Classic Lasagna Recipe
Ingredients:
- 3/4 pound Italian Turkey Sausage
- 5 1/2 cups chopped onion
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- 1/2 cup Burgundy, or other dry red wine
- 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
- 1/8 teaspoon crushed red pepper
- 2 stewed tomatoes, undrained and chopped
- 1 4 ounce can tomato paste
- 1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley
- 1/8 teaspoon pepper
- 1 1/2 cups nonfat ricotta cheese
- vegetable cooking spray
- 12 lasagna noodles, cooked
- 1 cup provolone cheese, shredded
Directions:
- Cook turkey sausage in a large saucepan over medium heat until browned, stirring to crumble sausage. Drain; wipe drippings from pan with a paper towel. Return sausage to skillet. Add onion and garlic; saute 5 minutes. Add Burgundy and next 4 ingredients; stir well. Cover, reduce heat, and simmer 10 minutes. Remove from heat, and set aside. Combine parsley and next 3 ingredients; stir well, and set aside. Spread 1/2 cup tomato mixture in bottom of a 13-x 9- x 2-inch baking dish coated with cooking spray. Arrange 4 noodles over tomato mixture, top noodles with 2 cups tomato mixture, half of the ricotta cheese mixture, and 1/3 cup shredded provolone cheese. Repeat the layers, beginning and ending with noodles. Spread the remaining 1 1/2 cups tomato mixture over noodles, and sprinkle with the remaining 1/3 cup provolone cheese. Cover and bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes. Uncover and bake an additional 10 minutes. Let stand 5 minutes before serving.