This recipe is designed to teach everyone how to make easy low carb ravioli without pasta
Course Main Course
Cuisine Italian
Prep Time 10 minutesminutes
Cook Time 30 minutesminutes
Servings 6
Ingredients
15oztomato sauce
6oztomato paste
1/2tspgarlic powder
1/2tspdry basil
1/2tspdry oregano
1/2tsponion powder
seasoned salt, to desired taste
seasoned pepper, to desired taste
Ravioli and Filling Ingredients
2-3mediumzuchinni
2cupscottage cheese
1/2cupshredded Parmesan cheese
1largeegg, lightly beaten
1/2tspdry basil
1/4tspseasoned salt
1/2tspgarlic powder
1/8tspseasoned pepper
1cupshredded mozzarella cheese
1/2lbcooked ground meat or meat substitute
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and spray a 3 qt casserole dish with cooking spray
The Sauce
For the sauce, in a small bowl whisk together tomato sauce, tomato paste, garlic powder, basil, oregano, onion powder, seasoned salt and seasoned pepper until sauce is smooth. Set the bowl aside
The Filling
For the filling, in another small bowl stir together cottage cheese, Parmesan cheese, egg, basil, seasoned salt, seasoned pepper, and garlic powder. Set bowl aside
Assemble Ravioli
Cut the ends off or the zucchini and use a vegetable peeler to peel long thin slices (see the video for an example if needed) Do this until all the zucchini are thinly sliced
Place 2 zucchini strips horizontally into the prepared casserole dish. Slightly over lap the strips.
Place 2 more zucchini strips vertically across the horizontal strips to form a zucchini cross
In the center of the zucchini cross place 1 TBS or desired amount of filling. Top the filling with 1/2 TBS or desired amount of ground meat
Fold the ends of the zucchini around the filling and place the ravioli square seam side down in the casserole dish. Repeat until all zucchini are filled and casserole dis is full or almost full. Do not stack the zucchini (see video for example if needed)
Spoon the sauce around and over the zucchini
Top the sauce with the desired amount of mozzarella cheese. Sprinkle with extra meat if desired
Bake for 30 minutes or until the cheese is melted and the zucchini is fully heated.
Notes
This recipe serves 4-6 people. Each serving equals about 4-5 ravioli squares. Each serving has about 15 grams of net carbs.