Turkey Lasagna With Cranberry Sauce

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 1/2 cups fat-free chicken broth
• 1 (12 ounce) can evaporated skim milk
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 1/4 teaspoon salt, omit if using salted stock
• 1/4 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
• 3/4 teaspoon dried sage, crushed
• 1 1/2 teaspoons dried thyme, crushed
• 3 cups chopped cooked turkey or 3 cups ground turkey
• 1/2 cup finely chopped fresh parsley
• 1 (16 ounce) can whole berry cranberry sauce
• 1/2 lb lasagna noodle, cooked al dente
• 1 (15 ounce) carton fat-free ricotta cheese
• 8 ounces shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese
• 1/2 cup fresh whole wheat bread crumbs (1 slice ground)

Recipe

• 1 preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 spray a 9-by-13-inch baking dish with a non-stick cooking spray and set aside.
• 3 combine the stock and milk and bring to the boiling point, either in a microwave oven or on top of the stove.
• 4 melt the butter in a large saucepan over medium-low heat.
• 5 add the flour and cook, stirring constantly for 2 minutes.
• 6 add the hot stock-and-milk mixture, all at once, stirring constantly with a wire whisk.
• 7 bring to a boil, reduce heat to low and simmer, stirring frequently, until the mixture starts to thicken, about 5 minutes.
• 8 remove from the heat and add the salt, pepper, sage and thyme and mix well.
• 9 stir in the turkey and parsley and set aside.
• 10 spread half of the cranberry sauce evenly over the bottom of the prepared baking dish.
• 11 cover the sauce with a layer of the cooked lasagna noodles.
• 12 top the noodles with the ricotta cheese and a third of the turkey mixture.
• 13 add a second layer of noodles.
• 14 spread the remaining cranberry sauce over the noodles.
• 15 cover the cranberries with half of the remaining turkey mixture.
• 16 sprinkle half of the shredded mozzarella cheese evenly over the top.
• 17 top with the remaining noodles, turkey mixture and shredded cheese.
• 18 sprinkle the bread crumbs evenly over the top.
• 19 bake, uncovered, in the preheated oven for 30 minutes, or until bubbling and lightly browned.
• 20 allow to stand for 5 minutes before cutting into eight servings, approximately 3-by-4 inches each.