Lasagna Zucchini Boats

By Ellie

4 Person

45 Minutes

0 Calories

Get your lasagna fix without the carbs! Delicious zucchini boats stuffed with meat sauce and cheese.

Ingredients

1/2 cup shredded Parmesan, divided
1/2 cup shredded mozzarella, divided
1 egg, lightly beaten
1 cup cottage cheese
Olive oil
4 zucchini, the wider the better
1/2 tsp. pepper, divided
3/4 tsp. salt, divided
3 tbsp. tomato paste
1 (14-ounce) can petite diced tomatoes
1 (8-ounce) can tomato sauce
1 cube Dorot parsley or 1 teaspoon fresh
2 cubes Dorot basil or 2 teaspoon fresh basil, divided
1 cube Dorot garlic or I clove minced
1/2 green pepper, diced
1 small onion, diced
1 pound lean ground beef

Method

01

Place a nonstick skillet over medium-high heat and add ground beef, onion, and green pepper. Saute until most of the pink in the ground beef is gone, breaking beef up with a wooden spoon as it cooks.
02

Add I cube each of garlic, basil, and parsley. Stir for 30 seconds to help melt the cubes and mix everything together.
03

Add tomato sauce, diced tomatoes, and tomato paste plus 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper.
04

Let simmer until most of the liquid has evaporated and sauce is nice and thick, about 10 minutes. Check for seasoning and add additional salt and pepper if desired.
05

Trim about a 1/4-inch off the end of each zucchini. Cut zucchini in half lengthwise. Using a spoon, scoop out seeds and as much zucchini flesh as you can without making the zucchini shell too weak. Discard what was scooped out.
06

Heat a grill pan over medium-high heat and drizzle with olive oil. Place zucchini on pan cut side down. Turn heat down to medium and grill zucchini (just on that 1 side) for about 5-6 minutes. Take a few peaks at underside of zucchini while cooking to make sure heat is not too high.
07

Remove zucchini from grill pan and sprinkle insides of zucchini with salt and pepper.
08

Preheat oven to 350℉.
09

In a medium bowl mix together cottage cheese, egg, and half of mozzarella and half of Parmesan. Add I Dorot basil cube. Use back of spoon to break it up if still frozen and mix it into cheese mixture.
10

Place zucchini cut side up in large baking dish. Spread a little sauce mixture in the bottom of each. Top with cheese mixture and another layer of sauce.
11

Cover with aluminum foil and bake for 15 minutes. Uncover, sprinkle remaining cheese on top and bake for 5 more minutes.

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Lasagna Zucchini Boats

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( By Ellie )

Get your lasagna fix without the carbs! Delicious zucchini boats stuffed with meat sauce and cheese.

01 Information

Grade easy
Serving 4 servings
Prep Time 5 Mins
Cook Time 40 Mins
Total Time 45 Mins

02 Ingredients

1/2 cup shredded Parmesan, divided

1/2 cup shredded mozzarella, divided

1 egg, lightly beaten

1 cup cottage cheese

Olive oil

4 zucchini, the wider the better

1/2 tsp. pepper, divided

3/4 tsp. salt, divided

3 tbsp. tomato paste

1 (14-ounce) can petite diced tomatoes

1 (8-ounce) can tomato sauce

1 cube Dorot parsley or 1 teaspoon fresh

2 cubes Dorot basil or 2 teaspoon fresh basil, divided

1 cube Dorot garlic or I clove minced

1/2 green pepper, diced

1 small onion, diced

1 pound lean ground beef

03 Method

Step 1

Place a nonstick skillet over medium-high heat and add ground beef, onion, and green pepper. Saute until most of the pink in the ground beef is gone, breaking beef up with a wooden spoon as it cooks.

Step 2

Add I cube each of garlic, basil, and parsley. Stir for 30 seconds to help melt the cubes and mix everything together.

Step 3

Add tomato sauce, diced tomatoes, and tomato paste plus 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper.

Step 4

Let simmer until most of the liquid has evaporated and sauce is nice and thick, about 10 minutes. Check for seasoning and add additional salt and pepper if desired.

Step 5

Trim about a 1/4-inch off the end of each zucchini. Cut zucchini in half lengthwise. Using a spoon, scoop out seeds and as much zucchini flesh as you can without making the zucchini shell too weak. Discard what was scooped out.

Step 6

Heat a grill pan over medium-high heat and drizzle with olive oil. Place zucchini on pan cut side down. Turn heat down to medium and grill zucchini (just on that 1 side) for about 5-6 minutes. Take a few peaks at underside of zucchini while cooking to make sure heat is not too high.

Step 7

Remove zucchini from grill pan and sprinkle insides of zucchini with salt and pepper.

Step 8

Preheat oven to 350℉.

Step 9

In a medium bowl mix together cottage cheese, egg, and half of mozzarella and half of Parmesan. Add I Dorot basil cube. Use back of spoon to break it up if still frozen and mix it into cheese mixture.

Step 10

Place zucchini cut side up in large baking dish. Spread a little sauce mixture in the bottom of each. Top with cheese mixture and another layer of sauce.

Step 11

Cover with aluminum foil and bake for 15 minutes. Uncover, sprinkle remaining cheese on top and bake for 5 more minutes.

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