Lasagna With Turkey And Fresh Tomato Sauce

Ingredients:

• 2 1/2 lb. Ripe plum tomatoes -OR- 4 c canned crushed tomatoes
• 1 tb Olive oil
• 2 tb Finely chopped garlic
• 1/8 tsp. Hot red pepper flakes
• 1 tsp. Chopped fresh oregano -OR-1/2 ts dried
• Salt and pepper to taste

Lasagna

• 2 tb Olive oil
• 2 lb. Freshly ground turkey meat-OR- ground leftover turkey meat
• 1 tsp. Finely chopped garlic
• 1/2 c Dry red wine
• 1 tsp. Chopped fresh oregano -OR-1/2 ts dried
• Salt and pepper to taste
• 12 Lasagna strips
• 2 c Cold water
• 2 c Ricotta cheese
• 1/4 c Hot water
• 1/2 c Grated Parmesan cheese
• 2 tb Melted butter
  

Directions:

1. To make sauce, core tomatoes and cut them into 1-inch cubes. Put tomatoes in food processor and blend until coarsely chopped. (There should be about 4 cups.)Heat 1 tablespoon oil in skillet; add 2 tablespoons garlic. Cook briefly but do not brown. Add tomatoes, red pepper flakes, 1 teaspoon fresh oregano and salt and pepper to taste. Bring to a boil and simmer 10 minutes.
2. To prepare lasagna, heat 2 tablespoons oil in non-stick skillet; add turkey. Cook, stirring to break up meat, until lightly browned. Add 1 teaspoon garlic, stir; add wine. Bring to a boil over high heat and cook until wine evaporates. Add tomato sauce, 1 teaspoon oregano and salt and pepper to taste. Bring to a boil and simmer 5 minutes.
3. Meanwhile, cook lasagna in salted water, according to instructions on package, adding lasagna strips one at a time. Cook until tender. Add cold water to cool. Drain, and spread strips one at a time on a damp cloth.
4. Lightly grease a 2-quart oblong baking dish. Add a layer of lasagna. Beat ricotta with hot water to make it spread able. Spread about 1/3 of ricotta over lasagna. Spread a layer of meat sauce over ricotta and sprinkle about 1/4 of Parmesan cheese over top. Continue making layers, ending with a layer of lasagna. Sprinkle with remaining Parmesan cheese. Pour melted butter over all.
5. Bake in preheated 400-degree oven 15 minutes or until lasagna is piping hot and bubbling.