TURKEY LASAGNA | The Best Turkey Lasagna Recipe You'll Ever Make.

ricotta cheese

🥗Healthier: cottage cheese

💰Cheaper: cream cheese

Cottage cheese is lower in fat and calories, while cream cheese is often more affordable.

mozzarella cheese

🥗Healthier: part-skim mozzarella

💰Cheaper: cheddar cheese

Part-skim mozzarella reduces calories, while cheddar is usually less expensive.

ground turkey

🥗Healthier: ground chicken

💰Cheaper: ground beef

Ground chicken is leaner, while ground beef is often cheaper.

parmesan cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: grated pecorino

Nutritional yeast is dairy-free, and pecorino is often less expensive.

Start by making the sauce; dice 1 large onion and 2 sticks of celery.

Add diced celery to a pot with a few tablespoons of olive oil and 2 tablespoons of fennel seeds; let the fennel seeds sizzle until fragrant.

Add the diced onion and salt, cover, and let simmer for a bit.

Add diced zucchini (equal parts to turkey, about 500 g) to the pot and stir.

Add 500 g of ground turkey to the pot; break it up with a potato masher and let it cook through without focusing on browning.

After about 5 minutes, add in 2 bay leaves and a full 28 oz can of crushed tomatoes; rinse the can with about half a can of water and add that in too.

Stir everything together, cover, and let it simmer for about 30 minutes.

For the béchamel, melt 5 tablespoons of butter in a pot, then whisk in 5 tablespoons of flour until smooth to create a roux.

Gradually pour in heated milk, whisking continuously to avoid lumps; add bay leaves and nutmeg, then cover with plastic wrap to prevent a skin from forming.

Make the pasta by mixing equal parts eggs to flour; for this recipe, use 3 eggs to 300 g of flour.

Knead the dough until it forms a ball, then cover and let it rest for at least 30 minutes.

Roll out the dough using a pasta roller, starting on the first setting and working up to setting number eight; cut the pasta sheets to fit your baking dish.

Prepare a 9x3 casserole dish by adding a little oil and a spoonful of the turkey sauce to the bottom.

Boil salted water and cook lasagna sheets for 1-2 minutes, cooking them in batches of two to prevent sticking.

Layer the lasagna by placing noodles in the dish, followed by a cup of meat sauce, a half cup of béchamel, and a thin layer of parmesan cheese; repeat the layering process.

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