Main courses
Courgette Lasagne
The layers contain beef mince, tomato and cream, with cheese on top.
Servings in this printout: 6
Ingredients
- 700 g zucchini
- 500 g ground beef
- 400 g crushed tomatoes
- 2 dl whipping cream
- 150 g grated cheese
- 1 onion
- 1 tsp salt
- 0.5 tsp black pepper
- 1 tsp oregano
Method
- Cut the zucchini into long thin slices and pat dry.
- Brown the minced meat and onion. Add crushed tomatoes and spices, simmer for 10 minutes.
- Layer the zucchini, sauce and cream in the pan. Finish with cheese.
- Bake at 200 °C for about 35 minutes. Let it sit for 10 minutes.
Nutrition per serving
Nutrition values are approximate estimates, not laboratory analyses. Products and portion size affect the result.
- Net carbs
- 6.66 g
- Total carbohydrates (incl. fibre and polyols)
- 8.56 g
- Protein
- 24.85 g
- Fat
- 34.93 g
- GL estimate
- about 3 / serving
Confidence · Low Some values or assumptions in the calculation are uncertain.
The calculation also uses comparison values from similar foods or food groups. Small amounts of carbohydrate were left out of the calculation.
Estimate details and sources ↗
How was the estimate calculated?
The serving’s GL is calculated from ingredient data. Confidence describes the evidence behind the calculation. Your blood sugar response may vary.
- zucchini · Food group average
- crushed tomatoes · Comparison value
- whipping cream · Food group average
Calculated ingredient-based estimate per serving, not a measurement of the prepared meal. All supported positive carbohydrate amounts are included. An unmatched individual portion under 1 g available carbohydrate per serving may be omitted only while all such portions total less than 2 g per serving; the omitted amount is disclosed. This is an editorial tolerance, not a clinical precision limit.
Small portions omitted: 0.5 g available carbohydrate per serving.
Research sources and technical details
Source names and technical notes appear in their original form.
- zucchini ·
vegetables-category-mean-gi-66 · fineli-389-2026-10-24 - crushed tomatoes ·
tomato-raw-cooked-sauce-analogue-gi-22 · fineli-398-2026-10-24 - whipping cream ·
dairy-category-mean-gi-35 · fineli-631-2026-10-24
Carbohydrate data sources
- Kesäkurpitsa, zucchini · Available-carbohydrate value from THL Fineli Rel20; CC BY 4.0.
- Jauheliha, naudan, rasvaa 17 % · Available-carbohydrate value from THL Fineli Rel20; CC BY 4.0.
- TOMAATTIMURSKA · Available-carbohydrate value from THL Fineli Rel20; CC BY 4.0.
- Kerma, kuohukerma, rasvaa 38 % · Available-carbohydrate value from THL Fineli Rel20; CC BY 4.0.
- Juusto, emmentaljuusto, rasvaa 27-30 %, punaleima · Available-carbohydrate value from THL Fineli Rel20; CC BY 4.0.
- Sipuli, keltasipuli · Available-carbohydrate value from THL Fineli Rel20; CC BY 4.0.
- RUOKASUOLA, JODIOITU · Available-carbohydrate value from THL Fineli Rel20; CC BY 4.0.
- MUSTAPIPPURI · Available-carbohydrate value from THL Fineli Rel20; CC BY 4.0.
- OREGANO, KUIVATTU · Available-carbohydrate value from THL Fineli Rel20; CC BY 4.0.
GI and calculation sources
- International tables of glycemic index and glycemic load values 2021: a systematic review · Very broad category proxy. It may poorly represent individual non-starchy vegetables and is shown with low confidence. (Low)CATEGORY_MEAN
- International tables of glycemic index and glycemic load values 2021: a systematic review · GI 22 was measured for whole raw tomato, not cooked tomato sauce. (Moderate)ANALOG
- International tables of glycemic index and glycemic load values 2021: a systematic review · Category mean, not a measured GI for the recipe's cream cheese. (Low)CATEGORY_MEAN
Keto and low-carb labels are editorial classifications. They have not been verified through nutrition calculations for every recipe.
Notes
- Check for doneness and finally season according to your own taste.