Ooh-la-la-sagna!

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

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 5 sun-dried tomatoes (not oil-packed)
• 2 teaspoons olive oil
• 1 1/2 cups red onions, chopped
• 2 teaspoons garlic, minced
• 1 1/4 lbs extra- lean ground turkey
• 8 ounces italian turkey sausage
• 1 cup zucchini, grated and loosely packed
• 1 (700 ml) jar pasta sauce (i use classico)
• 1 (19 ounce) can stewed tomatoes, undrained and chopped
• 1 tablespoon dried italian seasoning
• 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
• 1 tablespoon brown sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1/4 cup fresh basil leaf, minced
• 2 cups light ricotta cheese
• 2 ounces feta cheese with herbs, crumbled
• 1 (10 ounce) package frozen spinach, thawed, squeezed dry and chopped
• 1 large egg
• 12 whole wheat lasagna noodles
• 1 1/2 cups mozzarella cheese, packed (use a 3 or 4-cheese blend if available)

Recipe

• 1 pour 1/2 cup boiling water over the sun-dried tomatoes and let soak while you prepare the sauce.
• 2 to make the sauce, heat the olive oil over medium-high heat in a large pot.
• 3 add the onions and garlic.
• 4 cook and stir until the onions have softened, about 4 minutes.
• 5 add the ground turkey and sausage, breaking up any large pieces.
• 6 cook until the meat is no longer pink.
• 7 add the zucchini and cook for 2 minutes.
• 8 add all of the remaining ingredients except for the fresh basil.
• 9 when the sun-dried tomatoes are soft enough, drain and chop them finely and add to the sauce.
• 10 bring the sauce to a boil.
• 11 reduce the heat to low and simmer, covered, for 20 minutes.
• 12 stir in the minced basil and remove from the heat.
• 13 combine the ricotta, feta, spinach and egg in a medium bowl and mix well.
• 14 refrigerate until ready to use.
• 15 cook the lasagna noodles according to package directions and drain well.
• 16 preheat the oven to 375 degrees f.
• 17 grease a deep 9" x 13" baking dish and spoon some meat sauce over the bottom of the dish.
• 18 arrange 4 noodles over the sauce and layer as follows: 1/3 meat sauce, 1/2 shredded cheese, 4 noodles, 1/3 meat sauce, all of the ricotta/spinach mixture, 4 noodles, the remaining meat sauce and the remaining shredded cheese.
• 19 cover loosely with foil and bake for 30 minutes.
• 20 uncover and bake 10 more minutes.
• 21 let lasagna stand for 10 minutes before serving.