Zucchini Manicotti

Added on August 6th, 2011 by our friend

Cooking Steps

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Preheat oven to 425°F. Arrange slices of zucchini in a single layer on 2 baking sheets that have been oiled with 1 teaspoon of olive oil each. Bake each sheet for 5 minutes, flip zucchini and bake for another 3-5 minutes, until zucchini is tender. Cool while you prepare the filling.

Reduce oven to 350°F.

In a large frying pan, heat remaining 2 teaspoons olive oil over medium heat. Saute the ground beef and onions until the meat is browned and the onions are translucent, about 5 minutes. Remove from heat, drain any fat, and cool.

In a large bowl, combine ricotta cheese, spinach, 1 cup of mozzarella cheese, 1/4 cup of parmesan cheese, parsley, salt, pepper, and garlic. Stir in cooled meat mixture and thoroughly combine.

Spread 1 1/2 cups of sauce over the bottom of a 9×13″ baking dish. Scoop 1-2 tablespoons of filling onto the end of each slice of zucchini. Roll the zucchini over the filling and place, seam side down, in the baking dish. Arrange the rolled zucchini tightly in the pan until the pan is full. Sprinkle with any leftover filling and cover with remaining 1 1/2 cups of sauce. Top with remaining 1 cup of mozzarella and 1/4 cup of parmesan cheese.

Bake, uncovered, until heated through and the sauce is bubbling, about 30-40 minutes.

Serves 5
45 minutes
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Ingredients

  • 2-3 zucchini, sliced lengthwise
  • 4 teaspoons olive oil
  • 1 medium onion, coarsely chopped; 1 pound ground beef
  • 500g container ricotta cheese; 10oz frozen chopped spinach, thawed and well drained
  • 2 cups shredded mozzarella; 1/2 cup grated parmesan
  • 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley (or 1/2 tablespoon dried)
  • 2 garlic cloves, minced
  • 3 cups pasta sauce (homemade or jarred)
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3 Responses to “Zucchini Manicotti”

  1. [...] Paleo/Primal blogs and sites on the web!Zucchini Manicotti Fast Paleo / Posted on: August 06, 2011Fast Paleo – From our friends at http://thefoodieandthefamily.blogspot.com/! Preheat oven to 425°F. [...]

    Zucchini Manicotti | Paleo Digest, on August 6th, 2011

  2. Not Paleo with cheese:-(

    kellymiller, on January 8th, 2013
  3. Ute

    We cater to paleo and primal folks to be more inclusive. This is why some of our recipes have dairy in them. :)

    Ute, on January 11th, 2013

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