Ground turkey skillet lasagna
All the flavor of lasagna with none of the layering: broken noodles simmered right in a turkey marinara, topped with ricotta and melted mozzarella.
- 40 min total
- 25 min hands-on
- Anyone can make this
- Serves 4
- About $3.16 a serving
- 680 calories
- Good the next day
Dolly says: Make the full amount. It’s just as good for lunch the next day.
Ingredients
For 4 servings.
- 1 lb ground turkey
- ½ yellow onion, chopped
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 jar marinara sauce, 24 oz
- 8 lasagna noodles, broken into 2-inch pieces
- ¾ cup ricotta cheese
- 1 cup shredded mozzarella
- ¼ cup grated parmesan
- ¼ cup fresh basil, torn (optional)
From your pantry
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 2 tsp Italian seasoning
- ¾ tsp salt
- 1½ cups water
Each serving has about 680 calories, 44 g protein, 57 g carbs and 30 g fat, and costs about $3.16 at typical US grocery prices. Both are estimates from what the recipe uses.
Missing something?
- No ground turkey? Ground chicken works.
- No yellow onions? White onions or red onions work.
- No ricotta cheese? Cottage cheese works.
- No shredded mozzarella? Provolone slices work.
- No grated parmesan? Parmesan wedge works.
Steps
Tap an underlined word for a quick explanation.
Heat the oil in a large, deep with a lid over medium-high. Add the turkey and onion, let them sit 2 minutes, then break up the turkey and cook 5 minutes more, until no pink remains.
Skillet. A skillet is a frying pan: wide and flat with low, sloped sides. The shape lets steam escape, so food browns instead of stewing.
How you’ll know: It’s the pan you’d fry an egg in, and a 10 or 12 inch one handles most recipes.
Medium-high heatTimer: 7 min
Food safety: Ground turkey and ground chicken are done at 165°F, with no pink left anywhere in the pan.
Add the garlic, Italian seasoning and salt and 1 minute.
Stir. Stirring means moving food around with a spoon or spatula so it cooks evenly and doesn’t stick. Unless the recipe says constantly, every so often is plenty, and it gives food time to brown.
How you’ll know: When you drag the spoon across the bottom, nothing is sticking or scorching.
Medium heat
Pour in the marinara and water and bring it .
Simmer. Simmering means keeping a liquid just below a boil, with small bubbles rising gently. It cooks food evenly and lets a sauce thicken without scorching on the bottom.
How you’ll know: Small, lazy bubbles break the surface every second or so, and nothing is churning.
Medium-high heat
in the broken noodles, pressing them under the sauce.
Stir. Stirring means moving food around with a spoon or spatula so it cooks evenly and doesn’t stick. Unless the recipe says constantly, every so often is plenty, and it gives food time to brown.
How you’ll know: When you drag the spoon across the bottom, nothing is sticking or scorching.
Cover, turn the heat to low, and 15 to 18 minutes, every 5 minutes, until the noodles are tender.
Simmer. Simmering means keeping a liquid just below a boil, with small bubbles rising gently. It cooks food evenly and lets a sauce thicken without scorching on the bottom.
How you’ll know: Small, lazy bubbles break the surface every second or so, and nothing is churning.
Stir. Stirring means moving food around with a spoon or spatula so it cooks evenly and doesn’t stick. Unless the recipe says constantly, every so often is plenty, and it gives food time to brown.
How you’ll know: When you drag the spoon across the bottom, nothing is sticking or scorching.
Low heatTimer: 16 min
Dolly’s tip: Stir from the bottom so the noodles don’t stick. If it gets too thick, add a few spoonfuls of water.Dollop the ricotta over the top in spoonfuls and scatter on the mozzarella and parmesan.
Cover and cook 3 to 4 minutes more, until the cheese . Scatter the basil over the top and serve.
Melt. Melting means gently heating something solid, like butter or cheese, until it turns liquid. Low or medium heat keeps it from browning or burning.
How you’ll know: It’s smooth and liquid, and butter may foam a little but hasn’t turned brown.
Low heatTimer: 3 min 30 sec
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