Zucchini Lasagna A'la Stef

We love our noodles just like every other American out there, but we also love our veggies disguised as noodles. My sister, Stef, made this delicious dinner for us while I was at Super Saturday yesterday! I sure do love my lasagna!!! :)

What you'll need:

• 2 medium-large zucchini
• mushrooms
• broccoli
• lean ground beef/turkey (your choice)
• 1/2 cup of parmesan cheese
• ricotta cheese
• italian seasoning
• salt
• pepper
• EVOO
• pasta sauce of your liking

How to make it: 

Wash your zucchini and slice evenly long ways. About 1/4". Stef used her slicer, but you could also use a knife.

Lay the slices out on a baking sheet and brush with EVOO and sprinkle with pepper. Bake at 375 degrees for about 10 minutes. Take out your zucchini and flip them and put them back in for another 10-15 minutes. Take the zucchini out of the oven and let it dry out so your lasagna doesn't get soggy. Wash and cut your broccoli. Spread on your baking sheet, drizzle with EVOO and pepper. Bake at 375  for about 15-20 minutes mixing them around on occasion so they don't burn. 

While they are cooking, wipe down the mushrooms and slice them. **TIPS BY STEF: don't run your mushrooms under water, but use a paper towel to wipe them clean so they don't get soggy.**

Place them on the baking sheet drizzle with EVOO and sprinkle with pepper. Roast in the oven for about 10-15 minutes. 

While these are in the oven, brown your meat and drain off any other juices.  If you wish, you could add onion and garlic to your meat for extra flavor. 

You can also mix your ricotta with most of your parmesan cheese -- leave some for the top. Add pepper to this mixture and about 2 Tablespoons of Italian seasoning.. You could really use any seasoning that you wanted but this was easy. 

Take about 1 cup of your pasta sauce and mix it into your meat mixture. 

Spread about 2 Tablespoons of sauce in the bottom of your lasagna pan. Then lay the zucchini slices for your bottom layer, cover with a small layer of your meat mixture, and then top with a small layer of your ricotta. Then add about half of your broccoli and mushrooms for the next layer.

Add another layer of your zucchini and press down gently. Continue to repeat the layers until you run out of fillings. Make sure your zucchini slices are on the top. Add some sauce to the top. Sprinkle with the extra cheese. 

Bake at 375 degrees for about 35 minutes. Remove the cover and bake an additional 10 minutes.

After 10 minutes, check to make sure your cheese has fully melted and starts to brown. When you are content, take it out and enjoy! :)