Zucchini Lasagna

Here's the recipe I did for Wednesday. Not the most attractive photos in the world. I'll be sure to take better ones next time.

Zucchini Lasagna

Yield: 9 pieces

Notes from Marie: 
 - This is a good meal to make ahead of time and freeze.
 - If you want a more extreme healthy version, sub yogurt instead of the ricotta cheese.

Ingredients:
1/2 pound Ground Pork
1/2 pound Ground Turkey
4 Zucchini, slice thin with the mandolin (For notes on slicing, look at the Chicken and Zucchini Roll Ups recipe)
1.5 cups Italian Cheese Mix (Again, I used the Aldi brand)
3 cups Ricotta Cheese
1 egg
Marinara (for the recipe, look at the Introduction post)

Seasonings:
Salt
Fresh Cracked Black Pepper
Italian Herb Mix (See Chicken and Zucchini Roll Ups recipe)
Minced Garlic

Directions:
1) Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2) In a saute pan, heat up some oil. Add about 1/2 tbsp garlic and cook for about 1 minute.
3) Add the ground pork and turkey to the pan and brown.
4)Season with salt, pepper, and about 1/2 tbsp Italian Herbs. Stir!
5) In a bowl, combine the ricotta, egg and 1/2 tbsp Italian Herbs. Pour into the pan with the meats and mix. Don't let cook, just mix together.
6)In a 2 quart oven-safe dish, use the sliced zucchini to cover the bottom. Be sure there is no part of the dish showing. Cover with a layer of marinara sauce. Then a layer of the ricotta and meat mixture. Top with Italian Cheese. Repeat process until the pan is full.
7) Last layer should be a layer of zucchini. Top with a thick layer of cheese.
8) Put in the oven for 45 minutes. I recommend putting a cookie tray with foil over it underneath the dish. Mine decided to boil over...
9) Let stand for about 15 minutes before serving. Here's what mine looked like:

Personally I enjoy the burned cheese on the top. It's soooo good! But if you don't like it, put it in the lower part of your oven. Enjoy!
 
Next time I make this:
 - I want to put looooots more vegetable in it. I want to do both squash and zucchini slices. Add mushrooms and onions.
 - I want to use less ricotta and more Italian cheese.
 - I want to use ground turkey breakfast sausage instead of the turkey.
 - I want to use more marinara.

I hope you like this recipe. If you have you own ideas and improvements to them, just comment so I can try them myself! :)