Lasagna With Turkey Sausage

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 cup chopped yellow onion
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 1/2 lbs sweet italian turkey sausage, casings removed
• 1 (28 ounce) can crushed tomatoes, in tomato puree
• 1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste
• 1/4 cup chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley, divided
• 1/2 cup chopped fresh basil leaf
• kosher salt
• fresh ground black pepper
• 1/2 lb lasagna noodle
• 15 ounces ricotta cheese
• 4 ounces creamy goat cheese, crumbled
• 1 cup grated parmesan cheese
• 1/4 cup grated parmesan cheese, for sprinkling
• 1 extra large egg, lightly beaten
• 1 lb fresh mozzarella cheese, thinly sliced

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 400.
• 2 heat olive oil in large skillet.
• 3 add onion and cook 5 minutes over med-low heat until translucent.
• 4 add garlic and cook 1 minute.
• 5 add sausage and cook for 8- 10 minutes, or until no longer pink, while stirring occasssionally to break up the meat.
• 6 add tomatoes, paste, 2 tbsp parsley, basil, 1 1/2 tsp salt, and 1/2 tsp pepper.
• 7 simmer, uncovered for 15- 20 min until thickened.
• 8 meanwhile, fill a large bowl with very hot tap water.
• 9 add the noodles and allow to sit in the water 20 min.
• 10 drain.
• 11 in a medium bowl, combine the ricotta, goat cheese, 1 cup of parmesan, egg, 2 tbsp parsley, 1/2 tsp salt and 1/4 tsp pepper.
• 12 set aside.
• 13 ladle 1/3 of the sauce into a 9 x 12 x 2" baking dish, spreading the sauce over the bottom.
• 14 then add the layers as follows: half the pasta, half the mozzarella, half the ricotta, and one third of the sauce.
• 15 repeat with the remaining ingredients in the same order.
• 16 sprinkle with 1/4 cup parmesan cheese.
• 17 bake 30 minutes, until sauce is bubbling.
• 18 can be made ahead, and refrigerated until ready to bake for 30- 40 minutes.