So there was a recipe I found on Pinterest, but after altering it quite a bit I’ve both complicated and simplified the recipe. This “Lazy Person Lasagna” as I call it, can be made with any pasta or pastas of your choosing. Why, just last night I made one with Linguini and Cavatappi!
Serves 4-6
Oven temp: 350
Prep time: 20-25 mins
Cook time: 20-25 mins
Ingredients:
1/2-3/4 box of linguini or other pasta
Sauce:
1/2-3/4 can crushed tomatoes
2 lbs ground turkey
Rosemary (1/2 tsp. chopped)
3 bay leaves
Salt & Pepper to taste
3-4 cloves of garlic, chopped
1 yellow onion
Cheese/Bechamel:
1 bag shredded mozzarella cheese
8 oz cream cheese
First: begin cooking the pasta, it’ll need to be al dente when you put this whole sucker in the oven, so make sure you start the pasta first. Then, using a pot, put ground turkey, garlic and onion in another pot, cooking on medium heat till turkey is browned.
Then: Once turkey is browned, add the crushed tomatoes, rosemary, bay leaves, and salt and pepper. Feel free to add any spices you particularly like – I know we do!
Meanwhile: while this is all cooking, take the cream cheese and stir it in the container to loosen it up. Add milk if you want a more loose result (sidenote: we do not even do this step).
Once the pasta is cooked: Strain as you would normally, and then lay pasta in bottom of baking pan or lasagna pan, making sure pasta is still hot. Spoon cream cheese generously over the pasta, and then add the (now) ragu sauce.
Finally: Take the shredded mozzarella and coat the top of the filled pan. Then, place in oven @ 350, letting bake for 20-25 mins or until top layer edges are golden brown.
Serve: Hot with grated Parmesan (if desired).
Voila!
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