Tuesday, April 28, 2009

Light & Savory Turkey Lasagna


Ingredients:
Spicy Italian Turkey Sausage (sliced, about 2-3 links)
Ground turkey (about 1 pound)
Low-fat ricotta cheese
Low-fat mozzarella cheese
1 cup of chopped onions
1 teaspoon of minced garlic
Lasagna pasta
Your favorite marinara sauce

Directions:
1. In a large pot, boil water and cook lasagna, set aside.
2. In a non-stick frying pan, grill chopped onions and garlic until brown
3. Add sliced sausages and ground turkey and fry stirring occasionally
4. In a large glass oven pan, spray with olive oil or butter to prevent sticking
5. Remove cooked pasta and layer bottom of pan to cover entire pan
6. Add cooked meat mixture, marinara sauce, mozzarella, and ricotta cheese layering and flattening it out as evenly as possible.
7. Repeat steps 5 and 6 until you reach the desired thickness ending with lasagna pasta on top
8. Cover pan with foil
9. Bake for about 30 minutes until cheese is melted

Thursday, April 9, 2009

Smoked Gouda Grilled Onion Gourmet Burger



Ingredients: (for two burgers)
2 beef patties (lean beef or turkey can also be used)
4 potato bread hamburger buns (toasted)
Smoked Gouda Cheese
Onions
Lettuce
Tomatoes
Mustard
Mayonnaise

Directions:
1. Heat olive oil in a non-stick pan
2. Slice or chop onion (about half of an onion) and place into pan stirring occasionally on medium heat
3. Cook onions for at least 10 minutes to caramelize them, put aside
4. Cook one side of beef patties (turn at last minute)
5. Place Gouda cheese on top and cook the other side of the patty (turn down temperature if needed)
6. Place onions, patty (with cheese), lettuce, tomatoes, mustard, mayonnaise, and another other ingredients you like inside buns.