SkinnyKitchen.com is the delicious recipe website of Nancy Fox. Nancy shares simple and delicious Weight Watchers recipes there like this gluten-free zucchini parmesan recipe.
If you love eggplant parmesan, you’ll surely love this! It’s easy-to-prep and absolutely delicious. Using zucchini creates a much more delicate flavor than eggplant.
Each main course serving has 239 calories, 5 grams of fat and 7 Weight Watchers SmartPoints.
Once baked, this casserole freezes great. I hope you thoroughly enjoy it!
Easy Zucchini Parmesan Recipe
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Bake Time: 40 minutes
Ingredients
1 pound (about 2 large ) zucchini, sliced lengthwise
An egg + 1 egg white beaten together
1 cup regular bread crumbs, plain
A teaspoon garlic powder
Salt and pepper, to taste
Olive oil cooking spray
One (28 oz) jar pasta sauce, I used Classico Tomato Basil
1 (15 oz) container fat-free ricotta cheese
¾ cup reduced-fat mozzarella cheese, shredded
2 tablespoons Parmesan cheese, grated
Instructions
1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Line a baking pan with foil and coat with olive oil or canola oil cooking spray.
2. Slice zucchini lengthwise in slices a little more than ¼ inch thick.
On a plate, toss together, bread crumbs, garlic powder, salt and pepper.
Add egg and egg white to shallow dish. Mix together.
Dip the zucchini slices in the eggs and then in bread crumbs.
Place the breaded slices on the baking sheet.
Coat the top of the zucchini with olive oil spray.
Bake in oven 15 minutes on each side or just until the bread crumbs are lightly browned.
3. Coat a 9-inch, square baking pan with cooking spray.
In pan, place one layer of zucchini on bottom of dish. Add ½ of ricotta cheese on top of all zucchini slices.
Spoon ½ of tomato sauce on top of entire layer.
Repeat layering process once more.
Sprinkle top of casserole with mozzarella cheese.
4. Bake in a 350 degree oven for 20-25 minutes until the cheese is melted.
Sprinkle grated Parmesan cheese on top and bake for 5 more minutes.
5. Remove from oven and let set. Once set, cut into 6 slices.
Makes 6 servings. Each serving, 1 slice.
Weight Watchers SmartPoints 7
Weight Watchers POINTS PLUS 6
SKINNY FACTS: for 1 slice
239 calories, 5g fat, 2g sat. fat, 60mg chol, 19g prot, 31g carbs, 3g fiber, 757mg sodium, 13g sugar
FACTS: for SmartPoints
220 calories, 2g sat. fat, 11g sugar, 18g protein
Pair with the Skinny Kitchen Salad on a Stick.
Nancy Fox
Nancy Fox is no stranger to the food industry. She founded Mrs. Beasley's, a gift-basket company featuring baskets full of decadent baked goods. It became the "hot" gift to give among the Hollywood community. Nancy later opened 2 low fat restaurants called Nancy’s Healthy Kitchen. Her line of reduced-fat cookies were featured on "Oprah's Favorites" gift show. Continuing her passion for cooking and baking Nancy created a recipe website called Skinny Kitchen. Each week she shares skinny recipes, cooking and kitchen tips, food finds and the healthy benefits of many recipes. There’s also nutritional facts and Weight Watchers POINTS on each recipe.
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Ivey
Monday 27th of March 2017
That looks nice! And is a gluten free! It's perfect for my daughter! I will make it for her today.
Nancy Fox
Wednesday 22nd of March 2017
Thanks for sharing my recipe. Enjoy! My very best, Nancy