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Flickr User Richard Dumoulin

prelasagnaeage......

I am making homemade lasagna for the first time ever. (I know - really?) here is the absolutely amazing homemade meatsauce - lean turkey, plum tomatoes, sweet onion, TONS of fresh basil - and a teensy bit of olive oil and garlic.

OMG! FOODGASM! and I'm not even done yet!

lasagnaeage!

My Light(er) Lasagna Recipe

shopping list:
1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
1/2 cup finely chopped onio
n2 garlic cloves, minced
2 pounds chopped plum tomatoes (about 4 cups)
1/3 cup plus
2 tablespoons chopped fresh basil
1 pound extra lean turkey
1 cup low-fat ricotta cheese
1/4 cup (packed) grated low-fat mozzarella cheese
8 lasagna or so noodles, freshly cooked or use noboil lasagna noodles
freshly grated Parmesan cheese

directions:
preheat your oven to 325.

Heat oil in large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add onion and garlic; sauté 3 minutes. in the onions and garlic, turn the heat up a little and add the turkey - browning it quickly almost like a stirfry fast. Return heat to medium.

Add tomatoes with any juices; simmer until slightly thickened, about 10 minutes. Stir in 1/3 cup basil. Season with salt and pepper.

Stir ricotta cheese in small saucepan over medium-low heat until just heated through. Add mozzarella cheese; stir just until melted, about 1 minute. Season to taste with pepper.

Spoon 1/4 cup tomato sauce into a loaf pan. add a layer of noodles, then cheese, then turkey - and repeat till you have a full loaf pan and top with a final layer of noodles. sprinkle big thick shavings of parmesan over the top - and bake for 45 minutes.Let it sit for about 5 minutes before cutting right into it.

Sprinkle with Parmesan and remaining 2 tablespoons basil; serve.