Hey everyone, hope you’re having an amazing day today. Today, we’re going to prepare a distinctive dish, zucchini lasagna. One of my favorites. For mine, I’m gonna make it a bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Zucchini lasagna is a fresh take on a classic comfort food dish. It's loaded with veggies, but still has the rich flavors and scrumptious texture of a traditional lasagna. Top it off with some grated parmesan.
Zucchini lasagna is one of the most popular of current trending meals in the world. It’s appreciated by millions daily. It is simple, it is quick, it tastes delicious. They’re fine and they look fantastic. Zucchini lasagna is something that I have loved my whole life.
To begin with this particular recipe, we must prepare a few ingredients. You can cook zucchini lasagna using 16 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you cook it.
The ingredients needed to make Zucchini lasagna:
- Get 4 zucchini
- Get 1 red bell pepper, chopped
- Prepare 6 oz baby spinach
- Get 1/2 small yellow onion, minced
- Make ready 2 garlic cloves, minced
- Prepare 1 salt and pepper
- Prepare 1 pinch red pepper flakes
- Prepare 32 oz jar pasta sauce
- Make ready 2 tbsp olive oil, extra virgin
- Take 6 no-boil lasagna noodles
- Make ready 15 oz ricotta cheese, part skim
- Get 1/4 cup grated parmesan cheese
- Take 1 large egg
- Take 1 tsp oregano, dried flakes
- Get 1 fresh basil leaves, for garnish
- Prepare 3 cup mozzarella cheese, shredded
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Steps to make Zucchini lasagna:
- Slice zucchini as thinly as possible. Spread into a single layer on a clean dish towel and sprinkle liberally with salt. Let stand for 10 minutes. Blot up water with a paper towel.
- Line 2 baking pans with parchment paper. Preheat the broiler. Place zucchini slices in a single layer on the pans and drizzle with olive oil. Season with freshly ground black pepper. Broil for 10-20 minutes, flipping slices over once, until zucchini is tender and slightly browned on both sides.
- Meanwhile, heat olive oil in a large pot over medium heat. Saute onion and garlic until soft. Add red pepper and cook another 5 minutes. Add spinach and stir until wilted.
- Add pasta sauce to pot along with red pepper flakes and salt and pepper to taste. Simmer 10-15 minutes until sauce is slightly thickened.
- Lightly beat egg in a small bowl. Stir in ricotta, oregano, and parmesan.
- Spray a 9x13 dish with cooking spray. Spread a small amount of sauce into pan and top with a single layer of roasted zucchini. Place 3 noodles on top, followed by half the cheese mixture and 1 cup of mozzarella.
- Cover with half the remaining sauce and repeat the layer. Place the remaining sauce on top and sprinkle with 1 cup of mozzarella.
- Cover with foil and bake for 45 minutes at 350°F.
- Remove foil for last few minutes to brown the cheese a bit. Let stand 10 minutes before serving. Garnish with fresh julienned basil.
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