Tuesday, August 31, 2010

Greek/Irish gone Italian...What!

So I did it, I made my first Lasagna! It was soooo good! I made it Sunday night to cut up for lunches for the week, but it smelled so good we plunged into it Sunday night for dinner. Nearly half a pan later the remainder was cut up for lunches.  I finished the last piece today for lunch, it was so yummy!  Pictures, lots of pictures to follow! 

1 lb. ground turkey
1 lg. onion
1 (14 oz.) can fire roasted tomatoes
1 (6 oz.) can tomato paste
1 c. water
1 tbsp. parsley flakes
1 tsp. basil
15 oz Ricotta
4 oz. Parmesan cheese
1 tbsp. parsley flakes
1 tsp. oregano
8 oz. uncooked lasagna noodles
8 oz. Mozzarella cheese
2 Eggs

Cook turkey and onion together and drain. Mix tomatoes, tomato paste, water, 1 tablespoon of parsley flakes and basil together and add to turkey and onion.  Simmer to reduce mixture.  Mix together ricotta cheese, 2 eggs, mozzarella cheese, 1 tablespoon parsley flakes and oregano; set aside.
Spray 9x13 inch pan with extra virgin olive oil. Place about a ½ cup of sauce on the bottom of the pan and your first layer of noodles.  Next begin to layer sauce, meat mixture, cheese mixture and noodles; alternating as you fill the dish. Top with Parmesan cheese. Bake covered 45 minuets and uncovered 15 minutes at 350 degrees. Let stand a 10 minutes before serving. Perfection!

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