I love lasagna.  A lot of people think it is so much work to make this, but with my method, it is really quick and simple. This is definitely not traditional lasagna but definitely a recipe you can build from. Be free to add more ingredients, substitute, or omit. For a “healthier version, use ground turkey and low fat cottage cheese.

This dish is perfect to bring to a potluck or if you have to feed an army of people.

Here are the ingredients to serve 8 people: (I used a standard 9X9 rectangular baking dish. You may need to double the recipe if you are using a larger sized baking dish).

Updated: August 20, 2019

• 1 lb. of ground turkey
• 1 yellow onion chopped
• 4 cloves of garlic
• 8 oz jar of tomato sauce
• 14.5 oz can of chopped stewed tomatoes
• 6 oz jar of tomato paste
• 8 oz box of no boil lasagna noodles
• 2 eggs
• 2 cups of cottage cheese
• 1/2 cup of grated parmesan cheese + extra for topping
• 2 tsp. of chopped Italian fresh parsley
• 1 tsp garlic powder
• salt and pepper to taste
• 1 tsp. of dried Italian seasoning
• pinch of red chili flakes (or more depending on your spice level)
• 8 oz bag of shredded  mozzarella cheese
• 8 oz bag of shredded cheddar cheese

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
2. Butter the bottom of a lasagna baking dish.
3. Add oil to pot and saute onions and garlic until translucent.
4. Add ground turkey and cook until brown. Season with salt and pepper. Drain fat when done.
5. Add tomato sauce, stewed tomatoes, tomato paste, and red chili flakes to meat mixture. Lightly season with salt and pepper to taste.
6. Cover and simmer (on low) and occasionally stir sauce for about 60 minutes on low or until sauce is nice and thick. Adjust salt and pepper seasoning if necessary.
7. Mix eggs, ricotta, parmesan cheese, Italian parsley, season salt and pepper, and Italian seasoning in a separate bowl.
8. Lightly add some sauce to bottom of baking dish.
9. Over lap some of the noodles on top of sauce.
10. Add 1/2 of the cottage cheese mixture on top of noodles.
11. Add 1/3 of the mozzarella cheese and cheddar cheese on top of cottage  cheese mixture.
12. Pour 1/2 meat sauce and repeat steps 9-11.
13. Add another layer of the noodles. Cover top layer of noodles with the rest of the meat sauce, mozzarella cheese, and cheddar cheese.
14. Lightly dust top off with parmesan cheese.
15. Cover and bake for 35 minutes or until fork tender.
16. Take cover off and bake for additional 5-10 minutes or until cheese has completely melted.