ITALIAN-STYLE ZUCCHINI LASAGNA

Italian-Style Zucchini Lasagna image

When I was a child, my mother made a 'poor man's lasagna' using ground beef, cottage cheese, mozzarella, and pasta. I took her same recipe but made it low-carb, taking out the pasta and adding in lots of fresh veggies. I prefer the texture of the zucchini rather than slices which you see in other recipes.

Provided by Diamond Crystal Salt

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Time 1h15m

Yield 6

Number Of Ingredients 12

Ingredients

1 tablespoon vegetable oil
1 pound extra lean ground beef
1 medium onion, diced
2 teaspoons prepared minced garlic
1 (14.5 ounce) can diced tomatoes with basil, garlic and oregano
½ teaspoon Diamond Crystal® Fine Sea Salt
½ teaspoon Italian seasoning
1 pound zucchini, julienned or made into noodles
1 ¾ cups 2% cottage cheese
2 ounces fresh baby spinach
1 ½ cups shredded mozzarella cheese
½ cup shredded Parmesan cheese

Steps:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spray an 8x12-inch casserole dish with cooking spray.
Heat oil in a skillet over medium heat. Cook ground beef and onion until meat is brown and onions begin to soften, approximately 10 minutes. Drain grease. Add minced garlic, canned tomatoes, Diamond Crystal® Fine Sea Salt, and Italian seasoning to the skillet. Simmer until thickened, about 30 minutes.
Drain or blot moisture from the zucchini noodles; place evenly over the bottom of the casserole dish. Top with 1/3 of the sauce, half the cottage cheese, all the baby spinach, and 1/3 of the mozzarella.
Make another layer of 1/3 of the sauce, the rest of the cottage cheese, 1/3 of the mozzarella.
Top with the rest of the sauce, the rest of the mozzarella, and the Parmesan cheese.
Bake until the cheese is slightly browned, about 30 minutes. Allow to cool for 15 minutes before serving.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 385.9 calories, Carbohydrate 10 g, Cholesterol 93.7 mg, Fat 21.4 g, Fiber 2.1 g, Protein 36.9 g, SaturatedFat 10 g, Sodium 861.1 mg, Sugar 4.4 g