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Chicken Zucchini Lasagna

Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 50 minutes
Course entree
Servings 6 servings

Ingredients
  

For the Lasagna

  • 2 cups chicken shredded
  • 2 large zucchinis
  • 2 cups tomato sauce (optional recipe below) low carb/sugar
  • 2 cups mozzarella shredded
  • 1 cup ricotta whole milk
  • 10 oz baby kale/spinach mix
  • 1 tsp red chili flakes optional
  • 2 tsp dried oregano
  • 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese shredded

For the Tomato Sauce

  • 2 cups tomato puree low carb/sugar
  • 1 tsp garlic powder
  • 1 tsp onion powder
  • 2 tsp dried basil
  • 2 tsp dried oregano
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/2 tsp black pepper
  • 1/2 tsp red chili flakes optional

Instructions
 

For the Lasagna

  • Pre heat oven to 400 dregrees. Slice zucchini longways into wide strips with vegetable peeler. Line a sheet pan with paper towels and place zucchini strips in a single layer along the pan. Sprinkle with pink salt. Top with paper towels and repeat until all of the zucchini is used. Place a last layer of paper towels on top. Set aside. If you are making your own tomato sauce, follow the recipe below. Mix ricotta with a pinch of salt and pepper. Shred chicken. Take a 9x13 inch casserole dish. Spoon 1/2 cup tomato sauce in the bottom and spread around. Place a layer of zucchini along the dish, using half of the prepared strips. Layer 1/2 cup of the ricotta on top of the zucchini. Layer with 1 cup of the shredded chicken. Spoon 1/2 cup of tomato sauce around chicken. Top with one cup of mozzarella. Sprinkle 1 tsp of oregano and pinch of the red chili flakes around the cheese. Layer with baby kale mix. Sprinkle kale with granulated garlic. Top with 1/2 cup tomato sauce. Repeat layers: 1/2 cup tomato sauce, remaining zucchini, ricotta, chicken, tomato sauce and mozzarella. Top with shredded parm. Wrap dish tightly with tin foil. Bake for 1 1/2 hours. Remove tin foil, turn oven to broil and cook an additional 3-5 min or until cheese is bubbly and golden brown. Remove from oven and allow to set for 20 min.

For the Tomato Sauce

  • Prepare the tomato sauce by pouring tomato puree into a medium pot and heating over medium heat for 5 min, stirring often. Add spices, turn heat down tot low and cook an additional 5 min, stirring constantly.

Notes

Macros:
Your macros might change depending on the tomato sauce you use.  These numbers are based on
tomato puree containing 4g carbs and 3g sugar per 1/4 cup.  You can of course, use less tomato sauce
to lower your carbs even more. 
Number of servings: 6 pieces of lasagna
Amounts per serving:
Calories 324
Total fat 15g
Carbohydrate 13g
Dietary Fiber 3g
Net Carbs 10g
Sugars 2g
Protein 37g
Potassium 234mg
Vitamin A 106%
Vitamin C 105%
Calcium 53%
Iron 20%