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Ahi Tuna Salad

Ahi Tuna Salad

Ahi Tuna Salad is absolutely one delightful meal. Ahi tuna is velvety smooth in texture, melt in your mouth with a soft. Delicate with a mild, somewhat meaty flavor served on top of delicious salad lightly seasoned with vinaigrette. Seriously this was a perfect meal. read more

Asparagus Wrapped with Prosciutto

Asparagus Wrapped with Prosciutto

These Asparagus wrapped with Prosciutto bundles make an excellent starter or side for an amazing celebratory meal, or as a delicious and quick go-to appetizer. When it comes to quick appetizer, this is pretty much it. In my opinion, these bundles are absolutely perfect. I read more

Ground Turkey and Ham Lasagna

Ground Turkey and Ham Lasagna

Ground Turkey and Ham Lasagna
Ground Turkey and Ham Lasagna

Ground Turkey and Ham Lasagna is such a unique yet delicious lasagna.

Layer after layer of soft paste with seasoned pasta sauce, mixed with precisely cooked meat, saturated with the aroma of olive oil, herbs, and onions, and with the proper quantity of cheeses.

For a mouthwatering bite, everything was delectably blended.

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I wonder if I made your mouth water. You all know how much I adore cheese pasta, and lasagna is without a doubt one of the most requested dishes by my family, which I have been cooking for a very long time.

Now, I’m only posting this recipe because I’ve never made it this way, i.e. with turkey and ham.

Trying something new or unusual is wonderful. It’s great when we move outside of our comfort zones.

As I said, I’ve never tried this combo before, but when I did, it was truly a match made in heaven. This lasagna is the definition of my love language!

Ground Turkey and Ham Lasagna

I sincerely hope you enjoy it with your loved ones.

There was unquestionably flavor, along with juiciness and scent. You will simply have to succeed if you have never done so before.

Although it is not too far from lasagna as we know it, incorporating smoked ham gives this meal a unique flavor. It merely adds that extra layer of taste and richness.

My Favorite Lasagna Recipes:

Easy Skillet Lasagna

Mexican Lasagna

I truly hope you like it and do so with your loved ones.

HAPPY COOKING!!!

My Favorite Pasta Recipes:

Tomato Pesto Pasta with Shrimp and Zucchini

Quick and Easy Pasta with Beef Sauce

Sage and Brown Butter Gnocchi

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Q&A

Can you used cooked leftover turkey?

Yes!

  • Adding ground turkey is great but if you have any leftovers from your Thanksgiving, you can chop those turkey pieces into smallest bites and make lasagna. It’s all about an idea. You can use rotisserie chicken or ground chicken.. That’s the beauty of cooking!

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Yield: 6

Ground Turkey and Ham Lasagna

Ground Turkey and Ham Lasagna

Trying something new or unusual is wonderful especially when we move outside of our comfort zones. I had never tried this combo before, but when I did, it was truly a match made in heaven. I hope you try it!

Prep Time 10 minutes
Baking Time 25 minutes
Additional Cooking Time 15 minutes
Total Time 50 minutes

Ingredients

  • 2 tbsp. Olive Oil
  • 1/2 Onion chopped
  • 1 lb. Ground Turkey
  • 1 cup cubed Ham Canadian bacon, smoked ham etc.
  • Salt and ground black pepper to taste (about pinch or two of each)
  • 1/2 teaspoon dry Italian Herb mix
  • 1/2 teaspoon dry Parsley
  • 2 1/2 cups Pasta Sauce -- reserve 1/2 cup for the end.
  • 12 dry lasagna noodles
  • 8 OZ part-skim Ricotta Cheese
  • 1 pound mozzarella cheese shredded
  • 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese

Instructions

  1. Cook lasagna sheets according to lasagna package -- Add about 1 tablespoon of salt in the water and 1 tablespoon of olive oil. Drain when the lasagna sheets are tender, and not overcooked. You are looking for firm, but cooked pasta texture.

  2. Heat skillet to medium-high and add olive oil and chopped onion, and sauté onions for a minute or two. Put in ground turkey and sauté, breaking and mincing the ground turkey with your wooden spoon, and cook until it's no longer pink, about 5 to 6 minutes. Add cubed smoked ham (Canadian bacon would work as well) and cook for 2 to 3 more minutes. Adjust the seasoning to taste  (about a pinch or two of salt and ground black pepper), then add 1/2 teaspoon dry Italian herb mix and 1/2 teaspoon dry parsley. Keep in mind that most smoked hams are pretty salty as well as the pasta sauce. So a couple of pinches go a long way.

  3. Heat oven to 400F/200C

  4. Spoon half of the turkey and ham mixture out in the bowl for later.

  5. Add pasta sauce of your choice to the skillet with half of the turkey and ham mixture. Stir well and heat it through at medium temperature. When it starts to bubble, it is done and ready.

  6. Add a bit of sauce on the very bottom of the baking dish and start layering lasagna sheets.

  7. Spread a bit of ricotta cheese in between each layer then a couple of good tablespoons of turkey and ham sauce to cover each layer. Repeat the layers 3 more times.

  8. When you add the last lasagna sheets on the top ending the layering, add 1/2 cup of plain pasta sauce on top, spreading it from one end to the other.

  9. Add on the very top RESERVED turkey and ham and top it with the mozzarella and Parmesan cheese (It can be frozen now just allow it to cool completely before placing it in the freezer).

  10. Bake for about 25 minutes or until the lasagna is tender, the cheese is completely melted and on some spots browned and the filling very hot.

Notes

If you do not eat ham, omit it completely. Maybe you can add smoked turkey or beef into the mixture to get that smokiness and flavor.

Can you used cooked leftover turkey? Yes!

Adding ground turkey is great but if you have any leftovers from your Thanksgiving, you can chop those turkey pieces into smallest bites and make lasagna. It's all about an idea. You can use rotisserie chicken or ground chicken.. That's the beauty of cooking!

Nutrition Information:

Yield:

6

Serving Size:

1

Amount Per Serving: Calories: 773Total Fat: 42gSaturated Fat: 17gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 20gCholesterol: 173mgSodium: 1169mgCarbohydrates: 43gFiber: 3gSugar: 3gProtein: 56g

This data was provided and calculated by Nutritionix. Nutrition information isn’t always accurate, but we try our best.

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Easy Beef and Broccoli

Easy Beef and Broccoli

  Easy Beef and Broccoli over piping hot rice to get you through these winter days. Our weather is seriously a bit crazy. Looks more like early spring than winter with new flower slowly peeking out of the ground, and we are having so much rain. read more

Cannellini Beans and Spinach Chicken Noodle Soup

Cannellini Beans and Spinach Chicken Noodle Soup

Cannellini Beans and Spinach Chicken Noodle Soup is so comforting and easy especially because of my little shortcut. You see, I used Progresso Light chicken noodle soup in the mixture and I loved it. It is delicious with top-quality ingredients, all-white chicken meat, and antibiotic-free read more

Easy Skillet Lasagna

Easy Skillet Lasagna

Simple, Tasty, and Easy Skillet Lasagna with Beef and lots of delicious cheese!!!
Skillet Lasagna Recipe

Who doesn’t love cheesy lasagna, right? However, this way you can save yourself some time and be done in 30 minutes or less.

If you multitask like me, this meal is done in 35 minutes, especially using this amazing ceramic skillet by Ceramcor Xtrema where meals taste better, healthier and it cooks much faster.  

I said that Xtrema skillet is one of my favorite cookware, however, you can most defiantly use something like Cast Iron Dutch Oven with a lid, or similar to that. As long as it’s ocean safe you can use it.

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This is 100% my kind of meal. Sometimes I would add spinach or kale, but that is up to you to make those decisions. Let me tell you this is pretty darn delicious with spinach and beef.

I just love this combo as well as my family. Usually, I made this in large quantities so we have leftovers.

However, if you don’t eat red meat, you can substitute it with chicken sausage or ground turkey. I’ve made it with ground turkey many, many times and loved it.

Skillet Lasagna with a video

With that being said, if you do not eat meat at all, use mushrooms and greens to make vegetable skillet lasagna.

From time to time we enjoy making chicken or shrimp alfredo lasagna with different times of noodles, or cheese and spinach which is one of my daughters’ personal favorite.

Possibilities are truly endless!

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Yield: SERVES 6

Easy Skillet Lasagna

Easy Skillet Lasagna

Simple, tasty, and easy Beef Skillet LAsagna

Prep Time 7 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 37 minutes

Ingredients

  • 1 tbsp. Olive Oil
  • 1/2 Onion chopped
  • 1 lb Ground Beef 80/20
  • 1 tsp. Salt
  • 1 tsp. Ground Black Pepper
  • 1 tsp. Italian Herbs Blend
  • 1 tsp. Sage
  • 3 Garlic cloves chopped
  • 2 cups Pasta Sauce Meat, Marinara, Traditional, etc.
  • 2 cups Water
  • 1/2 lb Pasta I used wide noodles
  • 2 tbsp. Grated Italian Cheese Blend
  • 6-8 Scoops Ricotta Cheese
  • 1 tbsp. Shaved Parmesan Cheese
  • 2-3 tbsp. Shredded Italian Cheese Blend

GARNISH:

  • 1 tbsp. Fresh Parsley for garnish
  • 1 tbsp. Shaved Parmesan cheese

Instructions

  1. Heat the skillet to medium-high, then turn the heat down to medium-low. Add Olive oil.
  2. Add chopped onion, and stir. Cook for a minute, just to get them to soften.
    Add ground beef and cook until the beef is completely cooked. If you are using a higher percentage of fat in ground beef, now it’s the best time to take out excess fat.
  3. Add seasoning; salt, ground pepper, Italian dried herbs, and sage. Stir well! Add chopped garlic cloves, stir.
    Pour any pasta sauce that you desire, then stir in about 2 cups of water. IF you have more pasta and a bigger/deeper skillet, add about 1/2 cup more sauce and water.
  4. Add noodles, and mix to coat, then add Grated Italian Cheese Blend. Cover and allow it to cook under the lid at a LOW temperature for 13 to 15 minutes or until the pasta is completely cooked.
  5. Take the lid off, then add Ricotta Cheese and Shaved Parmesan Cheese, then cover and cook for 5 minutes under the lid.
  6. Take the lid off and add Shredded Italian Cheese Blend, cover and cook under the lid for 3 more minutes or until the cheese is completely melted.

Garnish and enjoy!

Notes

You can use ground turkey instead of beef. Add more or less cheese. I liked this way, but if you love cheese, add more.

Noodles, macaroni, broken lasagna noodles whatever you have will work, HOWEVER, the cooking time of the noodles but vary. Wide noodles cook pretty fast.

If you have a bigger skillet and deeper you can add the whole pound, but otherwise, stick to half a pound. This could be in the fridge for up to 5 days and in the freezer for 3 months.

Of course, make sure to seal it very well. I FORGOT TO ADD “important factor” IN THE VIDEO: Start Cooking this on medium-high, then lower it to medium-low. This type of skillet (Ceramic skillet) keeps the temperature even, so you do not cook on HIGH. It gets the job done beautifully at a lower temperature. You can also bake it (375F) instead of keeping it on the stovetop.

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