Zucchini Marinara Bliss

Name: Zucchini Marinara Bliss
Total time: 2700 s
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 lb ground beef; 1/2 large Vidalia onion, chopped; 48 oz Garlic & Herb Pasta Sauce; 2 tbsp tomato paste (optional); 1 tbsp italian seasoning; 1 tbsp garlic powder; 1 sea salt; 1 ground black pepper; 1 each medium-large zucchini; 2 eggs; 1 cup bread crumbs; 1 1/2 tbsp italian seasoning; 1/2 cup olive oil, extra virgin; 8 oz shredded mozzarella cheese; 1 chopped parsley; 1 dash parmesan cheese, grated; 1 box sphaghetti noodles; 1 tsp olive oil, extra virgin

Julie T. @JThomps89

I've seen similar recipes, but this is my version. You can make this without the ground beef if you don't like meat. Thanks for trying!

Julie T. @JThomps89

I've seen similar recipes, but this is my version. You can make this without the ground beef if you don't like meat. Thanks for trying!

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Ingredients

45 mins

6 servings

Marinara
1 lbground beef
1/2 largeVidalia onion, chopped
48 ozGarlic & Herb Pasta Sauce
2 tbsptomato paste (optional)
1 tbspitalian seasoning
1 tbspgarlic powder
1sea salt
1ground black pepper
Zucchini Layer
1 eachmedium-large zucchini
2eggs
1 cupbread crumbs
1 1/2 tbspitalian seasoning
1/2 cupolive oil, extra virgin
Cheese Layer
8 ozshredded mozzarella cheese
1chopped parsley
1 dashparmesan cheese, grated
Sphaghetti
1 boxsphaghetti noodles
1 tspolive oil, extra virgin

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Steps

45 mins

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What you'll need:
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In a large skillet lightly brown the ground beef and onion, drain
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Preheat oven to 375°F
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Line a baking pan with Aluminum Foil and coat it with some of the olive oil.
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Slice your zucchini about this thick
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In a bowl, whisk the eggs
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In another bowl, mix the bread crumbs and 1 tbsp of Italian Seasoning.
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Get your breading station ready; zucchini, egg, bread crumb mix, baking pan
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Dip the zucchini slice into the egg, then into the bread crumb mix and place on the baking sheet. Repeat this until all are coated.
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Brush the top of each zucchini with remaining olive oil, saving a tsp of it for the sphaghetti
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Add the remaining ingredients for the marinara to the large skillet with the ground beef and onion.
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Mix well and simmer on low-medium heat until zucchini slices are done.
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Place zucchini slices in the oven and bake for 9 minutes. Then remove from oven, flip the slices, and bake for 9 more minutes. Then remove from oven.
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Turn off heat for the marinara. Turn the temperature down on the oven to 325°F
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Spray a casserole dish with non stick spray and then pour half of the marinara in.
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Now add half of the zucchini chips
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Then half of the shredded cheese.
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Repeat the above steps, ending with the shredded cheese. Sprinkle the top with the parsley and grated parmesan.
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Cover the top with foil, tented and bake for 20 minutes.
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Once time is up, remove the foil and bake for roughly 10 more minutes or until cheese is melted and slightly golden brown.
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While the zucchini bake is finishing, boil water in a large pot and add your sphaghetti noodles and tsp of olive oil. Cook al dente.
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Once everything is cooked, put some sphaghetti on a plate and top with some of the zucchini bake. Enjoy!