Zucchini Parmesan
A hearty and filling dish using in season zucchini layered with marinara sauce and mozzarella cheese.
Ingredients
- 4 Zucchini, small to medium in size @ 3lbs
- 8 oz Mozzarella cheese, shredded
- 28 oz Marinara sauce Can use store bought or homemade
- 3-4 tbsp Parmesan cheese, grated
- 4-5 tbsp Olive Oil
- S & P
Instructions
Bake The Zucchini
- Pre-heat the oven to 400℉.
- Line 3 baking sheets with parchment paper.
- Slice the ends off of the zucchini then slice the zucchini into 1/4 inch rounds or you can slice them vertically. If they are really long cut them in half first then slice vertically.
- Place the rounds onto the parchment lined baking sheet in one even layer.
- Sprinkle lightly with salt and black pepper.
- Lightly drizzle with olive oil, ensuring each zucchini round has a little bit of oil on it.
- Roast in the oven 20- 30 minutes, or until soft and lightly browned. You may need to rotate baking sheets on the shelves to prevent burning.
Assemble The Parmesan
- Lightly grease a 9 x 13 baking sheet.
- Spread 1 -2 tbsp of marinara sauce onto the bottom of the baking sheet making sure the bottom is lightly coated.
- Lay the roasted zucchini onto the bottom of the baking sheet until it's covered. It's ok if there are spaces in between the zucchini.
- Spread a layer of marinara sauce over the zucchini until they are covered.
- Sprinkle mozzarella cheese over the sauce.
- Continue to layer, zucchini, sauce, mozzarella until all the zucchini is used up. Make sure you leave some extra sauce and mozzarella cheese for the top layer.
- Once the top layer has sauce and mozzarella cheese on it, sprinkle the Parmesan cheese on top.
- Lightly sprinkle black pepper over the zucchini parmesan.
- Cover with aluminum foil and bake 30-40 minutes or until the mozzarella cheese is melted and the sauce is bubbly.
- Let sit for 5 minutes before serving.
Notes
Store leftovers in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.
Re-heat in the microwave or in the oven ( if using the oven place the cold covered baking pan into the oven while preheating so it doesn't break the glass).
Nutrition
Serving: 1gCalories: 259kcalCarbohydrates: 13gProtein: 13gFat: 19gSaturated Fat: 6gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 9gCholesterol: 26mgSodium: 942mgPotassium: 780mgFiber: 3gSugar: 9gVitamin A: 1082IUVitamin C: 33mgCalcium: 331mgIron: 2mg
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