Comforting Zucchini Lasagna

I feel like all kids growing up favorite food was pizza. I just really loved lasagna, hands down. I always asked my mom to make me either lasagna or shrimp for my birthday dinner because I loved it that much.

The gooey warm cheese combined with the meat and sauce was amazing but the way it put me the sleep because of those carbs was not right lol.

Low carb obviously means you can't have the pasta but who said you can't have lasagna. After trying multiple times, I have finally done it! Give it a try and tell me what you think.

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low carb, main dish,

Dinner, Main Course

Italian

Yield: 4

Author: Saphia Baldwin

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Zucchini Lasagna

Eat you lasagna without the carbs.

Prep time: 25 MinCook time: 35 MinTotal time: 1 Hour

Ingredients

• 4 Large Zucchini
• 6 oz Ricotta Cheese
• 52g Shredded Parmesan Cheese
• 11 oz Marinara Sauce
• 1 lb 85% Lean 15% Fat Ground Turkey
• 140g Finely Shredded Mozzarela Cheese

Instructions

1. Prepare Zucchinis. Wash the zucchinis off with water and slice lengthwise with either a mandolin or veggie peeler, a knife can be used as well(be careful to not cut your finger).
2. Sprinkle a little bit of salt on the slices to draw the water out the zucchinis. Set Aside.
3. Prepare Ground Meat. Cook 1 pound of ground turkey on medium heat until brown. Add ¼ tsp of Pepper, ¼ tsp of Salt, and ½tsp Oregano. Set Aside.
4. Preheat oven to 350°F.
5. Place the blot dried zucchini slices at the bottom of your 8x8 baking dish.
6. Spread a thin layer of ricotta cheese. Add ground turkey. Add marinara sauce. Add mozzarella cheese and parmesan cheese
7. Sprinkle Italian Seasoning and Oregano.
8. Repeat the layers
9. Top the last zucchini layer with mozzarella and parmesan and Italian seasoning.
10. Pop the dish into the oven for about 35 minutes
11. Grab your plate and cut yourself a slice and ENJOY.

Saphia’s Tips:

• To make lasagna less watery- dry out the zucchini for 30 minutes and then blot dry it with a paper towel or cloth. 
• Using a mandolin helps you control the thickness of the zucchini slices as well as making the prepping faster and easier.
• I usually measure my ingredients in grams because it is more accurate
• You can use either whole milk ricotta or low fat, part-skim
• You can also make this dairy free by just using either lactose free or dairy free alternatives.

Nutrition Facts

Calories

536

Fat (grams)

35.5

Sat. Fat (grams)

14.8

Carbs (grams)

19.2

Fiber (grams)

4.6

Net carbs

14.4

Sugar (grams)

9.7

Protein (grams)

40.3

All of my nutrition facts come an app called Carb Manager.

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