Stuffed Zucchini Casserole Recipes

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.

ZUCCHINI CASSEROLE WITH STUFFING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F. Spray a 8"x11" or two quart baking dish with cooking spray.
• Cook onion in butter on medium heat until translucent, about 5 minutes. Add zucchini and cook for 4-5 more minutes to remove some water.
• In a medium bowl, combine ½ of the stuffing mix, ½ of the cheddar cheese, eggs, milk, butter, and the zucchini mixture. Add just enough water for the stuffing mixture to be moist. Spread into baking dish.
• In a small bowl, combine the remaining stuffing mixture, remaining cheeses and 3 Tablespoons of butter. Sprinkle over zucchini mixture.
• Bake for approximately 25 minutes or until stuffing is lightly browned.

MEDITERRANEAN-STYLE ZUCCHINI CASSEROLE RECIPE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F
• In a saucepan, heat 2 tbsp Private Reserve extra virgin olive oil over medium heat until shimmering but not smoking. Add chopped onions (leave the sliced onions for later) and garlic and cook minutes, stirring regularly, until softened and fragrant (do not brown).
• Add meat (ground turkey or lean ground beef). Break the meat up to help it brown. Season with salt and pepper. Raise heat to medium-high and cook meat until fully browned, stirring occasionally. If there is any fat or extra liquid at this point, carefully drain and return saucepan back to heat.
• Now season with allspice, paprika, and nutmeg. Stir to combine.
• Add chopped canned tomatoes with juice, tomato paste and water. Bring to a boil, then lower heat and simmer for 7 to 10 minutes or so. Remove from heat.
• Add zucchini, carrots, and sliced onions to the bottom of a casserole dish like this one. Add the meat sauce and spread evenly.
• Cover the casserole dish tightly with foil. Bake in 375 degrees F heated-oven for about 40 minutes. Then uncover, and then broil for a brief few minutes, watching carefully.
• Remove from oven and garnish with fresh parsley. Transfer to dinner bowls, add a drizzle of Private Reserve EVOO. Serve with Lebanese rice or your favorite crusty bread.

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.

ZUCCHINI AND STUFFING CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients.
• Preheat oven to 350 F. Butter a 1 1/2-quart casserole dish.
• Put zucchini rounds into a medium saucepan and cover with water. Add about 1 teaspoon of salt and bring to a boil over high heat. Cover pan and lower heat to medium-low. Cook for about 3 to 4 minutes, or until tender.
• Drain zucchini well and set aside.
• In same saucepan, melt 4 tablespoons of the butter over medium-low heat. When butter stops foaming, add carrot and onion. Cook for about 5 minutes, or until tender, stirring frequently.
• Remove onion and carrot mixture from heat and stir in 1 1/2 cups of the stuffing cubes. Add cream of chicken soup and sour cream.
• Add zucchini and stir mixture gently until combined.
• Spoon mixture into prepared 1 1/2-quart casserole.
• In a saucepan over medium heat, melt remaining 2 tablespoons of butter; add remaining 1 cup of the stuffing cubes. Toss to coat cubes with butter.
• Sprinkle stuffing cubes evenly over top of casserole.
• Bake for 25 to 35 minutes or until hot and bubbling.

STUFFED ZUCCHINI CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees (175 degrees C). Grease or spray a 13x9 inch baking dish.
• Cut the zucchini in half lengthwise. With a spoon, scoop out the seeds. Chop and reserve about 3/4 of the seeds for the stuffing. In a medium bowl, mix together the ground beef, sausage, chopped onion, bread crumbs, egg and the reserved zucchini seeds. Place the meat mixture equally into all of the zucchini halves; mixture should be piled up over the top. Place the filled zucchini halves into the prepared baking dish.
• In a bowl, stir together the crushed tomatoes, tomato soup, and water. Spoon the tomato mixture over the filled zucchini, liberally. Bake in the preheated oven for approximately 45 minutes. You may want to place foil or a cookie sheet underneath the baking dish because it tends to bubble over and splash.

STUFFED ZUCCHINI

Steps:

• Using a large bowl, combine ground beef, onion, bell pepper, jalapeno pepper, bread crumbs, beaten egg, parsley flakes, basil, Italian seasoning, salt, pepper, and one can of tomato sauce. Scoop out flesh from halved zucchini and if you want, add the chopped flesh to the meat mixture. Stir in chopped tomatoes.
• Divide meat mixture evenly into zucchini boats and place them in two greased 9x13 casserole dishes
• Spoon tomato sauce over each zucchini using the remaining can of tomato sauce
• bake in a preheated 375 oven for about 45 minutes or until zucchini are tender and meat is cooked through. 10 minutes before finished cooking, add the mozzarella cheese on top.

VEGETARIAN STUFFED ZUCCHINI

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
• Line a small sheet tray or baking dish with foil or parchment paper.
• In a large skillet or frying pan heat 2 tablespoons of the oil over medium heat. Add onion and cook two minutes. Add garlic, red pepper, mushrooms and cut up zucchini tops. Mix to combine and sauté two more minutes.
• Remove from heat, pour into a large bowl and mix in oregano, basil, parsley, salt, pepper, panko crumbs and both grated cheeses.
• Divide the filling between each zucchini boat by pressing the filling into each squash over the bowl forming the top in a rounded shape with your hand.
• Place onto the prepared dish or pan and drizzle the remaining olive oil over the tops.
• Bake for 35 - 40 minutes uncovered until slightly browned on top. Do not overcook, otherwise the zucchini will start to sag and the filling will not stay in.
• As soon as they come out of the oven, sprinkle the tops with additional Parmesan cheese and serve.

SQUASH STUFFING CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 F
• In a large sauce pan, add squash and zucchini with enough water to cover the top of them and bring to a boil on medium-low heat
• Cover pan with lid and boil until just tender - about 6 minutes
• Drain well and set squash aside
• In a large bowl, combine boxed stuffing mix, finely diced onion, cream of mushroom soup and sour cream and stir well
• Add squash and zucchini into stuffing mixture and stir
• Grease an 8x11 casserole dish and pour mixture inside, topping with cheddar cheese
• Bake for 25-30 minutes, or until thoroughly heated throughout
• Enjoy!

RICE STUFFED ZUCCHINI CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Begin by preparing your zucchini. Wash the outside skin and then trim off the top where the stem is.
• Slice in half lengthwise and then use a spoon to carefully scoop out the seeds and some of the meat of the zucchini. You can either discard this or save it to add to the filling.
• Heat olive oil in a large skillet, and brown ground beef and diced onion over medium heat, breaking up the ground beef as you go.
• Once the beef is cooked, add the reserved 1/4 cup of marinara sauce, uncooked rice, water, zucchini insides, and spices. Simmer for about 10 minutes, until the rice has soaked up the liquid.
• While the filling is cooking, preheat oven to 375.
• In a 9x13 pan, add the remaining 2 cups of marinara sauce and place prepared zucchini on top, cut side up.
• With a small spoon, scoop the filling into each zucchini boat. Depending on the size of your zucchini, you may have a little extra filling.
• Top with grated parmesan and bake for 30-35 minutes.

CHEESY ZUCCHINI CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Grate zucchini on the large holes (or the grating attachment on a food processor). Transfer grated zucchini to a colander over the sink and stir in 1 tsp salt. Let stand 10 min, stirring a couple of times then squeeze out the excess moisture with your hands. Transfer drained zucchini to a large mixing bowl.
• Mix 2/3 cup sour cream with 1/2 tsp baking powder and let stand while zucchini drains (8-10 min).
• Into the mixing bowl with drained zucchini, stir in 4 eggs and sour cream mixture.
• Add cooked rice and 2 cups cheese. Stir in 1/2 cup chives, 1/2 tsp salt and 1/2 tsp
• Mrs Dash seasoning.
• Pour mixture into buttered casserole dish and spread 1/3 cup sour cream over the top. Sprinkle remaining 1 cup cheese over the surface and bake uncovered on the center rack at 400˚ for 40 min. Let stand for 10 min before serving.

ZUCCHINI CASSEROLE WITH PARMESAN

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375°F.
• Melt 1 tablespoon of the butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the zucchini slices and season with 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt and the black pepper. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the zucchini is softened but still vibrant and green, about 10 minutes. Remove from the heat.
• While the zucchini is cooking, melt 2 tablespoons of the butter in the microwave or on the stove top, and set aside to cool. In a medium bowl, mix 1 tablespoon of the cooled, melted butter with the sour cream, 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt, and then the egg yolk. Fold into the zucchini mixture with 1/4 cup of the grated Parmesan cheese and 1 tablespoon of the chives.
• Spray a 7 X 11-inch or 2-quart baking dish with cooking spray, then transfer the zucchini mixture to the dish. In a small bowl, combine the bread crumbs with the remaining melted butter and Parmesan cheese, plus the remaining chopped chives. Sprinkle the bread crumb mixture evenly over the zucchini. Cover with foil and bake until warmed through and the cheese has started to melt, about 15-20 minutes. Remove the foil and raise the oven temperature to 450°F. Bake until the top is browned and the filling is bubbling at the edges, about 10 minutes. Sprinkle with more fresh chives if desired, and serve.