Easy Stuffed Zucchini Recipes

STUFFED ZUCCHINI

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Trim stems from zucchini and slice lengthwise. Scoop out seeds and put in a bowl. Mix seeds with sausage, garlic, bread crumbs, and Parmesan cheese. Stuff squash with sausage mixture and place in a 9x13 inch baking pan. Pour spaghetti sauce over the top and cover the pan with foil.
• Bake in preheated oven until sausage is browned and cooked through, about 45 minutes. Remove foil and cover with mozzarella cheese. Return to the oven and cook until cheese is melted, about 15 minutes more.

STUFFED ZUCCHINI

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine first 11 ingredients and 1 can of the tomato sauce; mix well. Stir in tomatoes. Halve zucchini lengthwise; scoop out seeds. Fill with meat mixture; place in two 13x9-in. baking dishes. Spoon remaining tomato sauce over each. , Bake, uncovered, at 375° until the zucchini is tender, about 45 minutes. Sprinkle with cheese during the last few minutes of baking.

STUFFED ZUCCHINI I

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add zucchini and cook until tender, about 15 minutes; drain. Scoop out the flesh of the zucchini, making a 'boat'.
• In a medium bowl combined zucchini flesh, bread crumbs, Cheddar cheese, onion, parsley, salt, most of the Parmesan cheese and egg. Fill zucchini boats with mixture. Dot tops with butter and sprinkle with remaining Parmesan cheese.
• Bake in preheated oven for 30 minutes.

EASY STUFFED ZUCCHINI

Steps:

• Slice zucchini in half - lengthwise.
• Scoop out the seeded centre and discard.
• Scoop out more of the centre of the zucchini and place aside in a bowl.
• Place shells cut side down in a lightly oiled shallow baking dish. Add some water. Cover with foil and bake at 350°F until tender (depending on size 15 min).
• Place onions, garlic and sausage meat in frying pan until cooked.
• Add scooped out centre of zucchini (chopped), sauce, seasonings.
• Simmer about 10 minutes. Remove from heat. Stir in bread crumbs.
• Take zucchini - drain water and fill with sausage mix.
• Sprinkle with cheese - broil until cheese melts.

EASY STUFFED ZUCCHINI

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Cook and stir the ground beef in a skillet over medium heat until the meat is browned, breaking the beef up into crumbles as it cooks, about 10 minutes. Drain off excess fat, and transfer the beef into a mixing bowl. Slice the zucchini in half the long way, and use a spoon to scoop out the flesh, leaving a 1/2-inch thick shell all around the zucchini. Chop the scooped-out zucchini flesh, and add to mixing bowl. Stir in the bread crumbs, garlic, spaghetti sauce, black olives, and Parmesan cheese; mix the stuffing well. Lightly stuff both halves of the zucchini with the meat mixture. Place the zucchini halves into a baking dish, and cover tightly with foil.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 45 minutes, remove from oven, and remove the foil. Sprinkle 1/2 cup of shredded mozzarella cheese over each zucchini half. Move an oven rack to within 6 inches of the oven broiler's heat source, turn on the broiler, and broil the zucchini until the mozzarella cheese is browned and bubbling, about 5 minutes.

EASY STUFFED GARDEN ZUCCHINI

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Cut off knobby ends and cook zucchini, whole, in boiling salted water for 10 minutes.
• Cut in half, lengthwise.
• Scoop out insides with a spoon.
• Saute onion and garlic for 2-3 minutes; add tomato sauce and heat through.
• Stir in breadcrumbs.
• Mix spices and stir into sauce mixture.
• Add zucchini pulp.
• Fill zucchini shells with mixture, top with parmesan cheese.
• Bake for 15 minutes at 350°F.
• Cool before serving; eat with knife and fork.
• The skin of the zucchini is the most nutritious part!
• Don't be afraid to eat the whole thing!

EASY STUFFED ZUCCHINI

Steps:

• Slice stem end off zucchini, cut in half then slice in half long way, scoop out the middle to make a 'boat'.
• Place on a baking tray and sprinkle with parmesan & salt, bake at 350 for 10-15 minutes.
• Prepare stuffing according to directions.
• Cook sausage.
• Mix stuffing, sausage, sour cream and 1 cup of shredded cheese.
• Place stuffing/sausage mix inside of zucchini boats.
• Bake for 20 minutes.