Baked Zucchini Ziti. In a large baking dish, place half the zucchini in an even layer. Dollop all over with half the ricotta, and sprinkle with half the mozzarella and Parmesan. Add rest of zucchini in an even layer on.

Heat a large skillet (you can do an oven safe one if you don't want to transfer) over medium-low heat and add the olive oil. Add the zucchini, garlic, salt and pepper. We have a love-hate relationship with traditional baked ziti. You can cook Baked Zucchini Ziti using 8 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Baked Zucchini Ziti

It's of zucchini.
Prepare of spaghetti sauce.
It's of ricotta or cottage cheese.
You need of dried basil.
Prepare of dried oregano.
It's of Ziti noodles.
It's of water.
It's of shredded mozzarella cheese.

It's cheesy, it's decadent and it's delicious, but it also makes us feel totally weighed down for the rest of the night. This lightened-up zucchini baked "ziti" has all the cheesiness but none of the carbs. Once meat sauce is cooked, start building your baked ziti dish. Start with half of the cooked zucchini spirals in an even layer in the prepared casserole dish.

Baked Zucchini Ziti instructions

Chop zucchini into 1 inch pieces add to bowl.
Add the next 6 ingredients to zucchini and mix well..
Spray 9 x 13 baking dish with nonstick spray and layer ingredient sauce and noodles mixture then mozzarella cheese repeat ending with cheese on top cover with foil..
Bake covered at 375 for 45-60mins or until bubbly, stirring halfway during cooking time may be needed..
Serve with salad and bread sticks.

Repeat with reamining zucchini, sauce, and cheese. Cook noodles according to package directions, then drain. Mix the pasta with tomato sauce, along with peppers, onions, and zucchini you'll want to use enough to cover all pasta and vegetables. In large casserole dish layer that mixture with the mozzarella cheese and sprinkle the onion powder, garlic powder, oregano, and salt. Then another layer of zucchini, sauce and cheese!