Polenta Lasagna
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For this 30 minute dinner, the polenta, meat sauce and cheese are layered into individual casserole dishes so each person gets their own mini lasagna.
Servings:
6 servings
Prep Time:
20 mins
Total Time:
30 mins
Ingredients
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8 ouncessweet Italian sausage, casing removed and broken upsee savings
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1 mediumzucchini, choppedsee savings
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1 26-ounce jarmarinara saucesee savings
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1 tube (16 ounces)refrigerated cooked polenta, cut into 18 half-inch-thick slicessee savings
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15 ouncespart-skim ricotta cheesesee savings
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4 ouncesshredded mozzarella cheesesee savings
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Salad greens, optionalsee savings
Directions
1.
Heat oven to 400 degrees F. In a large skillet, cook sausage and zucchini until sausage is no longer pink. Drain off fat. Stir in marinara sauce and bring just to a boil.
2.
Spoon 2 tablespoons of meat sauce into the bottom of 6 individual casserole dishes. In each dish, lay 3 slices of polenta topped with 2 tablespoons ricotta and 1/3 cup remaining sauce. Sprinkle each with mozzarella cheese.
3.
Bake, uncovered, for 20 minutes or until heated through. Let stand for 10 minutes before serving. Serve with salad greens, if desired.
4.
To make this in a lasagna pan, divide the ingredients in half and make two layers. Bake an additional 5 to 10 minutes.
Nutrition information
Per serving: Calories 301, Total Fat 13 g, Carbohydrate 29 g, Protein 19 g.
Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet
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