Zucchini boat lasagna. These easy lasagna zucchini boats are the perfect weeknight meal and one of my favorite ways to use zucchini! All the flavors of the classic lasagna without the extra carbs from the pasta, plus this version is a lot easier without all the traditional layering. To stuff the zucchini boats, add a very thin layer of ricotta, or cottage cheese into the bottom of the zucchini boat, then fill with your meat mixture, and finally sprinkle each lightly with shredded mozzarella.
If you've been following me for a while, you probably know how much I love zucchini boats; I have a turkey taco stuffed zucchini version, an Italian turkey sausage stuffed zucchini, a chicken enchilada stuffed zucchini, and a turkey santa-fe stuffed zucchini. This lasagna boat makes a great vegetarian option. How to Make Lasagna-Stuffed Zucchini Boats. You can have Zucchini boat lasagna using 10 ingredients and 11 steps. Here is how you achieve it.
Ingredients of Zucchini boat lasagna
- Prepare of Hamburger.
- You need of Ground italian sausage.
- Prepare of Ricotta cheese.
- It's of minced garlic.
- Prepare of Pizza sauce.
- You need of shredded mozzarella cheese.
- You need of Sliced Pepperoni.
- You need of medium-sized zucchini's.
- Prepare of Olive oil.
- It's of Garlic salt.
Here's what makes our recipe a little extra special: We use not one, but three kinds of cheese: Parmesan, mozzarella and ricotta. To keep things light and healthy, ground chicken is our meat of choice for these zucchini boats. Lasagna Stuffed Zucchini Boats are a low-carb, gluten-free way to get your lasagna fix. Layers of rich tomato meat sauce and gooey cheese fill grilled zucchini.
Zucchini boat lasagna instructions
- Cut zucchini in half length way. Use a spoon and scrape seeds out makeing a boat.
- When Coat the inside lightly with olive oil and lightly season with garlic salt..
- Put on foil covered cookie sheet cut side down, this helps steam the zucchini. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes or till zucchini is pierced with a fork easily..
- While zucchini is baking in a fyring pan brown the sausage and hamburger mix in the minced garlic while frying..
- When done browning remove from heat and drain greece. Return to burner and ad 3/4 of the jar of pizza sauce cook till starts to bubble then remove from heat..
- When the zucchini is cooked remove from oven..
- At this point meat and sauce cooled a little, now add the whole container of ricotta cheese to the mix and stir well..
- After mixed fill each boat with the mixture..
- Place a layer of pepperoni on top then coat every thing with mozzarella cheese..
- Lastly drizzle leftover sauce lightly over cheese..
- Return to oven for 15 minutes, it is done enjoy..
If you're like me, lasagna is all about the sauce and the cheese. Zucchini boats are the perfect vessel for holding them plus zucchini adds lots of good flavor, not to mention nutrition. These easy White Chicken Lasagna Stuffed Zucchini Boats deliver all the flavor you love with a simple, low-carb swap! You won't miss those noodles, trust me. If you love all the flavors of lasagna, then you will also want to make these yummy recipes ASAP: Easy White Chicken Lasagne with Spinach, Easiest One Pot Lasagne, and this Baked Ziti with Ricotta and Sausage.