Buffalo Chicken Lasagna

Total Time: 1 hr 50 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 1 tablespoon canola oil
• 1 1/2 lbs ground chicken or 1 1/2 lbs leftover turkey
• 1 small onion, chopped
• 1 celery rib, finely, chopped
• 1 large carrot, grated
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 (14 1/2 ounce) can diced tomatoes
• 12 ounces buffalo wing sauce
• 1/2 cup water
• 1 1/2 teaspoons italian seasoning
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 9 lasagna noodles, oven ready
• 15 ounces ricotta cheese
• 1 3/4 cups crumbled blue cheese, divided
• 1/2 cup fresh minced parsley
• 1 egg
• 3 cups mozzarella cheese, shredded
• 2 cups cheddar cheese, shredded

Recipe

• 1 heat the oil in a large dutch oven and saute the garlic, onion, celery and carrot until softened.
• 2 stir in the shredded turkey breast (or set the veggies aside and cook the ground chicken then return the veggies).
• 3 add in the tomatoes, wing sauce, water, italian seasoning, salt and pepper. bring to a boil then cover and simmer for an hour.
• 4 meanwhile, mix together the ricotta, egg, parsley and half of the crumbled blue cheese.
• 5 preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• 6 spread 1.5 cups of sauce in the bottom of a deep 13x9. layer with noodles, sauce, ricotta mixture, mozzarella, cheddar and blue cheese. repeat layers twice.
• 7 bake for 30-40 minutes or until bubbly and cheese has browned. let stand for 10 minutes before serving.