Lasagna Dip

• Meat

  • 1/2 lb Ground turkey

• Condiments

  • 1 cup Lasagna tomato sauce

• Dairy

  • 1 cup Cottage cheese or ricotta or cream cheese, low fat
  • 1 cup Partially skim mozzarella

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Description

Ingredients

• 1/2 pound ground turkey
• 1 cup lasagna tomato sauce (see below)
• 1 cup low fat cottage cheese or ricotta or cream cheese
• 1 cup partially skim mozzarella, shredded
• 1 tablespoon oil
• 1 onion, diced
• 2 cloves garlic, chopped
• 1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes
• 1/2 teaspoon fennel seeds, crushed (optional)
• 1 (15 ounce) can crushed tomatoes
• 1 tablespoon tomato paste (optional)
• 1 teaspoon italian seasoning or oregano
• 1 bay leaf
• 1/2 teaspoon paprika (optional)
• 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar (optional)
• salt and pepper to taste
• 1 tablespoon basil, chopped (optional)

Directions

• Cook the turkey, add the tomato sauce and simmer until it thickens a bit, about 3-5 minutes.
• Spread the cottage cheese over the bottom of a baking dish, followed by the sauce and finally the mozzarella.
• Bake in a preheated 350F/180C oven until the top is a light golden brown and the sides are bubbling, about 15-20 minutes.
• Heat the oil in a pan over medium heat, add the onion and cook until tender, about 5-7 minutes.
• Add the garlic, red pepper flakes, and fennel and cook until fragrant, about a minute.
• Add the tomatoes, tomato paste, italian seasoning, bay leaf, paprika, balsamic vinegar, salt and pepper, bring to a boil, reduce the heat, simmer until until it thickens, about 5 minutes, and then mix in the basil and remove from heat.

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