Ground Turkey Lasagna Roll-ups

I've seen a lot of recipes for lasagna roll ups around, and honestly this one isn't going to be hugely different. However, most of them lack a key ingredient that has to be included if my husband is going to be enthusiastic about dinner - meat. So without sacrificing the healthy integrity of this meal, I decided that some lean ground turkey would be a smart addition.

Ingredients:

9 Lasagna noodles
15 oz of Ricotta cheese
Spinach (I used about half a container of organic spinach)
1 jar of tomato sauce (we use Ragu because we like to be fancy :)
3/4 of a block of Mozzarella cheese shredded
1 egg
1/2 cup of parmesan cheese
1 lb of ground turkey
1 tsp of minced garlic
1 tsp of Worcestershire sauce
1 tsp of steak sauce
1 tsp of garlic powder
salt and pepper


To get started I got out a pan to brown the turkey, added minced garlic, Worcestershire sauce, steak sauce, garlic powder, salt, pepper and Italian seasoning (I do this to help the turkey have a more beefy flavor since the palate is used to having beef not turkey with lasagna). While that browns I am also boiling the lasagna noodles in one pot and cooking the spinach in another. That's multitasking! But the spinach and noodles are pretty low maintenance, so it wasn't that big of a deal. Noodles on my stove take about 9-10 minutes to get the texture I like them; you likely know how to make your own noodles though and so I suggest you cook them the way you like.

When the noodles are done, drain them and drape them around the container to dry somewhat (they'll be easier to handle that way), drain the spinach and chop it up, and take the browned turkey off the heat and set aside.

In a large bowl, mix the container of ricotta cheese, egg and parmesan cheese. Add ground turkey and spinach and stir well. On a piece of parchment paper, lay your noodles flat and line them with the ricotta turkey mixture. Be careful not to overfill them, lest when you roll them up the mixture falls out. Roll up your lasagna noodle and place them into a greased 9x13 baking dish. Pour over the tomato sauce evenly then top with shredded mozzarella cheese. Bake for 40 minutes on 350.

As always, I hope that you will enjoy this recipe.

Have a blessed day!