Zucchini Lasagna

Certainly one of our favourite recipes is The Most Amazing Lasagna, and this zucchini rendition is a good low-carb, gluten-free choice. Zucchini is a more healthy different to the pasta utilized in conventional lasagna, and it’s additionally a particularly scrumptious solution to eat extra greens. This one is certainly a crowd-pleaser and would make an excellent essential dish to 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 plenty of work, however it isn’t almost as troublesome because it appears! We break down this beautiful essential dish into easy steps to be able to simply put it collectively even if you happen to’ve by no means made a lasagna earlier than. And, as a bonus, our Zucchini Lasagna is a lighter choice than typical lasagna, so that you’ll be capable to 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 may positively use different styles of Italian sausage, or omit it totally if you wish to go for a vegetarian choice.
• Floor Beef: Identical to with the Italian sausage, you possibly can omit the bottom beef as effectively if you wish to make this lasagna vegetarian.
• Basil: Contemporary herbs add a lot to any recipe, so we strongly advocate utilizing contemporary basil if you could find it. It can make your bolognese sauce much more flavorful.
• Parsley: Getting contemporary parsley can also be strongly advisable. Dried herbs are all proper in a pinch, however most grocery shops ought to have contemporary choices, so positively add them to your procuring checklist!
• Zucchini: We recommend utilizing bigger zucchini, however if you happen to can solely discover smaller zucchini, simply remember to get a few extras to make up for the dimensions.
• Parmesan Cheese: Contemporary Parmesan cheese makes an enormous distinction in any Italian recipe. Pre-shredded Parmesan doesn’t have the identical taste, so it’s positively definitely worth the time to shred your personal.
• Ricotta: Ricotta cheese is what makes lasagna so deliciously saucy and tacky once you reduce into it, so we advocate going for the whole-fat model fairly than the skim-fat ricotta cheese. This may make it that a lot creamier and richer!

Making ready the Zucchini

Zucchini has plenty 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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