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Lasagna with homemade sauce

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I came up with this recipe after looking at a few lasagna recipes in all sorts of magazines. I combined a few techniques to come up with my own version I make a Bechamel sauce to make it creamier....becomes the White Sauce. I also make my own tomato sauce that I combine with the meat...which becomes the Meat Sauce. Of course, you can easily play around with this recipe and amounts to make it your own! But, this is my version...hope you enjoy!

"I made some if my own adjustments. I used 1lb hamburger and some Italian sausage. No red wine, didn't have any! I used caned spaghetti sauce, diced tomatoes, and paste. I loved the idea of white sauce, next time I am outing it in each layer. I used butter milk for extra yummy ness. This was delish. I never boil noodles just put them in raw baked 45min" - 1Baker2Baker

Yield: 12 Servings Ready in 2 hours

Cuisine: ItalianMain Ingredient: Turkey

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Servings          
Original recipe makes 12 Servings
MEAT SAUCE
2 cupsonion; diced
5 clovesgarlic; minced or crushed
1 tbspoil
1 1/2 packageground turkey; (2 lbs)
6 cantomato paste
1 28-oz canwhole tomatoes in juice
1 14.5-oz canwhole tomatoes in juice
1 tspSugar
2 tbspred wine
2 bay leaves; (up to 3)
1 tspkosher salt
pepper; to taste
dried basil; to taste

Lasagna with homemade sauce Preparation

You will need:

for a 13x9 pan and a little leftover for a smaller pan(5x5?)

1 package of lasagna noodles prepared according to the directions on the box.

Meat Sauce:

In a food processor, process whole tomatoes(cans) till nice and smooth. Set aside.

In a large soup pot(dutch oven), add oil and heat on med till oil is hot. Add onion and cook till soft about 5-7 minutes.Add ground turkey.Crumble over med heat. Cook till no longer pink.Add garlic stir and cook for 30 seconds. Add tomato paste and processed whole tomatoes....stir. Season with salt, pepper, wine, sugar and spices.Lower heat, simmer and cook for about 1 hr stirring every so often.

Mushroom Layer:

16 oz sliced mushrooms

salt and pepper to taste

While the sauce is cooking, you can saute the mushrooms in a skillet with a bit of salt on med-high heat till nicely browned.Set the mushrooms aside.

Ricotta Layer:

32 oz carton of ricotta cheese

3 TBS minced fresh parsley

2-3 eggs, lightly beaten

1/4-1/2 cup Parmesan

salt and pepper to taste

In a med. bowl mix all ingredients until thoroughly combined.

Bechamel (White) Sauce:

1 TBS olive oil

3 TBS flour

1 1/2 cups milk, if you need more you can add an additional 1/2 cup

1/2 -1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese

salt,pepper, and nutmeg to taste

In a saucepan, add oil and flour.

Stir to combine. Add milk and stir to combine. Cook until the mixture is thickened about 3 minutes. Add cheese. Season to taste with salt, pepper and nutmeg. Set aside.

Assemble the lasagna:

You will need some dried basil for sprinkling in between the layers and on top.

You will need extra shredded mozzarella cheese for layering. You can use as much or little as you want. You can also use a mixture to include provolone, spicy jack, fontina, or muenster cheese. You get the idea!

Grease a 13x9 glass pan. Place about 1/2 cup of meat sauce on the bottom of the pan and spread it evenly.

Arrange 3 lasagna noodles on top. Place about 1 cup of meat sauce on top of the noodles add about 1 cup of ricotta cheese spread evenly.Add some mushrooms.Sprinkle some mozzarella cheese and basil or skip the mozzarella if you want it even lighter. Repeat layer or layers if you have a deeper pan. Otherwise use an overflow small pan for the rest. To the top layer you can add some white sauce(bechamel) and sprinkle with some shredded cheese(or use sliced cheese or a mixture of both) and basil.At this point you can bake the lasagna at 375 for about 50 some minutes covered. Uncover and bake an additional 20 minutes or till heated through. Or you can cover and place in freezer for a later date. Just bake frozen lasagna covered first and then remove cover and bake until nice and bubbly. Remember to give yourself plenty of time as the frozen lasagna will take quite a bit longer to bake. Let rest for 5- 10 minutes so the filling will not ooze out.

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  • Calories Per Serving: 148
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    Lasagna with homemade sauce Reviews

    Give it a rating Would you make it again?   [please sign in to add your comment]
    I made some if my own adjustments. I used 1lb hamburger and some Italian sausage. No red wine, didn't have any! I used caned spaghetti sauce, diced tomatoes, and paste. I loved the idea of white sauce, next time I am outing it in each layer. I used butter milk for extra yummy ness. This was delish. I never boil noodles just put them in raw baked 45min
    3 months, 1 days, 14 hours, 3 minutes ago
    Good
    6 months, 5 days, 11 hours, 8 minutes ago
    Gorgeous
    6 months, 2 weeks, 5 days, 15 hours, 58 minutes ago
    this is very delicious
    11 months, 2 weeks, 5 days, 19 hours, 33 minutes ago
    This is the BEST lasagna I've ever had! I've made it several times for guests and it's always a huge hit.
    1 years, 2 months, 2 weeks, 16 hours, 25 minutes ago
    Love the béchamel... very traditional recipe that tastes great!
    1 years, 5 months, 1 weeks, 6 days, 16 hours, 8 minutes ago
    Awesome
    1 years, 6 months, 1 weeks, 5 days, 51 minutes ago
    Very good recipe. I used the non-boil noodles. Also, for me it never works to 'layer' the ricotta after the meat sauce. Next time I will just mix the two together to save time. My husband wanted the turkey spicier, but I loved it the way it was.
    1 years, 7 months, 3 weeks, 1 days, 20 hours, 32 minutes ago
    For a 13x9 pan you will need 9 lasagna noodles. You will have some leftover meat sauce, ricotta cheese sauce etc. you can make a deep dish with more filling by using a biggerand deeper pan or use the overflow to make another smaller dish. [I posted this recipe.]
    4 years, 5 months, 2 weeks, 3 days, 20 hours, 35 minutes ago

    Tags

    1. lunch
    2. MAin Dish
    3. Dinner
    4. Turkey
    5. Italian

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