Grilled Zucchini Lasagna
- 2 whole Medium Zucchini, Thinly Sliced Length-wise
- Salt And Pepper
- Olive Oil, For Drizzling On The Pan
- 1 teaspoon Olive Oil
- 1 pound Italian Sausage, Sweet Or Spicy, Your Preference
- 1/2 cups Onion, Chopped
- 2 cloves Garlic, Chopped
- 1/4 teaspoons Red Pepper Flakes
- 2 cans (15 Oz. Cans) Tomato Sauce
- 2 teaspoons Brown Sugar
- Salt To Taste
- 8 ounces, weight Ricotta
- 1 whole Egg
- 1/4 cups Parmesan Cheese, Grated
- 1 cup Mozzarella, Shredded
- Set a grill pan over medium-high heat.
- Grease the pan with olive oil.
- Season zucchini slices with salt and pepper.
- Grill zucchini in batches, 1-2 minutes per side.
- When each batch is done remove it from the pan.
- Pat zucchini dry with paper towels.
- Repeat with the remaining zucchini.
- In a large saucepan over medium heat, heat the oil.
- Once hot, add the Italian sausage and cook until it starts to brown.
- Add onion and garlic, cooking until onion is translucent.
- Add red pepper flakes and mix to combine.
- Pour tomato sauce over meat mixture and stir in the brown sugar.
- Season with salt to taste, reduce heat, and allow to simmer on the stove.
- Preheat oven to 375 F. Grease a 9x9 baking pan.
- In a bowl, mix together ricotta, egg and Parmesan.
- Set aside.
- Lay a single layer of zucchini on the bottom of baking pan.
- Spread half of the ricotta mixture over zucchini.
- Then, ladle a thin layer of the meat sauce over the ricotta.
- Sprinkle with half of the mozzarella.
- Repeat these layers: the rest of the zucchini, the remaining ricotta, some sauce and the rest of the mozarella mozzarella (I had some sauce leftover).
- Bake for 25-30 minutes until bubbly and golden.
- Allow to cool about 10 minutes before slicing.
- Use a sharp knife to slice.
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Taken from tastykitchen.com/recipes/main-courses/grilled-zucchini-lasagna/ (may not work)