No-Noodle Zucchini Lasagna
Ingredients
- 2 large zucchini
- 1 tablespoon salt
- 1 pound ground beef
- 1 ½ teaspoons ground black pepper
- 1 small green bell pepper, diced
- 1 onion, diced
- 1 (16 ounce) can tomato sauce
- 1 cup tomato paste
- ¼ cup red wine
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh basil
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh oregano
- 3 tablespoons hot water, or as needed
- 1 (15 ounce) container low-fat ricotta cheese
- 1 egg
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
- 1 (16 ounce) package frozen chopped spinach, thawed and drained
- 1 pound fresh mushrooms, sliced
- 8 ounces shredded mozzarella cheese
- 8 ounces grated Parmesan cheese
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Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease a deep 9x13-inch baking pan.
- Slice zucchini lengthwise into very thin slices. Sprinkle slices lightly with salt; set aside to drain in a colander.
- To prepare the meat sauce, cook ground beef and black pepper in a large skillet over medium-high heat, stirring, for 5 minutes. Add green pepper and onion; cook and stir until meat is no longer pink.
- Stir in tomato sauce, tomato paste, wine, basil, and oregano; add a small amount of hot water if sauce is too thick. Bring to a boil; reduce heat and simmer sauce for about 20 minutes, stirring frequently.
- Meanwhile, stir ricotta, egg, and parsley together in a bowl until well combined.
- To assemble lasagna, spread 1/2 of the meat sauce over the bottom of the prepared pan. Layer with 1/2 of the zucchini slices, 1/2 of the ricotta mixture, all of the spinach, followed by all of the mushrooms, then 1/2 of the mozzarella cheese. Repeat by layering in the remaining meat sauce, zucchini slices, ricotta mixture, and mozzarella.
- Spread parmesan evenly over the top; cover with foil.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 45 minutes. Remove foil; raise oven temperature to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C), and bake an additional 15 minutes.
- Let lasagna stand 5 minutes before serving.
- Serve and enjoy!
Source
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