauce, not too saucy or too dry.
I used pork hot sausage and ground beef instead. Everyone loved it!!
I have made this on two separate occasions and received rave reviews. I also added fresh mushrooms, yummy!!!
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Super tasty, relatively easy, I”ll make it again. It was a little spicy for my son, so next time I’ll probably omit the red pepper flakes and maybe sub another kind of sausage. The adults loved it. One thing to keep in mind is that the formatting of the recipe does not differentiate the essence recipe from the rest. I almost dumped in 2 tbsp paprika before I noticed what was going on. Beware!
Excellent recipe–very flavorful with a nice kick and pretty easy to make, even for beginners. I used no cook noodles and fresh spinach and added a bit more mozzarella–delicious! Will definitely make again.
This is by far the most flavorful lasagna I have ever made. I love the use of the spicy italian sausage and essence. Everyone loves it.
LOVE LOVE LOVE! This is my favorite lasagna recipe to date! Only additions was more mozzarella cheese. – can never have enough and more sauce for sure. Also, I usually cut back on the spinach as my family usually complains.
This was pretty good. Loved the overall flavor and I didn’t miss the beef! If you like a saucier lasagna you might need to add more sauce.
Sooo good! And you feel good because it’s turkey- but after this- who needs beef? If you’re considering it I would definitely say it’s worth a try!
This had good flavor. But I found it to be too dry. I would use at least 2 to 2/12 cups of sauce instead of 1 1/2 cups. I will use this recipe again, just sauce it up a lil’ more 😉