By Weightloss for Women Over 40 Rising Health LLC

Zucchini Lasagna 🥒🍅

Name: Zucchini Lasagna 🥒🍅
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 40 min
Cuisine: Italian, Mediterranean, European
Ingredients: 10 oz cooked 93% ground beef (2 Leans); 1 cup canned Italian diced tomatoes – less than 5 g of carbs per 1/2 cup – (2 Greens *i substituted 1/2 cup Rao’s Marinara Sauce for this*); 1/4 tsp garlic powder (1 Condiment); 1/8 tsp salt – optional (1/2 Condiment); 1/8 tsp pepper (1/4 Condiment); Cheese Filling:; 4 oz or 1/2 cup part skim ricotta cheese (2 to 3 g fat per oz) (1/2 Lean); 6 oz or 1 1/2 cups reduced fat mozzarella cheese, divided (1 1/2 Leans); 3 tbsp reduced fat parmesan cheese (3 Condiments); 2 tbsp egg beaters; 1/4 tsp garlic powder (1 Condiment); 1 tsp Italian Seasoning (2 Condiments); 1/8 tsp pepper (.25 Condiments); 1 large zucchini sliced into thin circles ( or 2 small)

6 steps

Cook:40min

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 10:02:27 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Good

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

Low

Nutrition per serving

Calories379.9 kcal (19%)

Total Fat21.7 g (31%)

Carbs9.8 g (4%)

Sugars3.3 g (4%)

Protein35.6 g (71%)

Sodium859 mg (43%)

Fiber1.2 g (4%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

4 servings

10 oz93% ground beef

cooked

1 cupcanned italian diced tomatoes

less than 5 g of carbs per 1/2 cup greens

¼ tspgarlic powder

1 Condiment

⅛ tspsalt

optional, 1/2 Condiment

⅛ tsppepper

1/4 condiment

½ cuppart skim ricotta cheese

2 to 3 g fat per oz, 1/2 Lean

6 ozreduced fat mozzarella cheese

divided, 1 1/2 Leans

3 Tbspreduced fat parmesan cheese

3 Condiments

2 Tbspegg product

¼ tspgarlic powder

1 Condiment

1 tspItalian Seasoning

2 Condiments

⅛ tsppepper

.25 Condiments

1zucchini

large, sliced into thin circles, or 2 small

Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Step 2

Add tomatoes, garlic powder, salt and pepper to already cooked and weighed ground beef. Simmer for 2 minutes, stirring constantly. Remove from heat.

Step 3

Mix the ingredients for the cheese filling using only 3/4 cup of mozzarella.

Step 4

Fill the bottom of a baking dish with the meat filling and top with the cheese filling. layer sliced zucchini over top, and sprinkle with remaining cheese, and Italian seasoning.

Step 5

Bake for 40 minutes until the top becomes bubbly. Let cool 10 minutes before slicing (the casserole will hold together better).

Step 6

Divide into 4 equal portions. These freeze great in those Ziplock containers.