Turkey and Zucchini Lasagna

January 21, 2013 By 4 Comments

Turkey and Zucchini Lasagna Turkey and Zucchini Lasagna

One of my favorite dishes to make is lasagna. But because it’s loaded with delicious calories and carbs I tend to make it only 2-3 times a year. But with a few changes I’ve made my favorite dish slightly more forgiving on the calories. This turkey and zucchini lasagna is flavorful, easy to prepare, and worth every extra point I used on it!

My original plan was to use the zucchini as noodles but I didn’t find enough good looking zucchini to do that so that plan will have to wait. And if you try this with my bolognese sauce (recipe to come) I just know you’ll fall in love with this dish.

I think the best part of a lasagna is the re-heating factor. We made enough to serve 6 so we had lunch for the rest of the week! It tasted fabulous heated back up in the oven or the microwave.

Turkey and Zucchini Lasagna

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Turkey and Zucchini Lasagna
Recipe type: Dinner
Cuisine: Italian
 

Ingredients
  • 9 lasagna noodles
  • 3 cups bolognese sauce
  • 1 zucchini, cut into thin coins
  • 8oz ricotta cheese
  • 1 cup low fat mozzarella, plus more for topping
  • 1 egg
  • ½ tablespoon italian seasoning
  • salt and pepper
  • Parmesan cheese, to top – optional

Instructions
  1. Preheat the oven to 350.
  2. Mix together cheeses and seasoning.
  3. Place ½ cup of sauce onto bottom of baking dish. Layer three noodles on top of sauce. Cover noodles with ½ cheese mixture. Layer on ½ of the zucchini coins then top with 1 cup sauce.
  4. Add 3 more noodles. Layer on the remainder of the cheese mixture, another layer of zucchini, and more sauce.
  5. Top the sauce off with the remaining 3 noodles, the rest of the sauce, and sprinkle with some mozzarella and parmesan cheese. Add a bit of Italian seasoning on top and cook in the oven for 45-50 minutes.
  6. Let cool for 5-10 minutes before serving.

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Danielle is a work-at-home-mom of two beautiful kids and writes at the Simmworks Family Blog. She loves to blog about her family life in San Diego, the journey to healthy living, her family's favorite recipes, going green, and crafting. While she's far from perfect, she loves to share what her and her family love.

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  1. Melanie S
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    January 22, 2013 at 2:23 pm

    Lasagna is one of those foods I can’t stop eating until the pan is empty. Looks yummy!
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  2. Kathleen Kennedy-Leon
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    January 22, 2013 at 2:45 pm

    this looks like a great receipe –we love lasagna and having a healthier version is a good thing. thanks for sharing!
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  3. Michelle
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    January 22, 2013 at 5:29 pm

    Mmmm…this looks and sounds deelish! Thanks for sharing the recipe. I love lasagna the 2nd or 3rd day way better than the first night :)
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