That might help me for this otherwise great recipe, as zucchini and I don’t get along. For instance, I can eat spaghetti squash with no issues, but if I make zoodles from zucchini, I have bad effects.
World's Best Lasagna
Jamboribs
(Steve)
#4
It was really good with eggplant too and very interchangeable with whatever is your favorite. We have found that cooking it a little longer and evaporating the zucchini liquid works great but you kind of want some of that liquid if cooking the day before. We also tried a blanch on the zucchini but it was an unnecessary step, just take the foil off and it will be evaporate.
If you have any suggestions or ideas… much appreciated
Momof5
(Susan)
#5
Thanks for sharing this recipe with the forum. Even if people were to make a few of their own adjustments, it looks like a lovely recipe.
ctviggen
(Bob M)
#6
I might use sliced deli chicken or turkey meat instead of the zucchini. This meat is what we use for our current lasagna recipe.
Still looks great, though. I might have to try this weekend.
Jamboribs
(Steve)
#7
Thanks
Never thought about deli meat with the ground beef, it might get the protein macros up a bit.
When that happens I just add more fat and have less. This recipe is so forgiving and will be yummy with whatever we throw at it…
Please give it a go instead of pizza night
gingersmommy
(Marianne)
#8
Oh my goodness, that looks so appetizing! I would be afraid to make something like that because I would have such a hard time controlling my overeating. That is something I believe I would binge on, it looks and sounds so good.
You people who cook and come up with these recipes are amazing. I just throw some meat in a fan and flash fry it (still yummy).
ctviggen
(Bob M)
#10
Well, shoot, won’t have time to make this recipe this weekend, and then we’re going on vaca for a while, so this might take me a bit of time to get back to.
VirginiaEdie
(Edith)
#11
I recently made a keto lasagna (not your recipe) that used oven roasted spaghetti squash for the “noodles.” Roasting the squash in the oven made it drier so there wasn’t much excess water in the lasagna.
Jamboribs
(Steve)
#12
We love spaghetti squash but only have it as a treat as it’s kind of carby. I bet it would be good in lasagna.
Jamboribs
(Steve)
#13
Here are pictures that I took as my wife assembled her lasagna in layers. She makes the sauce the day before to let the flavours meld. It only took her 15 minutes the next day to put it all together.
Tips:
This recipe has only 8 net carbs in a serving because of the zucchini but use whatever you like as substitute. One serving is very satisfying with a leafy green salad. It’s really good the next day too or freeze a portion for a quick meal.
As for zucchini moisture, she has tried precooking the zucchini by steaming, in a pan with water, microwaving and grilling. She found that none of that was necessary, just cook it a little longer to evaporate the excess moisture. Add in little extras like mushrooms, peppers and sour cream if you can afford the carbs.
The trick is to make sure that it is really bubbling before removing the tinfoil cover in the browning stage. If it is still a little watery spoon it out if you want to? The lasagna portions lift out really well and stay together.
This is the meat sauce that was made the day before.
Add the cream and mix well.
Mix the ricotta cheese, cooked spinach or kale with a beaten egg.
Slice the zucchini into 1/8" slices.
Make your pork rind cheese topping adding in bacon, pepperoni and set aside.
Spoon and spread half of the meat sauce into a 9" x 9" cake pan.
Add a layer of zucchini.
Spoon and spread the ricotta mixture over zucchini.
Add the last layer of zucchini in the opposite direction of the last layer.
Add the remaining meat sauce.
Sprinkle the pork panko cheese topping over the surface.
Tent with foil, don’t let it touch the cheese and cook at 350 until it really bubbles. Sometimes it takes an hour and sometimes 1 1/2 hours depending on how much extra stuff you add and how thick the zucchini is.
Remove the foil to brown the toppings.
Let the lasagna rest for 20 minutes uncovered before serving.
This is what it looks like the next day before a reheat.
JMHW
(Julie)
#14
I had a lasagne that used layers of cooked kale instead of noodles. It held together we’ll because kale is so “sturdy.”
I think you’re wife’s recipe looks fabulous. Lots of love in that casserole dish:-)
gingersmommy
(Marianne)
#16
Ah, that looks sinful. Lasagna, right up here with pizza, were always my favorites.
debg
(Deborah )
#17
Ohmigosh, that sounds just like me! Living alone, my dinner usually consists of some kind of meat, quickly cooked on the stove. Period. I see all these great recipes and even save a few but, in reality, they’re probably never gonna get made.
I agree that if I were to make this (delicious as it sounds), I don’t know that I could stop at one serving. Hmmm, maybe good to take when I need to bring a dish sometime…
ctviggen
(Bob M)
#20
For me, spaghetti squash does not seem to cause any digestive issues. Sadly, zucchini does, and I avoid eating it now.
This is another lasagna recipe:
We have her recipe book, and it’s slightly different there, but this is basically it. To me, it fulfills a need for lasagna.
Jamboribs
(Steve)
#21
My wife made her yummy lasagna again last night with thinly sliced zucchini, we both agree it is the most satisfying keto Italian meal even over pizza. The topping was a mixture of pizza mozzarella and Parmesan cheese. No need to precook the zucchini, just cook it longer and the moisture evaporates and soaks up all that flavor. This one cooked for 2 hours and rested for 30 minutes.
Spaghetti squash doesn’t fit into our macros at double the carbs and it’s not as good with eggplant. Follow the basic recipe and use whatever vegetable or noodle substitute that you like. The full fat ricotta/egg mixture and meat sauce are key to success. We serve this lasagna to no keto family and they always rave about it.
With a splash of habanero hot sauce, blob of butter and a shrimp salad. The garlic bread chaffle would have been too much.
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