Stuffed Zucchini
Serves
| 4 |
Prep time
| 30 minutes |
Cook time
| 1 hour |
Total time
| 1 hour, 30 minutes |
Sausage stuffed Zucchini. Yummy!
Ingredients
- 3 cups bread (cubed)
- 1 Medium onion (diced)
- 2 roma or plum tomatoes (diced)
- 1 teaspoon granulated garlic
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1 teaspoon dried basil
- crushed red pepper (to taste)
- kosher salt (to taste)
- 1/2 cup chicken broth
- 1 cup shredded cheese (Use whatever cheese you like.)
- 2lb zucchini (sliced lengthwise and scooped out)
Note
Directions
Step 1
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preheat oven to 375ºF/190ºC/Gas Mark 5 |
Step 2
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Cut bread into 1/2 inch dice, spread on baking sheet, toast in oven until golden. |
Step 3
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Using a paring knife, cut around the edges of the halved zucchini and then cross-cut inside that without cutting all the way through. Then using a spoon (a grapefruit spoon works wonderfully) dig out the centers of the zucchini. Set aside. |
Step 4
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Cut open the casing on the sausage (if cased) and place in saute pan to brown. |
Step 5
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Cut medium onion into 1/2 inch dice and add to sausage in pan. Stir and cook until onions are sweated and starting to get translucent. |
Step 6
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Cut two Roma tomatoes into 1/2 inch dice and add to sausage and onion. |
Step 7
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Add herbs and garlic and stir. |
Step 8
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Add the toasted bread cubes and the chicken broth. Cook a few minutes longer and remove from heat. |
Step 9
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Put the zucchini halves in a baking pan |
Step 10
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Divide the stuffing among the zucchini halves |
Step 11
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Bake for 20 minutes. Remove from oven. Add cheese and bake for 10 minutes more. |
Step 12
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Bon Appetit! |
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