Polenta Lasagna

Total Time: 1 hr 25 mins Preparation Time: 40 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 (26 ounce) jar marinara sauce, divided
• 1 teaspoon olive oil
• 1 cup chopped onion
• 1/2 chopped red bell pepper
• 1 cup ground turkey, crumbled
• 1 cup chopped mushroom
• 1/2 cup chopped zucchini
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• italian seasoning, to sprinkle
• 1 (16 ounce) package polenta, cut into 18 slices
• 1/2 cup shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350ºf.
• 2 spoon 1/2 cup marinara sauce into an 8" square baking dish to cover bottom, and set aside.
• 3 heat oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat.
• 4 add onion and bell pepper; sauté 4 minutes or until tender.
• 5 stir in sausage; cook 2 minutes.
• 6 add mushrooms, zucchini, garlic and italian seasononing; saute 2 minutes or until mushrooms are tender, stirring frequently.
• 7 add marinara sauce; reduce heat, and simmer 10 minutes.
• 8 arrange 9 polenta slices over marinara in baking dish, and top evenly with half of vegetable mixture.
• 9 sprinkle 1/4 cup of cheese over vegetable mixture; arrange remaining polenta over cheese.
• 10 top the polenta with remaining vegetable mixture, and sprinkle with remaining 1/4 cup cheese.
• 11 cover and bake for 30 minutes.
• 12 uncover and bake an additional 15 minutes or until bubbly.
• 13 let stand 5 minutes.
• 14 serve with a nice chianti or other robust red wine.