Ingredients:
- 1 lb ground beef
- 1/2 a large onion diced
- 4 cloves of minced garlic
- 28 oz can of crushed tomatoes
- 4-5 medium zucchini sliced 1/8″ thick
- 2 Tbsp olive oil
- 3 Tbsp fresh basil chopped
- salt and pepper
- 2 tsp garlic salt
- 2 tsp garlic powder
- 1 1/2 cups part skim ricotta
- 1/4 cup parmesan cheese
- 1 egg
- 4 cups mozzarella cheese
Instructions:
- Brown ground beef and season with salt and pepper.
- Place browned beef into a colander and strain any fat and set aside.
- Add olive oil to the same pan and sauté onion and garlic for about 2 minutes.
- Add ground beef back into the pan along with crushed tomatoes, basil, garlic salt, garlic powder, and pepper.
- Simmer on low for 30 minutes covered.
- Preheat your oven to 375°F.
- While that is cooking, Use a mandoline and cut zucchini into 1/8″ thick slices.
- Lightly salt zucchini and let sit for about 10min.
- Pat any extra moisture off of the zucchini with a paper towel.
- Preheat a grill pan or gas grill to medium heat and grill 2-3min per side until slightly browned.
- Place grilled zucchini on paper towels, or clean kitchen towels to soak up any excess moisture.
- Stir together ricotta, parmesan cheese, and eggs in a medium mixing bowl.
- In a 9×13 baking dish spread 1/2 cup of sauce on the bottom and layer the Zucchini to cover.
- Spread 1/2 cup of the ricotta mixture, then top with 1 cup of mozzarella cheese.
- Repeat the process until all your ingredients are used.
- On the last layer top with remaining zucchini and sauce.
- Cover with foil and bake for 30min.
- Uncover the foil and bake for 20 more minutes until the sauce is dried up a little bit.
- Top with the remaining 1 cup of mozzarella cheese and bake until melted.
- Let it sit for 5-10min before serving.
