Primal Lasagna Zoned

So four days into this zone mini-challenge (and 75 days into the 90 days). It's amazing how far I've come. I still don't love zone, and I still struggle to get in all of the days blocks, but I'm trying it and it seems like this has kicked my body into high gear. I've lost several pounds in the four days and food-wise feel pretty good. Last night dinner was my job and I was craving Italian comfort food. What's better than lasagna? Primal lasagna!


Primal Zone Lasagna
2 sweet peppers
1/2 sweet onion
eggplant (1 1/2 small or 1 large, approx 9oz)
minced garlic to taste
1 1/2 cups tomato sauce
3 tbsp grapeseed oil (or your favorite fat) 
3/4lb ground beef
3/4 cup ricotta cheese
4 oz mozzarella cheese (shredded)


1. Preheat oven to 375F2. Slice eggplant, peppers and onions into thin slices.3. Heat the oil in a sauce pan over medium heat, add peppers, onions and garlic.
4. Cook until vegetables soften and remove the vegetables from the pan.
5. Brown ground beef in the same pan from the vegetables until cooked through.
6. In a 7x11 (2qt) baking dish, begin layering the lasagna.

- 1/2 cup tomato sauce

- a layer of eggplant, overlapping slightly

- the sauteed vegetables
- ground beef
- ricotta cheese

- 1/2 cup tomato sauce
- the remaining eggplant

7. Spread the remaining 1/2c tomato sauce over the layered eggplant. 

8. Bake at 375F for 50 minutes, or until eggplant looks done

9. Remove from oven, increase temperature to Broil (500F).
10. Cover with shredded mozzarella cheese

11. Bake for five minutes, or until the cheese is melted and browned. 

Makes 4 large servings, each containing
Protein: 4 blocks
Carbs: 2 blocks
Fat: 6 blocks