Meal Prep and Garlic Cream Sauce

• Slice the zucchini into thin slices with vegetable peeler.
• To be sure dish isn’t watery, dry the sliced zucchini out. First salt it and allow it to sit for 10 minutes. Then pat dry with a paper towel. Place it in an air fryer for 5 minutes.
• Alternatively, you can follow the same process, but grill or bake the zucchini in the oven for 10 minutes.
• While lightly crisping zucchini, melt 2 tbsp butter over medium heat in saucepan.
• Once melted, stir in 2 tsp minced garlic until lightly browned.
• Once the garlic browns, add 1 cup heavy cream to saucepan
• Stir frequently, until sauce thickens (5-10 minutes).
• Once the sauce thickens, add low sugar marinara sauce. Stir well.

While cooking sauce…

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Brown ground beef in large skillet.
• While meat browns, add 1 tsp minced garlic and season to taste with oregano.
• Mix in diced onion while the beef browns.
• Once browned, pour thickened sauce over beef mixture and stir.

Combine And Bake…

• Spray a casserole dish with non-stick cooking spray.
• Layer crisped zucchini on the bottom of the dish.
• Top the zucchini layer with beef mixture.
• Sprinkle the cheese on top and bake for 20 minutes.