Low Carb Lasagna

I have been scouring the internet for some recipes that could be low carb and make me feel like I was eating 'regular' food.  A lot of them had some good ideas.  I never could find a recipe that I really just wanted to try.  Here is what I finally came up with after reading a whole bunch of different recipes:

 

Low Carb Lasagna

 

 

 

Ingredients

 

2 -3 zucchini

2 2/3 cups cottage cheese, small curd

1 pound ground beef (I used 80/20)

1 pound ground turkey

2 tsp salt

2tsp pepper

2 tsp Italian seasoning

3 cups marinara sauce

4 cups mozzarella cheese, shredded

2 large eggs

 

 

1)  Preheat oven to 400

2)  Wash and slice zucchini length ways into thin slices (I used a nifty gadget I bought at Walmart)

3)  Spray 2 baking sheets with cooking spray.  Lay out zucchini slices (sides touching, but not overlapping).  Season with salt and pepper.  Spray a bit more spray on top.  Bake for 8 to 10 minutes and then remove from the oven.  Flip the slices over (carefully) and bake for an additional 8 to 10 minutes.  When finished baking, turn the oven down to 350.

4)  While the zucchini baking is going on mix cottage cheese, 2 cups of the mozzarella, 1 tsp Italian seasoning, 1 tsp salt, 1 tsp pepper and 2 eggs with an electric mixer. I think this gives it a bit more of the ricotta (higher carb) cheese texture.  Set aside until ready to layer.

5)  Brown the ground beef and turkey in a skillet.  Season with remaining Italian seasoning and a bit of salt and pepper.

6) Layering:  (13x9 pan)

       1 cup marinara

       1 baking tray of zucchini slices

       1/2 beef/turkey mixture

       1/2 cheese mixture

       1 cup marinara

       remaining zucchini slices

       remaining beef/turkey

       remaining cheese mixture

       remaining marinara

       sprinkle remaining 2 cups of shredded mozzarella

7)  Bake for 30 to 40 minutes.  Remove from oven and let set for about 10 to 15 minutes.

 

serves 12

 

Nutritional Info (from Sparkpeople)

     calories 355   fat  24.2g   sodium 443mg   net carbs 5.5g   protein 29.8

 

Everyone at dinner said this was awesome.  No one seemed to miss the pasta!  Kenzie Lou said it was delicious :)

*update - Mr.T snuck some seconds later  and Torrence, who hates zucchini and missed dinner said she thought it looked good and wanted to try some for lunch tomorrow...promising...