Name: Cheesy Beef Zucchini Lasagna
Ingredients: 2-3 zucchinis, sliced thin; 25 oz jar of your favorite marinara sauce; 1 lb of ground beef; 8 oz mozzarella cheese; 1/2 cup cheddar cheese; 1 cup shiitake mushrooms, chopped; 1 cup cottage cheese; 1/4 cup parmesan cheese; 4-5 cloves of garlic, minced; 1 egg; 1/2 tsp salt; 1/2 tsp pepper; 1/2 tsp onion powder; 1/2 tsp Italian seasoning; 1/4 tsp red pepper flakes; 1/2 cup chopped basil

Description

This zucchini lasagna is layered with zucchini strips, marinara sauce, mushrooms, seasoned ground beef, and a creamy cottage cheese filling. And once you have your layered masterpiece, it is topped with shredded mozzarella and cheddar cheese that melts into a bubbly golden born topping.

Ingredients

Units Scale

2–3 zucchinis, sliced thin
25 oz jar of your favorite marinara sauce
1 lb of ground beef
8 oz mozzarella cheese
1/2 cup cheddar cheese
1 cup shiitake mushrooms, chopped

Cottage Cheese Filling

1 cup cottage cheese
1/4 cup parmesan cheese
4–5 cloves of garlic, minced
1 egg
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp pepper
1/2 tsp onion powder
1/2 tsp Italian seasoning
1/4 tsp red pepper flakes
1/2 cup chopped basil

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Instructions

Preheat oven to 375ºF. Line a couple of baking sheets with parchment paper and set aside.
Prep your zucchini noodles. You will start by “sweating” them out. Slice zucchini and lay on plates lined with paper towels. Sprinkle salt over each side of the slices and let the zucchini “sweat” out moisture for 10 minutes.
Gently pat the zucchini and remove the napkins. Transfer the zucchini to the parchment-lined baking sheets. Bake in a preheated oven for 10 minutes. Let them cool, and pat dry any moisture remaining.
Cook the meat. Heat a skillet over medium-high heat. Add your ground beef to the pan and break it up as it cooks. Let it brown and cook, stirring occasionally. Once the meat is cooked, remove it from the heat and set it aside until you’re ready to assemble the lasagna.
Mix the filling. Mix all the ingredients of the cottage cheese filling — cottage cheese, parmesan cheese, garlic, egg, seasonings, and herbs.
Assemble the lasagna. Spread a thin layer of marinara sauce on the bottom of a 9×13-inch baking dish. Make the layers in this order: start with strips of zucchini, then cottage cheese filling, mozzarella and cheddar cheese, lastly meat and mushrooms.
Add another layer of marinara sauce before you repeat those layers. Continue layering a total of 2-3 layers until the baking dish is full.
Finish the dish with another layer of cottage cheese filling, mozzarella, and cheddar cheese.
Bake the lasagna in the oven for 45 minutes. Broil for 1-2 minutes to make the cheese topping crisp and golden. Remove from the oven, and let it set for at least 15 minutes before slicing.