This gluten free zucchini lasagna alfredo recipe is sure to please even your pickiest family member. Even my husband, who hates zucchini, ate every bite of this dish :-).
Does your family love lasagna?
This deliciously easy vegetarian gluten free zucchini lasagna alfredo is an easy dinner recipe to try.
Our family loves to go to our local farmer’s market every Sunday. There is always something that inspires me to create a new recipe. This week, I found some organic zucchini at the market and they are the perfect width to use in a lasagna recipe. No noodles or pasta is needed to make this because the zucchini ribbons are perfect separators between the layers of gooey cheese.
Do you want to know a bonus to making this recipe?
Your kids will love it. This zucchini alfredo lasagna is kid friendly because the cheese hides the vegetables!
As you can see, this is a cheesy, creamy lasagna. I added mild Italian chicken sausage to our lasagna recipe. You can add sausage, or keep it meat free by adding spinach or other chopped vegetables instead for that layer. Try having a meatless Monday in your house to reduce meat consumption and focus on healthy eating as a family! #meatlessmonday
For more meatless recipe ideas, how about this Pepper Jack Grilled Cheese with Arugula and Strawberry Hot Pepper Sauce or Shiitake Mushrooms in a Balsamic Reduction over Polenta.
This casserole freezes really well if you want to make it ahead and enjoy it another day.
- 3-4 wide zucchini sliced lengthwise in long ribbons
- 2 small or 1 large garlic clove
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1 1/2 cups heavy cream
- 15 ounces ricotta cheese
- 3 links mild Italian chicken sausage chopped,
- 2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
- 1/3 cup shredded parmesan cheese
- salt and pepper to taste
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees.
- To make the alfredo sauce: Add butter to a sauce pan and allow to melt over medium heat. Take peeled garlic bulb and with the flat part of a knife, hit the blade to crush the garlic bulb. Add to sauce pan. Allow garlic to cook in butter for 2 minutes. Slowly add cream, stirring until mixed in. Turn heat to low and simmer for another 7 minutes. Remove from heat.
- In a casserole dish, spray olive oil along the sides.
- Place a layer of zucchini ribbons to cover the bottom.
- Add all ricotta and spread to cover the bottom on top of the zucchini.
- Pour 1/2 of the alfredo sauce over the ricotta.
- Add another layer of zucchini ribbons.
- Top this layer with chicken sausage and 1 cup mozzarella cheese.
- Top with the final layer of zucchini.
- Pour remaining alfredo sauce on top.
- Add last cup of mozzarella cheese and sprinkle the parmesan cheese on top.
- Bake for 40 minutes until bubbly.
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- Pasta and Meat Sauce
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- Quick and Easy Marinara
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- Jambalaya Stuffed Baked Potatoes
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- Black Rice and Quinoa Vegetable Bowl
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- Butternut Squash Risotto
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- Pot Roast Slow Cooker Tacos
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- Pesto and Sundried Tomato Stuffed Spaghetti Squash
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Round out this meal with these recipe ideas:
Here is another cheesy dinner recipe to try. Sauted Chicken with Shishito Pepper Sauce over Cheesy Polenta.
Make sure to note that the ricotta needs to be gluten free. It normally isn’t.
Thank you so much for commenting. I didn’t realize. The brand I use is safe, but I will keep an eye out on this.
This dish looks totally amazing, Sandi! I think it’s serendipity that I have mozzarella, sausage, etc. on hand. I’ll probably use coconut milk in place of cream though. Lighten that dairy load for myself a tiny bit. 😉
Royal–I don’t know any ricotta cheese brands that contain gluten. I would be very interested to hear which ones do.
Shirley
Thank you Shirley. I would love to hear how the coconut milk works when you try this. Sounds like a great option.
Perfect! I have a bunch of zucchini sitting on my counter that need to be used up! I love the chicken sausage addition.
Oh wow, so cheesy creamy and made “healthy” with zucchini noodles. 🙂
Thank you Michelle 🙂
Well I definitely know what I’m doing with the zucchini I was just given! All that creamy cheese!
I always love looking at your recipes, but this one has to be one of my very favorites! It looks delicious!
Wow, thank you so much Ashleigh 🙂
Oh, this looks so creamy, cheesy and delicious, love the use of zucchini ribbons in place of noodles!
Thank you Joy…I will have to figure out a way to make this in the fall when zucchini are no longer available 🙂
Super cheesy super delicious! Love the zucchini!!
I really enjoy using zucchini like this. I am a girl that just can’t pass up the alfredo – yum! Great job!
I totally agree 🙂
Oh my goodness this looks so tasty!!!! I love the addition of zuchinni! I have some right now and a TON of cheese, may just make it!
Thank you Lizzy 🙂