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Super Cheesy Zucchini Ribbon Lasagna Alfredo

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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 :-).

Zucchini Ribbon Lasagna Alfredo in a white casserole dish. The cheese is melted on top. The dish is sitting on a blue napkin

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Zucchini instead of lasagna noodles!

fresh zucchini on a cutting board

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!

Super Cheesy Zucchini Lasagna Alfredo on a plate. The casserole dish is in the background

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.

Meatless Monday 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 Shiitake Mushrooms in a Balsamic Reduction over Polenta.

Top view of a Super Cheesy Zucchini Lasagna Alfredo in a baking dish

How to slice zucchini into noodles:

  1. Wash your zucchini.
  2. Place on a cutting board and cut off both ends.
  3. Use a knife to thinly slice lengthwise slices. A big zucchini should yield 7-8 zucchini noodles.
  4. 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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Zucchini Ribbon Lasagna Alfredo

Zucchini Ribbon Lasagna Alfredo

Yield: 6 people
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 30 minutes
Total Time: 45 minutes
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

  1. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees.
  2. 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.
  3. In a casserole dish, spray olive oil along the sides.
  4. Place a layer of zucchini ribbons to cover the bottom.
  5. Add all ricotta and spread to cover the bottom on top of the zucchini.
  6. Pour 1/2 of the alfredo sauce over the ricotta.
  7. Add another layer of zucchini ribbons.
  8. Top this layer with chicken sausage and 1 cup mozzarella cheese.
  9. Top with the final layer of zucchini.
  10. Pour remaining alfredo sauce on top.
  11. Add last cup of mozzarella cheese and sprinkle the parmesan cheese on top.
  12. Bake for 40 minutes until bubbly.
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 6 Serving Size: 1
Amount Per Serving:Calories: 500 Total Fat: 40g Saturated Fat: 24g Trans Fat: 1g Unsaturated Fat: 13g Cholesterol: 141mg Sodium: 581mg Carbohydrates: 11g Fiber: 1g Sugar: 5g Protein: 25g
Please note this nutrition information is calculated by a recipe plugin and is an estimate based on the ingredients used in this recipe.
© Sandi Gaertner
Cuisine: Italian

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  14. Shirley @ gfe & All Gluten-Free Desserts

    August 4, 2015 at 5:38 pm

    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

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