Hello everybody, I hope you are having an incredible day today. Today, we’re going to make a distinctive dish, zucchini lasagna. It is one of my favorites. For mine, I will make it a bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Zucchini lasagna is one of the most favored of current trending foods in the world. It is easy, it’s fast, it tastes delicious. It is enjoyed by millions every day. They’re fine and they look wonderful. Zucchini lasagna is something which I’ve loved my whole life.
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.
To begin with this particular recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can have zucchini lasagna using 16 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you cook it.
The ingredients needed to make Zucchini lasagna:
- Get 4 zucchini
- Make ready 1 red bell pepper, chopped
- Get 6 oz baby spinach
- Make ready 1/2 small yellow onion, minced
- Make ready 2 garlic cloves, minced
- Take 1 salt and pepper
- Make ready 1 pinch red pepper flakes
- Prepare 32 oz jar pasta sauce
- Get 2 tbsp olive oil, extra virgin
- Prepare 6 no-boil lasagna noodles
- Make ready 15 oz ricotta cheese, part skim
- Prepare 1/4 cup grated parmesan cheese
- Prepare 1 large egg
- Prepare 1 tsp oregano, dried flakes
- Make ready 1 fresh basil leaves, for garnish
- Take 3 cup mozzarella cheese, shredded
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Instructions 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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