Family Approved 21 Day Fix Lasagna

Who doesn't love a good lasagna recipe?  We haven't made lasagna in a while because we really like to use ezekiel bread or sweet potatoes for our "yellows" (carbs) versus noodles.  We decided to try thinly sliced zucchini in place of noodles, and we all loved it!  When I put a serving on the girls plates, I made sure to cut the serving into small pieces; made the zucchini a little less noticeable.

Family Approved 21 Day Fix Lasagna

4 cloves garlic, minced
1/2 yellow onion, diced
1 red bell pepper, diced
1 cup mushrooms, diced
28 oz crushed tomatoes
15 oz tomato sauce
2 T tomato paste
1 cup fresh basil leaves
1.5 lb ground beef
1 tsp salt
1/2 tsp black pepper
1 tsp oregano
3 large zucchini, thinly sliced
1 cup Ricotta cheese
1 egg
1 cup mozzarella
1/4 cup parmesan

Preheat oven to 425.

In a medium pot, saute garlic in a little olive oil.  Then add diced onion, red pepper, and mushrooms, cooking about 5 minutes.  Add crushed tomatoes, tomato sauce, tomato paste, and basil leaves. Bring to a boil, then simmer about 30 minutes.  Meanwhile, brown ground beef, seasoning with salt, pepper, and oregano.  Drain beef and add to sauce.

Place Ricotta cheese and egg in food processor and pulse until smooth.

Spread thin layer of meat sauce on bottom of 9 by 13 baking dish.  Place a single layer of thinly sliced zucchini over sauce.  Note, I've seen recipes where you slice the zucchini lengthwise, however, we did not.  Spread Ricotta mixture over zucchini, then layer with meat sauce, then sprinkle mozzarella, then parmesan.   Repeat layers. Cover with foil, bake about 30 minutes.  

21 Day Fix Challengers - We cut the above into 8 servings and counted as 1.25 green, 1 red, 1 blue.