Spinach and Mushroom Turkey Lasagna
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I usually follow this recipe for lasagna: http://www.livejournal.com/users/fitfool/19968.html
but a few months ago, a friend brought over this lasagna: http://www.livejournal.com/users/fitfool/32175.html
His was so delicious I started adding a few more things to my regular recipe though I forgot to add garlic this time around. Tasty and I think reasonably healthy. Are there sites where I can plug in ingredients and find out what the nutritional breakdown turns out to be?
Spinach and Mushroom Turkey Lasagna
1 container of ricotta cheese (32 oz)
1 egg
1 tsp basil
some sliced mushrooms (I think I used about 5 oz of sliced white mushrooms)
some spinach (washed and big stems removed) (about half a pound?)
1 jar spaghetti sauce (28 oz)
1 small can of tomato sauce (8 oz) (optional) (sometimes even 2 of these cans)
1 pound of ground turkey or ground beef (cooked, crumbled, drained)
1 box of oven-ready lasagna pasta (easiest to just follow the box’s instructions)
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but a few months ago, a friend brought over this lasagna: http://www.livejournal.com/users/fitfool/32175.html
His was so delicious I started adding a few more things to my regular recipe though I forgot to add garlic this time around. Tasty and I think reasonably healthy. Are there sites where I can plug in ingredients and find out what the nutritional breakdown turns out to be?
Spinach and Mushroom Turkey Lasagna
1 container of ricotta cheese (32 oz)
1 egg
1 tsp basil
some sliced mushrooms (I think I used about 5 oz of sliced white mushrooms)
some spinach (washed and big stems removed) (about half a pound?)
1 jar spaghetti sauce (28 oz)
1 small can of tomato sauce (8 oz) (optional) (sometimes even 2 of these cans)
1 pound of ground turkey or ground beef (cooked, crumbled, drained)
1 box of oven-ready lasagna pasta (easiest to just follow the box’s instructions)
- In mixing bowl, mix ricotta cheese, egg, and basil.
- In big pan, brown the ground turkey and drain off any fat. Set aside.
- Saute some sliced mushrooms and then wilt some spinach leaves over that.
- Then mix in spaghetti sauce and tomato sauce (if using). Add back the ground turkey. Mix everything together.
- In a 9x13” pan, ladle in a layer of the sauce.
- Put 3-4 pieces of the pasta pieces into the pan.
- Spread a layer of ricotta cheese.
- Spread a layer of the sauce. Cover the pasta strips completely.
- Sprinkle on some shredded mozzarella cheese.
- Put down another layer of pasta strips. Add ricotta cheese, Add sauce. Sprinkle mozzarella. Repeat layering.
- For the final top layer, add the pasta strip, then the rest of the meat sauce and mozzarella cheese. Sprinkle on some parmesan cheese.
- Cover in foil tightly and bake 55-60 minutes at about 375F. For the last 10 minutes, remove foil to let the cheese brown. [I think the foil is to prevent the cheese from burning. Is that right?]
- Let lasagna sit with foil covering it for another 10 minutes before you cut and serve it. [What does this final sitting step do?]
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