Healthy Zucchini Lasagna Roll-Ups

Healthy Zucchini Lasagna Roll-Ups are the perfect summer comfort food. Zucchini slices are rolled up in a ricotta filling, topped with delicious marinara sauce and mozzarella cheese, then baked to perfection. Zucchini replaces the pasta and the cottage cheese added to the ricotta mixture bumps up the protein to make this a healthier alternative to traditional lasagna.

Course appetizer, dinner, lunch, side disb

Cuisine Italian

Keyword rollups, zucchini

Prep Time 15

Cook Time 30

Servings

Calories 56kcal

Author Steph

Equipment

baking dish
Small mixing bowl

Ingredients

2-3 medium zucchini, cut lengthwise into 1/8" slices (needs to yield 16 slices)
kosher salt
2 cup marinara sauce
1/2 cup part skim ricotta cheese
1/2 cup reduced fat cottage cheese (I use Good Culture)
1/2 cup grated parmesan cheese
1/2 tsp garlic powder
1/4 tsp kosher salt, to taste
1 egg
2 tbsp fresh parsley, chopped
2 tbsp fresh basil, chopped
1 cup fat free mozzarella cheese (I use Kraft)

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 400F
In the meantime, thinly slice the zuccchini lengthwise into 1/8" thin slices (looking for a total yield of 16 zucchini slices.) Lay the slices flat on paper towels, and sprinkle with kosher salt. Let sit for 10-15 minutes or until the moisture is released from the zucchini.
Layer 1 cup of marina at the bottom of a baking dish.
In a small mixing bowl, combine the ricotta, cottage cheese, parmesan, garlic powder, salt, egg, parsley and basil in a small bowl (taste for seasoning before adding the egg, to see if you need more salt to your taste). The cottage cheese and parmesan both are inherently salty, so you don't want to overdo it.
Dab off the excess moisture released from the zucchini pieces. Place a spoonful of the ricotta filling at the base of each zucchini piece. Roll up to secure. Place in the baking dish lined with marinara.
Once all rolls are placed in the baking dish, top with remaining marinara. Sprinkle with mozzarella and bake for 30 minutes or until tender and the cheese is melted.

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