Lasagna Rolls with invisible zucchini

Tonight as I pull our dinner from the oven I hear the words "Not zucchini again!" I carefully responded with "I made lasagna." hehehe little did he know it had 2 cups of zucchini hidden within. We spent the lovely day at the beach. Yup, four hours playing in the waves and digging in the sand. Life is good. Life is especially good when I plan ahead and make dinner before leaving the house. I tried out this awesome new recipe called Three Cheese Zucchini Lasagna Roll. DELECTABLE!

Before they went into the fridge for the day. But they are ready to be baked!

Ready to enter my belly!

Here's the recipe:

Ingredients:

• 10 lasagna noodles, cooked (that was 1/2 of the box)
• 1 tsp olive oil
• A couple spoonfuls of minced garlic
• 2 cups zucchini grated
• 1 cup ricotta cheese
• 1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
• 1 large egg, beaten
• 1/2 tsp salt
• a few shakes of pepper
• 1 3/4 cups Marinara sauce
• 1/2 cup mozzarella cheese, shredded
• fresh basil for garnish (optional)

Directions:

• Ladle about 1 cup sauce on the bottom of a 9 x 13-inch baking dish.
• Cook lasagna noodles according to package, drain and rinse in cold water.
• In a medium nonstick skillet, sauté garlic and olive oil over medium heat for about 1 minute; add zucchini, salt and pepper to taste and cook about 4-5 minutes, until soft.
• Combine the zucchini, ricotta cheese, Parmesan cheese, egg, salt and pepper in a medium bowl.  
• Lay out the lasagna noodles on a clean work surface. Make sure noodles are a little dry. Take 1/4 cup of ricotta mixture and spread evenly over the noodle. Roll carefully and place seam side down onto the prepared baking dish. Repeat with remaining noodles. 
• Ladle the remaining sauce over the lasagna rolls and top each one with 1 tbsp mozzarella cheese. Put foil over baking dish and bake at 350 for about 40 minutes, or until the inside is heated through and the cheese is melted. Top with fresh basil if desired and eat hot.

My family gobbled it up and no one found any trace of the zucchini. I'm a sneaky one! Hope you enjoy it as much as we did! 

Happy Summer!