Monday, April 22, 2013

Gluten Free Turkey Lasagna

This is one of those rare times when the healthy version is sincerely so much better, both nutritionally and tasting, then the unhealthy version. Here's what you'll need:

  • Ground turkey (5 or 6 lbs)
  • veggie brand gluten/ dairy free mozzarella (don't try to eat this by itself; it tastes gross. But mixed with everything else, its delicious).
  • shredded Parmesan cheese
  • 1/2 onion, either yellow or white, minced
  • 4 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1/3 cup good olive oil
  • white mushroom- minced
  • rosemary
  • thyme
  • salt
  • pepper
  • gluten free lasagna pasta
  • oregano
  • ricotta cheese- LOTS of it
Here's how its done:
Brown turkey meat in skillet. Drain & set aside.
Heat the oil in a pan over medium, Add the minced mushroom, garlic and onion.
Let that simmer awhile, maybe 10-15 minutes, so that the flavors marinate together.
When your house starts to smell amazing, add the turkey meat to the oil and generously douse with rosemary, thyme, salt and pepper.
Boil the pasta until al dente. Make sure you ass salt so the pasta doesn't stick. (If it does stick together later on, just run some cold water over it- it will be fine).
Grease a baking pan and layer the pasta along the bottom, with no spaces in between.
Spread the ricotta across the pasta, then add the meat portions in a layer, heavily sprinkle with oregano, and finally a layer of veggie cheese.
Repeat these layers until you are out of ingredients and then put a ton of Parmesan top.
Bake at 350 for 40 minutes
Let it sit for 15 minutes when it comes out of the oven so the meat can settle, otherwise it wont look very pretty on the plate.

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