Sausage and Zucchini Lasagna Recipe

Recipesfull introduces to you: Italian Recipes. (Sausage and Zucchini Lasagna Recipe). A very filling twist on a traditional lasagna.

Brief

Prep 25 mins

Cook: 45 mins

Total: 1hr10 mins

Servings: 6

Yield: 6 servings

Sausage and Zucchini Lasagna Recipe

Ingredients

¼ cup spaghetti sauce

1 tablespoon vegetable oil

1 pound bulk pork sausage

2 zucchini

quartered and sliced

1 pound ricotta cheese

1 egg white

8 ounces shredded mozzarella cheese

¼ cup grated Parmesan cheese

6 no-boil lasagna noodles

or more if needed

2 cups spaghetti sauce

divided

½ cup grated Parmesan cheese

Italian Bread Bowls

World Cuisine

Directions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Pour about 1/4 cup of spaghetti sauce into the bottom of a 9x13-inch baking dish.

Step 2

Heat vegetable oil in a large skillet over medium heat; cook and stir the sausage and zucchini until the meat is no longer pink and the zucchini pieces are tender 10 to 12 minutes. Drain excess fat from the skillet and set the sausage mixture aside. While the sausage and zucchinis are cooking mix together the ricotta cheese egg white mozzarella cheese and 1/4 cup of Parmesan cheese in a bowl until well combined.

Step 3

Place 3 lasagna noodles into the bottom of the baking dish on top of the spaghetti sauce overlapping noodles slightly if necessary. Spread half the sausage-zucchini mixture on top of the noodles. Spread half the cheese mixture over the meat and zucchini and pour 1 cup of spaghetti sauce evenly over the cheese mixture. Spread the sauce over the cheese mixture with a spoon or spatula. Repeat layers starting with 3 more noodles the rest of the sausage mixture the rest of the cheese mixture and 1 more cup of spaghetti sauce. Sprinkle the top with 1/2 cup of Parmesan cheese.

Step 4

Bake in the preheated oven until the lasagna is bubbling and the Parmesan cheese has browned about 45 minutes.

Nutritional Information

Sausage and Zucchini Lasagna Recipe

Servings Per Recipe:6

Calories: 632.6

% Daily Value *

Protein: 37.8g 76%

Carbohydrates: 37.6g 12%

Dietary Fiber: 3.7g 15%

Sugars: 10.6g

Fat: 36.5g 56%

Saturated Fat: 16.1g 80%

Cholesterol: 101.6mg 34%

Vitamin A Iu: 1030.2IU 21%

Niacin Equivalents: 13.4mg 103%

Vitamin B6: 0.5mg 31%

Vitamin C: 9.6mg 16%

Folate: 86.7mcg 22%

Calcium: 660.9mg 66%

Iron: 2.7mg 15%

Magnesium: 71mg 25%

Potassium: 780.4mg 22%

Sodium: 1555.3mg 62%

Thiamin: 0.5mg 49%

Calories From Fat: 328.8

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

**Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-)Information is not currently available for this nutrient. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.