Name: Ribbon Zucchini Lasagna
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 1 h 20 min
Ingredients: 1 pound of ground beef; 4 small zucchini, ribbon; 15.5 ounces marinara sauce, Rao's; 8 ounces of ricotta cheese; 1 cup shredded parmesan cheese, 1/4 cup reserved; 8 ounces of mozzarella, I used 6 BelGioioso thin slices; 1 egg; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1/2 teaspoon pepper; 1 tablespoon Italian Seasoning; 1 tablespoon Basil

Ribbon Zucchini Lasagna

Recipe by Denise RodenCourse: DinnerCuisine: Italian

Servings

servings

Prep time

minutes

Cooking time

minutes

Calories

379

kcal

This recipe is rich and full of great flavor. In order to cut down on the moisture from the zucchini, I ribbon cut it on my Spiralizer which took out the core and I also used small zucchini. Great for a low-carb dinner.

Ingredients

1 pound of ground beef
4 small zucchini, ribbon
15.5 ounces marinara sauce, Rao's
8 ounces of ricotta cheese
1 cup shredded parmesan cheese, 1/4 cup reserved
8 ounces of mozzarella, I used 6 BelGioioso thin slices
1 egg
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper
1 tablespoon Italian Seasoning
1 tablespoon Basil

Directions

Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
Break down the ground beef and sprinkle with the 1/2 teaspoon of salt and fry. Remove from heat and strain.
Return to the pan and add in the marinara sauce, stirring to combine. Remove from heat and set to the side.
Cut off the ends of the zucchini and turn it into ribbons using the spiralizer.
Using a medium bowl, combine the ricotta, 3/4 cup of parmesan, egg, pepper and Italian seasoning.
Spread 1/2 cup of the meat sauce on the bottom of a 7x11 casserole dish. Then layer with zucchini ribbons.
Top the zucchini with another 1/2 cup of the meat sauce. The layer with 1/2 cup of the ricotta mixture and 6 slices of mozzarella. 3 on the top row and 3 on the bottom row.
Repeat the above layer.
Top with the remaining 1/4 cup of parmesan cheese and sprinkle with the basil.
Bake at 400 degrees for 50 minutes.

Notes

Yields - 8 servings - 379 calories, 26.5g fat, 604mg sodium, 7.3g carbs, 1.1g fiber, 6.2g net carbs, 3.1g sugar and 27.6g protein.
If there is too much water from the zucchini, try patting it down with a napkin before you assemble the lasagna.

Ribbon Zucchini Lasagna

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