She Can Finally Make a Lasagna!

So a few weeks back when Tom was not feeling well I made my 3rd attempt at making lasagna.  I can make bread from scratch, build dumplings, and make a mean multilayer cake but you put some noodles, sauce and cheese in front of me I find ways to mess it up!  Don't believe me ask Tom!!!  I was anticipating Tom would be out of the kitchen for a few days and figured a lasagna would be a great meal for us to have for lunches and additional dinners.

I'm happy to say that this time it was a success.  I used a recipe from Bon Appetit.  Click here for recipe.  

Here are a few things I changed and would change in the future for this recipe.

Spicy Italian Turkey Sausage - Whole Foods did not have spicy so I just got the mild.  I added a few flakes of red pepper when sautéing to give a little more spice!  Worked just fine.

Whole Milk Ricotta cheese - I did purchase the whole milk but if I make again I do plan to buy the lower fat version.  I don't think this would change the texture or taste! 

Grated Whole Milk Mozzarella - I went with part skim mozzarella and it worked fine!  Honestly think that in most cases (unless baking) you can substitute a lower fat item when whole is listed.  I tested that concept by only doing one change here.  

Warning: I used my largest non stick skillet which I believe is a 12 inch.  Once I added the tomatoes it was quiet full!  It still worked great but take the request for a large skillet seriously!

Hint:  I suggest preparing your ingredients ahead of time as much as you can.  The timing moves quick and you want to make it as efficient as possible.  Also if you forget to split the parmesan cheese  it still tastes ok :-).

Overall this recipe was relatively easy...the no boil lasagna noodles worked great...just remember to leave time for them to sit in water.  

I definitely plan to try this recipe again.  I will update the blog if I find any new tricks!