Spinach and Turkey Lasagna

Name: Spinach and Turkey Lasagna
Prep time: 1 h
Cook time: 1 h 5 min
Total time: 2 h 5 min
Yield: 12 serving(s)
Ingredients: 3 tablespoons butter; 1/3 cup all-purpose flour; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1/4 teaspoon pepper; 3 cups nonfat milk; 3 ounces reduced-fat cream cheese, cubed; 3/4 cup parmesan cheese; 1 lb Italian turkey sausage link, casings removed and crumbled; 1 medium onion, chopped; 4 garlic cloves, minced; 1 teaspoon dried oregano; 1 teaspoon dried marjoram; 1/2 teaspoon fennel seed, crushed; 1 (7 1/2 ounce) jar roasted sweet red peppers, drained and chopped; 1/2 cup white wine or 1/2 cup reduced-sodium chicken broth; 2 (10 ounce) packages frozen chopped spinach, thawed and squeezed dry; 3/4 cup 2% fat cottage cheese; 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg; 9 lasagna noodles, cooked, rinsed and drained; 1/2 cup part-skim mozzarella cheese, shredded

Submitted by DeniseBC

"I am trying to pare down my old copies of Light & Tasty and I wanted to be sure to keep this recipe. It is from the Aug/Sept. 2006 issue and was submitted by Lynette Randleman. I've made this once and we really enjoyed it!"

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Ready In:: 2hrs 5mins
Ingredients:: 20
Serves:: 12

ingredients

3 tablespoons butter
¹⁄₃ cup all-purpose flour
¹⁄₂ teaspoon salt
¹⁄₄ teaspoon pepper
3 cups nonfat milk
3 ounces reduced-fat cream cheese, cubed
³⁄₄ cup parmesan cheese
1 lb Italian turkey sausage link, casings removed and crumbled
1 medium onion, chopped
4 garlic cloves, minced
1 teaspoon dried oregano
1 teaspoon dried marjoram
¹⁄₂ teaspoon fennel seed, crushed
1 (7 1/2 ounce) jar roasted sweet red peppers, drained and chopped
¹⁄₂ cup white wine or 1/2 cup reduced-sodium chicken broth
2 (10 ounce) packages frozen chopped spinach, thawed and squeezed dry
³⁄₄ cup 2% fat cottage cheese
¹⁄₄ teaspoon ground nutmeg
9 lasagna noodles, cooked, rinsed and drained
¹⁄₂ cup part-skim mozzarella cheese, shredded

directions

In a saucepan, melt butter. Stir in flour, salt, and pepper until smooth. Gradually stir in milk. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 1-2 minutes or until thickened. Stir in cream cheese until melted. Stir in Parmesan cheese just until melted. Remove from the heat; set aside.
In a large nonstick skillet coated with nonstick cooking spray, cook sausage, onion and garlic over medium heat until sausage is no longer pink; drain. Stir in oregano, marjoram and fennel; cook for 1 minute.
Add roasted peppers and wine or broth. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 3-5 minutes or until liquid is reduced to 3 tablespoons. Remove from the heat; set aside. In a small bowl, combine spinach, cottage cheese and nutmeg; set aside.
Spread 1/2 cup reserved cheese sauce in a 13"x9"x2" baking dish coated with nonstick cooking spray. Top with three noodles, half of the sausage mixture, half of the spinach mixture and 1 cup sauce; repeat layers. Top with remaining noodles and sauce. Sprinkle with mozzarella cheese.
Cover and bake at 375 for 40 minutes. Uncover; bake 15-20 minutes longer or until heated through and top is lightly browned. Let stand for 10 minutes before cutting.

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DeniseBC

USA

I live in a part of North Carolina that's close enough to Raleigh to commute, but far enough away to seem like another world. I am loving small town living; I spent the first 38 years of my life as a suburbs girl in Florida. I love going to a small church and the fact that in a few years here we almost always run into someone we know when we go into town. I can't imagine living anywhere else now! I work for a major computer storage company keeping one of our larger customers happy from a support (after the sale) perspective. My title doesn't really explain what I do, but the best way I've found to describe my work is that if everyone did what they were supposed to do, I would be out of work! I don't get to cook as much as I'd like to, but when I can, I love to try new recipes! I'm always looking for great make ahead or CrockPot recipes that accomodate my crazy work. I love the feature on 'Zaar where you can find recipes by searching for an ingredient. I've come up with more dinner ideas that way! I'm blessed with a husband who is always willing to try new things, but who is also happy to eat PBJ every night. That makes it easy for me, but I'm more fickle than that! With just the two of us I sometimes have to wait to try larger recipes until we have company or for a church event and I *try* to keep the fat and calories down in my cooking, although lately I haven't done so well with that! <img src=http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b399/susied214/permanent%20collection/adoptedspring08.jpg border=0 alt=Photobucket /> <img src=http://i250.photobucket.com/albums/gg271/MrsTeny/Permanent%20Collection/PACSpring09Iwasadopted.jpg alt= /> <img src=http://i250.photobucket.com/albums/gg271/MrsTeny/Permanent%20Collection/PACSpring09Participation.jpg alt= /> 8727534"

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