This low-carb and keto-friendly lasagna recipe uses sliced zucchini noodles in place of traditional lasagna pasta noodles! It’s made with a mouth-watering ricotta cheese mixture, packed with good-for-you veggies like spinach and mushrooms, and smothered in alfredo sauce (a store-bought jar of alfredo works!). It’s an easy homemade baked lasagna that’s ready within 1 hour
Salt as neededthis will draw the moisture out of the zucchini and we'll wipe it off later!
1Tbspoil15 mL
16ozsliced mushrooms450 g
¼tspeach salt and pepper
10ozfrozen spinach280 g
15ozricotta425 g
1cupshredded mozzarelladivided, 112 g
1cupfresh grated parmesandivided, 112 g
1largeegg
½tsporegano
¼tspsalt
15ozalfredo sauce425 g
Instructions
Preheat: Oven to 350°F (176°C).
Prep Zucchini: Cut zucchini lengthwise into thin (¼ inch) strips - using a mandolin slicer makes this much easier! Place strips on a clean towel or paper towel, then sprinkle enough salt over each to lightly coat. Place another towel on top to help absorb moisture. Let these sit while you prepare everything else. Before assembling, wipe off excess salt.
Mushrooms: Meanwhile, heat oil in a large saute pan over medium heat. Add mushrooms and salt, cooking until mushrooms have sweat out their moisture and are beginning to brown.
Spinach: Thaw frozen spinach in the microwave until soft. Firmly squeeze out as much moisture as possible.
Ricotta Mixture: In a large bowl, combine thawed spinach, ricotta, ½ cup of mozzarella, ½ cup of parmesan, egg, oregano, and salt.
Assemble: In a 9x13 inch (or similarly sized) casserole dish, spread ¼ of the alfredo sauce onto the bottom. Using ⅓ of the zucchini, create a tightly packed single layer of zucchini. Spoon and spread on ⅓ of the ricotta mixture, ⅓ of the mushrooms, and ¼ of the alfredo. Continue this pattern until all ingredients are used (¼ alfredo > ⅓ zucchini > ⅓ ricotta > ⅓ mushrooms > repeat). When you finish layering, sprinkle on the remaining mozzarella and parmesan.
Bake: Place in the center of oven and bake for about 30 minutes, or until top is golden brown.