Giada de Laurentiis shared an Instagram post about her family\u2019s turkey lasagna from their first U.S. Thanksgiving and said prep for this year is already underway.<\/li>\n
Fans flooded the comments with “thanks” and recipe requests, cheering the idea of lasagna on Thanksgiving.<\/li>\n
Don\u2019t expect penne\u2014Giada\u2019s famously \u201cover\u201d it\u2014but a turkey-thigh bolognese vibe is very on brand.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n
Giada De Laurentiis just soft-launched everyone’s new favorite Thanksgiving dish on Instagram in the form of a… turkey lasagna? In a carousel packed with family snapshots (including a baby-Jade Macy\u2019s Parade moment), the famous chef shared a nod to her first Thanksgiving stateside and how the menu has evolved since.<\/p>\n
\u201cMy first Thanksgiving living in the US, my family made a lasagna with turkey as a nod of appreciation to our new home,\u201d she wrote. \u201cOur menu has come a long way from those early days, but we still keep an Italian flare in everything we make. I hope you love it!\u201d<\/p>\n
Naturally, the comments were a grateful chorus of \u201cthanks” (in order to get the recipe, per her direction), and a whole lot of \u201calways yes to lasagna on Thanksgiving.\u201d One fan even credited Giada\u2019s turkey-thigh bolognese with making their Turkey Day \u201crelaxed and enjoyable.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n
It definitely tracks as Giada\u2019s never been precious about swapping tradition for taste\u2014especially when pasta\u2019s involved. Just don\u2019t expect penne on her holiday table. As she once told us, she\u2019s “over” it: “It is so boring.” Consider that a permission slip to think beyond the bird\u2026 and the tubular-shaped noodle.<\/p>\n
Also tucked into the post, Giada says \u201cprep is officially underway for next week,\u201d which means her kitchen is already in game-day mode. So if your own personal menu still needs a hero, you can follow suit with a turkey-kissed lasagna that’s both on-theme and wildly crowd-pleasing (at least, according to the de Laurentiis family). <\/p>\n
Layer your gratitude with bechamel, basically. <\/p>\n\n