This started as my attempt to hide some veggies from my hubby. He eats so much better than he used to, but it's still sometimes hard to get in enough veggies. And who doesn't love a good pasta bake?
So I found a recipe for a zucchini bake, but I altered it to fit our desires.
Ingredients:
2 large zucchini, spiraled into zoodles
1/4 package of whole wheat spaghetti
1 lb Ground turkey
1 yellow onion, chopped
3 cloves of garlic
24 oz tomato sauce
1 cup mix of freshly grated Parmesan cheese and mozzarella cheese
2 eggs
15oz part skim ricotta
Directions
Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
1. Make zoodles and salt them lightly to get out some moisture. Let them sit while you prepare other ingredients. Dab zoodles with paper towels before using them to get rid of some the water.
2. Cook spaghetti according to package. Drain. Set aside.
3. Sauté onions and garlic in large pan. Add ground turkey. Cook until no pink is left.
4. Add tomato sauce. Simmer on low for 10-15 minutes. (Add some red pepper flakes if you want some heat.)
5. In large bowl, mix zoodles with spaghetti, 1/2 cheese mixture and two beaten eggs.
6. In 9x13 casserole dish, spread 1 cup of the sauce mixture over the bottom.
7. Place half of the zucchini mixture in an even layer on the sauce. Cover with half the remaining sauce. Spread half of ricotta cheese on top.
8. Repeat layers remaining noodles, sauce, and ricotta.
9. Sprinkle the rest of the cheese on top.
10. Cover with aluminum foil and Bake for 40 minutes. Then take off foil and bake for another 20 minutes.
Enjoy!
I just made this again last night and it was amazing! Jerry even said it's his favorite meal I make right now. Last night I added some mushrooms to the combo also. It was SO good!
