Buffalo Chicken Lasagna

Ingredients

• 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 white cheddar cheese, shredded

Instructions

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.