Zucchini Lasagna With Spicy and Sweet Sausage
Make a healthy version of a childhood favorite! Zucchini lasagna is bursting with so much flavor that you won't miss the pasta.
Equipment
- Casserole Dish
Ingredients
- 1/2 pound Sweet Italian Sausage
- 1/2 pound Spicy Italian Sausage
- 2 large Zucchini sliced into thin strips lengthwise
- 1 cup Ricotta Cheese
- 2 cups Mozzarella Cheese shredded
- 1 tsp Italian Seasoning
- 1 tsp Garlic Powder
- 1/2 Onion chopped
- 1/4 cup Parmesan Cheese grated
- 1 large Egg
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.
- Coat the sliced zucchini in a generous amount of salt, and set aside.
- Place the ground sausage into a skillet over medium high heat, and saute until completely cooked through. Drain the excess far.
- Add the onions to the skillet, and saute until beginning to soften.
- Stir all but ½ cup of the sauce into the meat mixture, and set aside.
- Rinse the zucchini well.
- Place ½ cup of the sauce in the bottom of a 9x13 baking dish.
- In a bowl, stir together the egg, ricotta cheese, Parmesan, Italian seasoning, garlic powder and salt and pepper to taste until smooth.
- Add a layer of zucchini slices in the bottom of the baking dish.
- Cover the zucchini in half of the ricotta mixture and ½ of the meat mixture.
- Top with ½ of the mozzarella cheese.
- Repeat the layers again.
- Bake for 30 minutes.
- Let rest for 10-15 minutes before serving.
Notes
Calories: 247 Net Carbs: 5 Net Carbs Per Serving The nutritional information for this recipe is calculated as a courtesy and is an approximate only. I cannot guarantee the accuracy of the nutritional information for any recipes on this site.