Low Carb Zucchini Lasagna with Spicy Turkey Meat Sauce
Low Carb Zucchini Lasagna with Spicy Turkey Meat Sauce requires around 1 hour and 30 minutes from start to finish. Watching your figure? This gluten free and primal recipe has 335 calories, 35g of protein, and 15g of fat per serving. For $2.84 per serving, you get a main course that serves 8. 532 people have made this recipe and would make it again. Several people really liked this Mediterranean dish. It is brought to you by Ambitious Kitchen. A mixture of olive oil, canned tomato sauce, red pepper flakes, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so delicious. Taking all factors into account, this recipe earns a spoonacular score of 89%, which is spectacular. If you like this recipe, you might also like recipes such as Low Carb Zucchini Lasagna with Spicy Turkey Meat Sauce, Low Carb Eggplant Lasagna with the Best Turkey Meat Sauce + Burrata, and Zucchini Lasagna (Lasagne) - Low Carb.
Servings: 8
Preparation duration: 45 minutes
Cooking duration: 45 minutes
Ingredients:
handful of basil, finely chopped (about 1/4 cup)
1 - 14 oz can tomato sauce
1 - 14 oz can crushed tomatoes
1 egg white
3 cloves garlic, minced
1 green pepper, diced
1 pound extra lean ground turkey
1 teaspoon olive oil
2 teaspoon dried oregano
1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
handful of parsley, finely chopped (about 1/4 cup)
12 oz reduced fat or part skim shredded mozzarella cheese
15 oz part skim ricotta
red pepper flakes, if desired
salt and pepper, to taste
1 small yellow onion, diced
4 large zucchini, sliced about 1/4 inch thick
Equipment:
oven
baking sheet
frying pan
bowl
baking pan
aluminum foil
Cooking instruction summary:
Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.Place sliced zucchini on large baking sheet coated with non stick cooking spray. Sprinkle with salt and roast in the oven for 15-20 minutes to help dry out the zucchini a bit. This is a critical step.While the zucchini noodles are roasting, you can make the turkey meat sauce. Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium high heat. Add garlic, onions, and peppers and cook a few minutes until onions become translucent and garlic is fragrant; stir occasionally so that you don't burn it. Add in ground turkey and cook until no longer pink. Add in tomato sauce, crushed tomatoes, oregano, basil, parsley, and a few dashes of red pepper flakes. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to low and simmer 25 to 30 minutes or until sauce REALLY thickens up! Season with salt and pepper to taste. Remove from heat to cool.In a medium bowl, combine egg white, ricotta, and Parmesan. Season with a bit of salt and pepper. Add in 1/2 cup of the slightly cooled meat sauce and stir to combine.To assemble lasagna, spread 1/2 of the turkey meat sauce into the bottom of a 9x13 inch baking pan coated with nonstick cooking spray. Place zucchini slices evenly over meat sauce, spread on 1/2 of the ricotta mixture, then sprinkle 1/2 of the mozzarella on. Repeat layers again starting with the meat sauce, zucchini slices and ricotta mixture and finishing with mozzarella. Cover with foil and bake for 30 min. Remove foil and bake for 15 minute longer uncovered. Serve with a side salad. Makes 8 generous servings.
Step by step:
1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
2. Place sliced zucchini on large baking sheet coated with non stick cooking spray. Sprinkle with salt and roast in the oven for 15-20 minutes to help dry out the zucchini a bit. This is a critical step.While the zucchini noodles are roasting, you can make the turkey meat sauce.
3. Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium high heat.
4. Add garlic, onions, and peppers and cook a few minutes until onions become translucent and garlic is fragrant; stir occasionally so that you don't burn it.
5. Add in ground turkey and cook until no longer pink.
6. Add in tomato sauce, crushed tomatoes, oregano, basil, parsley, and a few dashes of red pepper flakes. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to low and simmer 25 to 30 minutes or until sauce REALLY thickens up! Season with salt and pepper to taste.
7. Remove from heat to cool.In a medium bowl, combine egg white, ricotta, and Parmesan. Season with a bit of salt and pepper.
8. Add in 1/2 cup of the slightly cooled meat sauce and stir to combine.To assemble lasagna, spread 1/2 of the turkey meat sauce into the bottom of a 9x13 inch baking pan coated with nonstick cooking spray.
9. Place zucchini slices evenly over meat sauce, spread on 1/2 of the ricotta mixture, then sprinkle 1/2 of the mozzarella on. Repeat layers again starting with the meat sauce, zucchini slices and ricotta mixture and finishing with mozzarella. Cover with foil and bake for 30 min.
10. Remove foil and bake for 15 minute longer uncovered.
11. Serve with a side salad. Makes 8 generous servings.
Nutrition Information:
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