Serves: 6

Cooking Time: 40 min

Ingredients

    * 1 pound boneless lean lamb, cut into thin bite-size strips
    * 3/4 cup chopped onion
    * 1 clove garlic, minced
    * 1 tablespoon canola oil (or Extra Virgin Olive Oil)
    * 2 10-ounce packages frozen chopped spinach, thawed and well drained and squeezed to get out as much liquid as possible.
    * 1 dash ground nutmeg
    * 1 1/4 teaspoon dried basil, crushed, divided
    * 1 1/2 cup shredded reduced-fat mozzarella cheese
    * 1/2 teaspoon salt
    * 1 teaspoon instant chicken bouillon (1 cube)
    * 1 teaspoon cornstarch
    * 2/3 cup cold water
    * 2 small zucchini, thinly sliced
    * 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
    

Instructions

   1. Brown meat, onion and garlic in small amount of hot oil. Drain off fat.
       
   2. Combine spinach, 1 teaspoon of the basil, and nutmeg, stir in drained meat mixture, mozzarella cheese, and salt.
       
   3. Combine bouillon, cornstarch and water; add to spinach mixture. Mix well.
       
   4. Turn into 10x6x2-inch baking dish.
       
   5. Arrange zucchini slices over the top.
       
   6. Sprinkle with Parmesan and remaining 1/4 teaspoon basil.
       
   7. Bake, covered, in 350F degree oven for 30 minutes.
       
   8. Uncover and bake 5 to 10 minutes more.
 

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