Zucchini Lasagna Roll Ups with Beef & Ricotta
These Zucchini Lasagna Roll Ups are a great low-carb dinner option, packed with flavorful beef and ricotta cheese.
Servings 4 servings
Ingredients
- 1 large zucchinis sliced lengthwise
- ½ pound of ground beef
- 2 teaspoons of Italian seasoning
- 2 tablespoons of chopped onions
- 1 cup of ricotta cheese
- 1 egg
- 1 cup of shredded mozzarella cheese
- Parsley to garnish
- Salt and pepper to taste
- 1 cup of spaghetti sauce
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
- Add zucchini to a sheet pan and bake for 5-10 minutes, remove and gently remove excess water with a paper towel. (Once zucchini has slightly cooled.)
- Put zucchini in a plate to the side.
- Over medium high heat, add ground beef, onions, salt, pepper, and 1 teaspoon of Italian seasoning.
- Brown ground beef, while stirring occasionally for 4-6 minutes. Drain excess grease. Set ground beef mixture aside.
- In a bowl, add in ricotta cheese, egg, ½ cup of cheese, Italian seasoning, salt and pepper.
- Gently fold all ingredients together.
- Add ¾ cup of sauce to the bottom of a baking pan.
- Line zucchini slices, add one tablespoon of ricotta cheese mixture and spread it evenly over zucchini.
- Top with a tablespoon of meat mixture.
- Gently roll zucchini.
- Place zucchini, seam side down onto the pan.
- Repeat with remaining zucchini.
- Cover zucchini rolls with cheese and sauce.
- Bake for 20-25 minutes, or until cheese is melted and slightly golden colored.
- Serve & enjoy!