Zucchini Lasagna

Certainly one of our favourite recipes is The Most Amazing Lasagna, and this zucchini rendition is a superb low-carb, gluten-free possibility. Zucchini is a more healthy various to the pasta utilized in conventional lasagna, and it’s additionally an especially scrumptious technique to eat extra greens. This one is unquestionably a crowd-pleaser and would make an ideal principal dish on your subsequent feast!

Attempt our Authentic Cacio e Pepe or Easy Creamy Tomato Shrimp Angel Hair Pasta for another nice pasta choices.

Lasagna can seem to be a whole lot of work, but it surely isn’t almost as tough because it seems to be! We break down this beautiful principal dish into easy steps in an effort to simply put it collectively even for those who’ve by no means made a lasagna earlier than. And, as a bonus, our Zucchini Lasagna is a lighter possibility than typical lasagna, so that you’ll be capable of sneak one other serving of greens into your day whereas nonetheless getting that nice taste!

Ingredient Notes

• Floor Candy Italian Sausage: We love the depth of taste {that a} sweeter Italian sausage lends to this recipe! You possibly can undoubtedly use different sorts of Italian sausage, or omit it completely if you wish to go for a vegetarian possibility.
• Floor Beef: Similar to with the Italian sausage, you possibly can omit the bottom beef as nicely if you wish to make this lasagna vegetarian.
• Basil: Recent herbs add a lot to any recipe, so we strongly suggest utilizing contemporary basil if you could find it. It should make your bolognese sauce much more flavorful.
• Parsley: Getting contemporary parsley can be strongly really useful. Dried herbs are all proper in a pinch, however most grocery shops ought to have contemporary choices, so undoubtedly add them to your buying record!
• Zucchini: We advise utilizing bigger zucchini, however for those who can solely discover smaller zucchini, simply remember to get a few extras to make up for the dimensions.
• Parmesan Cheese: Recent Parmesan cheese makes an enormous distinction in any Italian recipe. Pre-shredded Parmesan doesn’t have the identical taste, so it’s undoubtedly definitely worth the time to shred your personal.
• Ricotta: Ricotta cheese is what makes lasagna so deliciously saucy and tacky if you reduce into it, so we suggest going for the whole-fat model relatively than the skim-fat ricotta cheese. This may make it that a lot creamier and richer!

Making ready the Zucchini

Zucchini has a whole lot of water in it, and our salting step will assist take that moisture out. Eradicating the moisture will stop you from having a soggy lasagna, and it doesn’t take that a lot additional time. As you might be washing the zucchini after you’ve reduce it, simply sprinkle it with salt earlier than rinsing it off and patting it dry. That’s it!

Storage and Reheating Directions

Refrigerate leftovers in an hermetic container for as much as 3 days.

Freeze leftover parts in an hermetic container or resealable plastic freezer bag. Thaw within the fridge in a single day.

Reheat parts within the microwave on excessive in 30-second increments.

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