Low-Fat Meaty Lasagna

Name: Low-Fat Meaty Lasagna
Yield: Serves 8
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 1 , small carrot, cut into chunks; 1 pound, mushrooms (cremini or white); 6 cloves, garlic, peeled; 2 , (28 ounce) cans whole tomatoes with juice; 2 teaspoons, extra-virgin olive oil; 1 , medium onion, minced; 3 tablespoons, tomato paste; 1 1/4 pounds, ground turkey, 93% lean; 2 cups, 2% milk; 2 cups, low-sodium chicken broth; 1 , bay leaf; 1/2 cup, minced fresh basil; 5 tablespoons, all-purpose flour; 1 cup, grated Parmesan cheese; 12 , no-boil lasagna noodles

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Appears in Cook's Country February/March 2007

A "meaty" lasagna made with ground turkey will be low in fat-and flavor. We set out to create a lasagna with big flavor from lean ingredients.

SERVES8

TIME2¼ hours, plus 20 minutes cooling

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

Most meat lasagnas made with ground beef are low in fat—and flavor. We wanted a low-fat lasagna recipe with big favor and lean ingredients. We achieved this using two sauces: meat sauce and a cheesy white sauce, which we added to the top of...

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