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Easy Stuffed Zucchini

By: cookkassi 
"Fresh out of the oven...zucchini packed full of meat, sauce and cheese makes a delicious dish!"

This Kitchen Approved Recipe has an average star rating of 3.8 Rate/Review | Read Reviews (4)

Prep Time:
20 Min
Cook Time:
50 Min
Ready In:
1 Hr 10 Min

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Original Recipe Yield 4 servings
 

Ingredients

  • 1/2 pound ground beef
  • 1 large zucchini, ends trimmed
  • 1/2 cup bread crumbs
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 (16 ounce) jar spaghetti sauce
  • 1/2 (6 ounce) can sliced black olives, drained
  • 1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
  • 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
  2. 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.
  3. 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.

Nutritional Information open nutritional information

Amount Per Serving  Calories: 405 | Total Fat: 20.1g | Cholesterol: 63mg Powered by ESHA Nutrient Database

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The reviewer gave this recipe 3 stars. This recipe averages a 3.8 star rating.
Reviewed on Aug. 2, 2011 by CJS-COOKNGUY Supporting Member (Click to learn more about Supporting Membership)  view full review
The problem is the term "lightly stuff", use a medium (14") zucchini and "stuff" the filling...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 3.8 star rating.
Reviewed on Sep. 26, 2011 by Dorinda   view full review
Most excellent!!!
The reviewer gave this recipe 3 stars. This recipe averages a 3.8 star rating.
Reviewed on Feb. 7, 2011 by adewitt   view full review
The recipe seems very off. I used 1 lb. of ground turkey and 3 zucchini, but kept everything...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 3.8 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 3, 2011 by Nitsche0131   view full review
My entire family LOVE this! My only complaint is that it wasn't very filling

 

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