Ingredients:
1.5 large jars of spaghetti sauce (I used Classico. Yum.)
3 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
8 or so pieces of lasagna noodles, uncooked
1 pint of ricotta cheese (I use fat free and you'd never know it.)
Veggies
Usually we make this lasagna with just veggies, but since we had TWO boys in the house last night, I decided to throw in some meat. So add 1 pound of lean ground turkey (or beef if you prefer) to the ingredients list. I also had some baby sweet peppers in the fridge I wanted to use, and the peppers were a nice touch. Props to me. Usually I throw in some spinach, and it's delicious; but this time, I didn't have any. Booo.
Also, I had some ricotta cheese leftover from last time but not quite a whole pint, and I had some cottage cheese hanging out in the fridge, so I used that to make up for the ricotta cheese that I was missing. It's okay to use your imagination.
So the staple veggies that I use are as follows:
Carrots, Broccoli, Cauliflower (If you get the bag of pre-mixed vegetables at the store, it's the perfect amount. You can find them where the bagged lettuce is in the produce section.), 2 zucchini, 1 yellow squash, and spinach. I also think I've thrown in some fresh halved cherry tomatoes before, and as mentioned, I used some peppers this time. Be creative and use your favs.
Brown meat. Chop veggies. I also sauteed the peppers to bring out the flavor.
In medium bowl, mix ricotta cheese (and cottage cheese in this case) and 2 cups of shredded mozz. It will be thick and gummy. That's okay.
In a large bowl, combine sauce, browned ground turkey, and veggies.
Cook on low 4-6 hours. One time I forgot and thought it was only supposed to cook for 2 hours, so I panicked. Then I decided I didn't want us to eat dinner at 10 pm so I'd just put it on high for 2 hours, and it worked out perfectly too.
It's tasty either way and makes so so much. We have tons of leftovers. Enjoy!
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