How To Make Oven Roasted Zucchini Parmigiana

parmesan cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: grated pecorino

Nutritional yeast adds a cheesy flavor with fewer calories.

mozzarella cheese

🥗Healthier: ricotta cheese

💰Cheaper: processed cheese

Ricotta provides creaminess with lower fat.

olive oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: vegetable oil

Vegetable oil is often less expensive and has a neutral flavor.

eggs

🥗Healthier: flaxseed meal

💰Cheaper: egg substitute

Flaxseed meal can bind ingredients in vegetarian recipes.

Preheat the oven to 325°F.

Cut the ends off the zucchini and slice them into about a quarter-inch thick slices.

Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.

Coat both sides of the zucchini slices with olive oil, salt, and black pepper.

Place the zucchini slices on the baking sheet and roast in the oven for about 30 minutes until lightly roasted.

Grate approximately 1 pound of mozzarella cheese from a 2-pound block.

In a 3-quart baking dish, add a layer of marinara sauce on the bottom to prevent sticking.

Layer the roasted zucchini slices in the baking dish, followed by a layer of mozzarella cheese and grated parmesan cheese.

Repeat the layering process with more sauce, zucchini, mozzarella, and parmesan until all ingredients are used, finishing with a layer of sauce on top.

Bake the assembled dish in the oven at 375°F for 20 minutes.

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