TURKEY SPINACH LASAGNA

Ingredients:

2 lbs. of Ground Turkey

4 cups of Fresh Spinach

2 packages of Shredded Mozzarella Cheese

2 Jars of Spaghetti sauce (preferred variety)

1 Box of Lasagna Noodles (9 -12 noodles)

2 cups of Small Curd Cottage Cheese

1 cup of Grated Parmesan Cheese

2 tablespoon of Parsley Flakes

2 tablespoon of sugar

1 egg, beaten

Bell pepper

Onion

Celery

Season salt

Black pepper

Garlic salt

Lasagna Pan

Preparation: Preheat oven to 350 degrees

Cut preferred amount of bell pepper, onion and celery up in small pieces.  Add to skillet with ground turkey. Mixing well with turkey as it is browning.  As ground turkey is browning also add preferred amount of seasonings; Season salt, Black pepper and garlic salt for flavor.

After meat is thoroughly cooked, add all 3 jars of spaghetti sauce and mix well.  Add more black pepper and 2 tablespoon of sugar to meat sauce.  Mix well, bring to a boil, stirring occasionally, and then reduce heat to simmer.

Prepare Lasagna noodles as package recommends.  When finished cooking, strain noodles.  Melt butter in lasagna pot and return noodles to pot and mix to coat in butter. Set aside

Mix together cottage cheese, beaten egg, parmesan cheese and parsley.  Stir until mixed well.

Combine ingredients in Lasagna Pan:  First by putting a small amount of meat sauce on bottom, layer 3 noodles on top (if noodles do not expand the length of the pan, take one and cut the width of pan to cover any space)

Next, spread a thin layer of the cottage cheese mixture, then layer with 1 cup of the spinach.

Cover spinach with meat sauce, then layer with mozzarella cheese (divide mozzarella so there is enough for 3 layers).  Repeat layers; Noodles, Cottage Cheese Mixture, remaining Spinach, meat sauce and mozzarella.

Last layer should consist of noodles, cottage cheese mixture, meat sauce and mozzarella on top.

Bake in oven for 30-40 minutes.  Enjoy!