A Soulful Twist » wheat free meals. wheat free dinner http://asoulfultwist.com Thu, 22 May 2014 16:49:13 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.9.2 Zucchini Lasagna (wheat-free) http://asoulfultwist.com/zucchini-lasagna-wheat-free/ http://asoulfultwist.com/zucchini-lasagna-wheat-free/#comments Wed, 19 Feb 2014 14:50:38 +0000 http://asoulfultwist.com/?p=2924

 

This lasagna was birthed out of my desire to cure some eczema that has plagued me throughout my life.  I ended up having a string of allergy tests which proved I had a wheat allergy. These results pushed me to reduce my intake of the grain in my diet. 

I was making all sorts of wheat free meals and I have to admit most of them were major fails. However this wheat free lasagna was a major victory!!!

Everyone who’s tried this dish has loved it! I mean everyone including my zucchini (referred to as squish squash in my home) haters enjoyed the zucchini laden lasagna recipe.  

When I first started preparing this I would make one lasagna the traditional way with pasta and then make a small dish of my zucchini lasagna from whatever cheese and tomato sauce was leftover.

One day when all the lasagna leftovers left were some slices of my zucchini lasagna I decided to serve it. I didn’t hear a peep and I watched as they scarfed down a plate of pasta free lasagna.

From that day forward I’ve made big baking dishes of the Zucchini lasagna, and it’s a definite crowd pleaser.

 

Zucchini Lasagna
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Ingredients
  1. 3-4 Zucchini
  2. 1 Lb mild Italian sausage
  3. 1 red onion chopped
  4. 1 garlic clove pressed
  5. 1 28 oz can petite diced tomatoes
  6. 1 6.oz can tomato paste
  7. 2 teaspoons ground parsley
  8. 2 teaspoons ground basil
  9. 1 teaspoon ground thyme
  10. 1 teaspoons ground oregano
  11. 16 oz cottage cheese
  12. 1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
  13. 1 egg
  14. 8 oz shredded mozzarella cheese
Instructions
  1. pre-heat oven to 400
  2. slice zucchini into same size rectangles
  3. season with a sprinkle of salt and pepper and bake in oven for 7-10 minutes until tender.
  4. In a large pot brown sausage and cook onion and garlic together.
  5. When sausage is cooked through and no longer pink, add ground herbs, tomato paste, and can of petite diced tomatoes.
  6. Let everything simmer for about 5 more minutes and turn heat off.
  7. In a small bowl mix together cottage cheese, egg, grated Parmesan, and 1/4 cup of shredded mozzarella.
  8. In baking dish layer meat sauce, cottage cheese, and zucchini.
Notes
  1. The size of your dish will determine the amount of layers you have. I like a large dish rather than a deep dish. If you like a lot of layers use a 8 inch by 8 inch dish.
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