Zucchini Lasagna Rolls

Summer is coming and you know what that means!? Zucchini will soon be growing out of our ears! These Zucchini Lasagna Rolls are perfect for all of that delicious and nutritious zucchini!! I originally tried baking the zucchini but found that a quick trip under the broiler worked MUCH better for releasing some of the liquid and making them pliable enough to roll up.

Author: Food with Feeling

Meal Type: Peanuts Free

Cuisine: American

Difficulty: EASY

Prep. Time: 20 minutes

Cook Time: 25 minutes

Total Time: 45 minutes

Servings: 2 Servings

Calories: 365 kcal per serving

Ingredients

4 ounces - ricotta cheese
2 ounces - cottage cheese
3 tablespoons - parmesan cheese
⅛ cup - fresh parsley
¼ tbsp - dried oregano
¼ tsp - salt
2 cloves - garlic
¼ tsp - black pepper
1 - fresh egg
2 - zucchinis
salt
½ cup - your favorite pasta sauce
½ cup - mozzarella cheese

Instructions

Pre-heat your oven to 375 degrees F.
To make the ricotta filling: add all of the ingredients into a food processor or blender and blend until creamy and smooth. Place in the refrigerator until ready to use.
Using a madolin or sharp knife, cut your zucchini into long strips that are about 1/4 inch thick each. See photo above. You should end up with around 4-5 strips per zucchini. Place the strips on a lightly greased baking sheet and spray the tops with cooking spray. Lightly sprinkle with salt.
Turn your oven on to broil and broil the zucchini until they start to brown on the top. Flip and broil the other side until they're also brown. Mine take about 4 minutes on each side but all broilers are different so watch yours so they don't burn! You can also grill the strips. Once done, let cool enough that you can handle them.
In a large baking dish, spread half of the pasta sauce on the bottom.
Taking one zucchini strip at a time, spread out about 1 heaping tablespoon of the ricotta mixture and spread it out evenly across the zucchini. Starting at one end, roll the zucchini up and place it seem side down in the baking dish. Repeat until all of the zucchini is gone Top each zucchini roll with the remaining pasta sauce and then top evenly with the mozzarella cheese.
Bake in the oven for 20-25 minutes or until the cheese on the top is just beginning to brown. Let cool slightly and enjoy!

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