Description
These Zucchini Lasagna Rolls are hands down one of my favourite recipes to make and always on rotation. This dish makes for the perfect easy lunch or dinner or even a side dish to some meatballs or kofte.
Ingredients
Scale
- 4 zucchinis
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1/3 cup fresh ricotta
- 1 large egg (optional)
- 1/3 cup grated parmigiano cheese (microbial rennet)
- 3 leaves basil (optional)
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup marinara sauce
- 1/3 cup mozzarella (microbial rennet)
Instructions
- Pre-heat: Pre-heat oven to 400F(200C). Wash the zucchini, pat dry and cut off the ends. Cut each one into 4 slices. For the two end pieces we also like to cut a bit from the back of each one so that they lay flat and are easy to roll. Don’t discard any peeled scraps as you can use them in your cooking for other recipes.
- Softening: Set them on a baking sheet and drizzle each side with olive oil plus a dash of salt. Bake until they are soft which will take you 15-20 min. Mine took 20 minutes. Take them out and let them cool a touch, setting them on a plate with paper towel.
- Filling: In a separate bowl add the ricotta, parm, egg, dash of salt and basil and mix. Take a small oven dish ( we used an 8 by 8 inch ) and add marinara sauce to cover the bottom – we used our own homemade sugo which is on my highlights but you can use any store bought like Rao’.
- Assembly: Take each zucchini slice and add about a teaspoon of ricotta to each end and roll them up. Arrange them all in your baking dish, top with more marinara and some mozzarella. Bake at 400F (200C) for 20 minutes or until nice and melted. Enjoy.
Notes
If the zucchini are breaking as you try to roll them, that could mean you didn’t bake them enough or added too much oil. Just add a drizzle so that they don’t fall apart.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 40 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: Mediterranean
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 383 kcal
- Sugar: 15 g
- Sodium: 2225 mg
- Fat: 25 g
- Saturated Fat: 11 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 12 g
- Trans Fat: 0.01 g
- Carbohydrates: 21 g
- Fiber: 6 g
- Protein: 24 g
- Cholesterol: 129 mg