This dish is a great alternative to a lasagna or baked ziti!
Here is how to make it:
Ingredients:
- 3-4 green zucchini
- Homemade or jar of tomato sauce
- Olive oil or other healthy oil
- Box of whole wheat Panko crumbs or whole grain bread crumbs
- Bag of 2% shredded mozzarella cheese
- Few ounces of grated locatelli or parmasean cheese
- Seasonings such as salt, pepper, seasoned salt
Directions:
- Slice zucchini long ways like lasagna strips.
- In one bowl or tray pour oil and in another bowl or tray pour bread crumbs and add seasoning such as salt and pepper or seasoned salt to flavor.
- Dip strips of zucchini into oil and then into bread crumbs to coat.
- In deep baking dish add a bit of sauce into bottom of pan.
- Add a layer of zucchini strips.
- Add sauce on top of zucchini
- Add shredded mozzarella and sprinkle parmasean cheese.
- Repeat, layering zucchini, sauce and cheese until all zucchini is used.
- Bake at 350-375 degrees covered until bubbling and heated through. Uncover and bake until cheese is lightly browned.
- Take out and allow to cool a bit.
- Take a paper towel and place in pan where there is excess oil to absorb. Always a good idea to remove the excess oil you can see to reduce the amount of fat in your meals. Using paper towels is a quick and easy trick to do this.
- Slice and serve
Nutritional Information:
Makes approx 10 servings
Each serving is approx 200 calories, 10 or less grams of fat, 18 grams of carbs, 3 grams of fiber and 11 grams of protein.
Food servings: 2 fat, .5 grains, 1 vegetables, 2.5 protein
A lot less fat and carbohydrates then you will find in a traditional lasagna and tastes so good!
