Mexican Zucchini & Chicken Lasagna
This is a healthy twist to traditional lasgana as it replaces pasta with zuchinni "noodles" and has a Mexican flair!
Ingredients
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1/2 cup bell peppers
- diced
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1 1/2 zucchini
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1/2 cup ricotta cheese
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1/2 cup cottage cheese
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1 egg
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1/2 tsp cumin
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1 1/2 cup salsa chicken
- shredded; from FW recipes
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1 cup Mexican cheese
- shredded
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1/2 cup tomatoes
- crushed
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1/2 cup green salsa
- can use red
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 425°
- Slice zucchini into thin slices lengthwise. Coat with olive oil. Put the zucchini on parchment paper (optional) and cook for 8 minutes. Remove zucchini and turn oven down to 350°.
- Mix together crushed tomatoes, salsa & cumin in a bowl.
- Mix cottage cheese, ricotta, and eggs together in a seperate bowl.
- Cover the bottom of a baking pan with a bit of the tomato mixture to prevent sticking.
- Lay down one layer of sliced Zucchini to cover the bottom of the pan and cover with 1/2 the diced peppers, 1/2 of shredded chicken.
- Spread 1/2 of ricotta cheese mixture over chicken.
- Cover with half the shredded cheese.
- Pour half the remaining tomato mixture over the cheese.
- Repeat with a layer of zucchini, shredded chicken, diced peppers, and ricotta cheese mixture
- Lay one more layer of zucchini on top and pour the remaining salsa and tomato mixture over it.
- Cover with foil and cook for 30 minutes
- Add remaining shredded cheese and broil until cheese is melted.
- Serve topped with fresh cilantro.
Nutrition (per serving)
Calories
300
Protein
20 g
Carbohydrates
9 g
Fat
18 g
Saturated Fat
23 g
Sugar
6 g