Zucchini stands in for pasta in this Whole30 compliant dish packed with Italian flavor. With tangy tomatoes and seasoned meat finished off with cashew cream, you will be convinced that pasta isn't necessary for good lasagna.
Ingredients
- 3 ⅓ medium Zucchini
- 1 ⅓ teaspoons Sea Salt #1
- 1 cup Cashews, Raw, Soaked
- 2 ⅔ fluid ounces Water, Cold
- ⅔ tablespoons Apple Cider Vinegar
- ⅓ teaspoons Onion Powder #1
- ⅓ teaspoons Garlic Powder #1
- ⅓ teaspoons Black Pepper
- ⅓ teaspoons Sea Salt #2
- 18 ⅔ ounces Tomato Puree
- 18 ⅔ ounces Crushed Tomatoes, Canned
- ⅔ teaspoons Onion Powder #2
- 1 ⅓ teaspoons Sea Salt #3
- 1 ⅓ teaspoons Garlic Powder #2
- ⅔ tablespoons Oregano, Dried
- ⅔ cups cook Ground Pork
- ½ cups cook Ground Beef
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Freeze For Later Cooking Day Directions
These directions help you cook or prepare this meal PRIOR to being frozen for serving later (see Serving Day Directions when you are ready to prepare it to eat).
Why would I want to freeze this?
- **Due to the nature of pressure cooking there is always room for inconsistency. The times given here are based on 4 servings fresh. If you are using more servings you may need to increase your cooking time.**
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Make From Frozen Serving Day Directions
These directions help you cook or reheat this meal AFTER it's been frozen for when you are ready to eat it.
- Thaw: In fridge
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Make It Now Cooking Directions
These directions are for cooking this recipe to serve immediately and NOT to freeze for later.
- **Due to the nature of pressure cooking there is always room for inconsistency. The times given here are based on 4 servings fresh. If you are using more servings you may need to increase your cooking time.**
- Using a mandolin or cheese slicer cut zucchini into thin strips, lengthwise.
- Lay zucchini strips flat on paper towels. Do not overlap. Sprinkle with sea salt #1. Let sit for 2 hours.
- Wrap in layers in cloth towels and place in a plastic bag overnight.
- Place cashews in a bowl and cover with enough water to come above cashews by 1-2 inches.
- Soak for 2 hours.
- Drain cashews and place into a food processor with water, apple cider vinegar, onion powder #1, garlic powder #1, black pepper and sea salt #2.
- Process until smooth and creamy.
- In inner pot, combine tomato puree, crushed tomatoes, onion powder #2, sea salt #3, garlic powder #2, oregano and cooked ground meats.
- Pat zucchini dry to remove any excess water.
- Place about a tsp of cashew cream on one end of zucchini and roll up.
- Set on top of tomato mixture in inner pot.
- Continue to add roll ups to inner pot. Layer roll ups as needed.
- Lock lid into place and seal steam nozzle.
- Cook on high pressure for 7 minutes.
- Quick release pressure.
- To serve, spoon several roll ups into a bowl and top with a cup of meat sauce
7 Comments
Join the discussionSo has the meat been cooked in the IP? If so, how’d you do it? I’m new to IP and would love to maximize it however I can. This recipe sounds wonderful.
Hi Christine,
I just finished making this. I sautéed the meat first. After the meat is cooked you put it back in the IP with the rest of the ingredients listed in the recipe and cook the zucchini roll-ups.
I’m wondering if 7 minutes to cook the zucchini is too long. I cooked quartered potatoes for 8 minutes. I’m afraid they’ll turn to mush. So I’ve frozen them separately and will heat them in the microwave with the sauce. I’m thinking it will be enough cooking time for them.
Sandra nailed it. Yes, the meat is cooked first. To saute would work well. Enjoy!
The sodium level is way too high. Serving Size: 1 serving = 4 rolls and 1 cup of sauce equals 1674mg Sodium. How can the sodium be cut in half? Most seniors cannot have more than 2000 mg for a WHOLE day and if they have blood pressure issues the amount of sodium is restricted to 1500 for the WHOLE Day.
Use fresh diced tomato, Himalayan salt and change meat to ground turkey.
Yum!
Oh man this dish is delicious. I think next time I will spiralize the zucchini into noodles, it was too hard to cut them. Then layer the cashew sauce between the zucchini and the meat sauce. Was sooooo good. Thank you!!!