Monday, September 5, 2011

skillet lasagna

1/2 lb ground turkey (I never use a whole pkg from costco so I always have a bit left over)
dried onion, italian seasoning
1/2 onion diced
4-5 cloves garlic minced
1 1/2 lbs ripe tomatos diced (about 9 med tomatoes)
2 carrots, shredded
1 small zucchini, shredded
about 4 T. pesto
2 big handfuls of spinach chopped
4-5 cloves garlic minced
1 cup cottage cheese
3 T. parm cheese
dried parsley
mozzarella cheese
salt and pepper
about 5 uncooked lasagna noodles
splash of cream

In a large skillet (that has a lid with it) brown the turkey with 2 cloves garlic, salt and pepper, a dash of italian seasoning, dried oinon. Remove the meat. in same skillet add the onion and rest of garlic. Saute until soft. add tomatoes, carrots and zuchini. add 2 T. Pesto, salt and pepper, dried onion italian seasoning. Cook for about 5 min until it becomes sauce like. Pour into bowl.d down to low/ med low.

Combine cottage cheese, parm, parsley, mozzerella, salt, pepper, and 2 T. pesto.
on medium low-low heat, In same skillet, add one cup of the sauce. break up 2 or 3 of the noodles in big pieces and lay over sauce. sprinkle half of the meat over. dollop half of the cottage cheese mix. sprinkle half of the spinach over the cottage. then add some mozerella. layer all over again. with the last cup of sauce, mix a splash of cream. pour over the top, and sprinkle the top with mozerella and parm. Simmer for 25 min with lid on.

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