Low-Carb Zucchini Lasagna

If you want to indulge without the guilt, then this is the recipe for you! Lasagna is a classic comfort food, but it often leaves us feeling heavy and stuffed, so if you want a lighter version of the hearty casserole, you’ll love our low-carb, low-fat recipe featuring cottage cheese and zoodles instead of the ricotta and lasagna sheets. 

Low-Carb Zucchini Lasagna

If you want to indulge without the guilt, then this is the recipe for you! Lasagna is a classic comfort food, but it often leaves us feeling heavy and stuffed, so if you want a lighter version of the hearty casserole, you'll love our low-carb, low-fat recipe featuring cottage cheese and zoodles instead of the ricotta and lasagna sheets.

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Course Main Dishes

Equipment

• Casserole Dish
• Pan
• Saucepan

Ingredients

  

• 1 lb ground meat
• 2 garlic cloves minced
• salt & pepper
• 1 tbsp tomato paste
• 7 fl oz tomato puree
• oil for cooking
• 4 tbsp soft butter
• 5 tbsp flour
• 20 fl oz milk
• nutmeg
• 5 zucchinis
• 18 oz cottage cheese
• 10 oz turkey breast
• parsley chopped, for garnish

Instructions

 

• Preheat the oven to 325°F and heat a pan with a little oil on medium heat. Cut the zucchinis into long strips, season with salt and pepper, and cook on both sides.
  
• Add the ground meat and garlic to the pan and season with salt and pepper. Once the meat has browned, add the tomato paste and tomato puree and let simmer.
  
• Cut the turkey breast into long strips and stir in with the cottage cheese.
  
• Line the bottom of a casserole dish with cooled zucchini strips.
  
• For the béchamel sauce, melt the butter in a saucepan and add the flour while stirring constantly. Stir in the milk and bring to a boil. Season with salt, pepper, and nutmeg, and pour over the zucchini strips.
  
• Add another layer of zucchini strips.
  
• Cover the zucchini strips with the cottage cheese mixture.
  
• Top the vegetable lasagna with the tomato sauce mixture and cook for 30 minutes.
  
• Feel free to garnish with chopped parsley for an even fresher taste!

VIDEO

You can find the recipe for the Beef & Zucchini Tart featured in the bonus video here.