Lasagna With Turkey Sausage, Green Peppers, And Onions

Directions

1. Heat oil in a large nonstick skillet. Add in onions and cook over medium heat till very soft and translucent/soft, about 10 min. Squeeze sausage from casings directly into the skillet and use a fork to crumble meat.
2. When sausage has browned, about 5 min, add in green peppers. Cook, stirring occasionally, till peppers have softened slightly but are not mushy, about 5 min more. Stir in tomato sauce and season with salt and pepper. Simmer for 5 min to blend flavors and set aside.
3. Cook and drain pasta. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
4. Grease a 13- by 9-inch lasagna pan. Smear several Tbsp. of sauce (without large chunks of vegetables or possibly meat) across bottom. Line bottom with a layer of pasta, making sure noodles touch but don't overlap. Spread about 1 c. sauce over pasta and sprinkle with 2/3 c. cheese. Repeat layering of pasta, sauce, and cheese four more times. For the sixth layer, cover pasta with remaining 1/2 c. sauce and sprinkle generously with remaining 1 c. cheese.
5. Bake lasagna till cheese turns golden in spots and sauce is bubbling, about 20 min. Remove pan from oven, let lasagna settle for 5 min, and serve.
6. This recipe yields 6 to 8 servings.
7. Cook's
8. Note: To save even more calories, omit the extra virgin olive oil and coat the skillet with a thin film of vegetable spray before sauteing the onions.
9. Comments: This surprisingly quick recipe combines sausage, peppers, and onions in a light, flavorful tomato sauce. Best of all, it is quite lean but sacrifices nothing in flavor.