Protein Upgrade | ORGANIC Beef & Zucchini Skillet Lasagna
with Double Cheese Topping
Cooking time
30 minutes
Servings
2/4
Calories
830 /serving
An oven-hot portion of lasagna always promises layers of pleasure. This one is easily constructed in a skillet: you’ll just break up the pasta sheets and toss them into the pan with tomato sauce. Topped with mozza and ricotta, it’s bubbling with joy.
We will send you:
- 340g Organic lean ground beef (raised without antibiotics by Canadian farmers)
- 1 Garlic clove
- 1 Heirloom zucchini
- 120g Lasagna sheets
- 100ml Tomato sauce
- 60g Grated mozzarella
- 60g Ricotta
- 10g Garlic & Sweet Pepper spices (salt, garlic, sugar, red pepper bell, vinegar powder, yeast extract, green pepper bell, canola oil, paprika, cellulose, turmeric, Cayenne pepper, citric acid)
Contains: Milk • Sulphites • Wheat
You will need:
Large oven-safe pan
Oil
Salt & pepper (S&P)
Olive oil
Total Fat
42 g
Saturated Fat
17 g
Sodium
860 mg
Total Carb
58 g
Sugars
8 g
Protein
52 g
Fibre
4 g
Preparation
Mise en place
- Halve the zucchini lengthwise; thinly slice crosswise.
- Mince the garlic.
- Break the lasagna sheets into 2-inch pieces.
Start the filling
- In a large, oven-safe pan, heat a drizzle of oil on medium-high.
- Add the beef; season with ⅓ of the spices and S&P.
- Cook, breaking up the meat, 3 to 5 min., until partially cooked.
Finish the filling
- To the pan of beef, add the garlic, zucchini, ½ the remaining spices and S&P.
- Cook, stirring often, 1 to 2 min., until the zucchini is beginning to soften and the beef* is cooked through.
Make the skillet lasagna
- Preheat the oven to broil.
- To the pan of beef and zucchini, add the lasagna sheets, tomato sauce, 2 cups water (double for 4 portions), the remaining spices and a big pinch of S&P; stir well and bring to a boil.
- Reduce to a simmer and cook, stirring often, 12 to 16 min., until the pasta is al dente.
Broil the skillet lasagna
- Top the skillet lasagna with the mozzarella, dollops of the ricotta, a drizzle of olive oil and S&P.
- Broil, 3 to 5 min., until the cheese has melted and the mozzarella is beginning to brown.
- Let rest for 5 min. before serving.
Plate your dish
- Divide the skillet lasagna between your plates. Bon appétit!
*Health Canada recommends cooking ground beef to a minimum internal temperature of 71°C.
