This gluten free zucchini alfredo lasagna recipe is sure to please even your pickiest family member. Even my husband, who hates zucchini, ate every bite of this dish :-).
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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. Check out this Whole Roasted Cauliflower with Homemade Alfredo Sauce!
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 for making this recipe? Your kids will eat 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.
🥗 Vegan meal ideas:
Try having a meatless Monday in your house to reduce meat consumption and focus on healthy eating as a family!
For more meatless recipe ideas, how about this Pepper Jack Grilled Cheese with Arugula and Strawberry Hot Pepper Sauce or this Vegetarian Mexican Casserole.
How to slice zucchini into noodles:
- Wash your zucchini.
- Place on a cutting board and cut off both ends.
- Use a knife to thinly slice lengthwise slices. A big zucchini should yield 7-8 zucchini noodles.
- You can also use a mandolin slicer. Use the grip that comes with it so you don't accidentally slice your finger!
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Tools:
- A baking dish
- Vegetable Mandolin Slicer to get thin zucchini noodles
📋 Recipe
Zucchini Ribbon Lasagna Alfredo
Easy gluten free zucchini ribbon lasagna alfredo recipe
Ingredients
- 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
Instructions
- 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.
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 6 Serving Size: 1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 500Total Fat: 40gSaturated Fat: 24gTrans Fat: 1gUnsaturated Fat: 13gCholesterol: 141mgSodium: 581mgCarbohydrates: 11gFiber: 1gSugar: 5gProtein: 25g
Please note this nutrition information is calculated by a recipe plugin and is an estimate based on the ingredients used in this recipe.
Andrea @ Cooking with Mamma C
I'm drooling over here! My hubby recently bought me the ribbon attachment for my stand mixer, but I have yet to use it. I'd love to make this!
Sandi Gaertner
That is wonderful. I have wanted one of those ribbon attachments.
Pam Greer
Look at all that cheesy goodness!! We are finishing up the zucchini here, so this is perfect!
Sandi Gaertner
Awww, thank you so much Pam.
Lizzie
Yum, I do love a bit of gooey cheese! I love your tip about leaving out the sausage to make it meat free, we try to have a few veggie days a week.
Sandi Gaertner
I am so glad to help Lizzie. Have a great night.
Roxana
Nice to try using zucchini this way. Pretty rich too.
Sandi Gaertner
It is a great way to use up extra zucchini 🙂
Katie
Yum! I love the use of zucchini and chicken sausage- so much flavor!
Sandi Gaertner
Thank you Katie 🙂