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Ground Beef Stuffed Zucchini Bake Recipe

Add Step-by-Step Photos	Lor / All my dishes 2 years ago This is a great recipe for stuffed zucchini. Wonderful as a side dish at home or cut cooked, stuffed zucchini into thirds for potluck entertaining. Prep:25m Cook:39m Servings:8	Lor
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Ingredients

4 - 6 medium sized zucchini's, about 32 ounces or so

1-1/2 pounds ground beef or you can use ground chicken, turkey, pork or a combination of beef, veal and pork

2-3 cloves garlic, minced

a dash of cayenne pepper or Tobasco sauce

1 medium onion, diced, 2-1/2 ounces or about 1/2 cup

1 green bell pepper, diced

2-3 large fresh mushrooms, diced or 1/2 cup, diced or about 3 ounces

1/2 tin diced tomatoes, drained on paper towel

Salt and pepper to taste

3/4 cup freshly grated parmesan cheese

Directions

Cut zucchini in half lengthwise.

Scoop out pulp, leaving 1/4" of flesh intact.

Discard pulp.

You can use a teaspoon to scrape out the pulp and seeds, then once most of the pulp has been removed, use the spoon to scrape out any remaining seeds.

Place zucchini shells on a greased, foil-lined rimmed baking sheet. Sprinkle zucchini with salt and pepper.

Saute the meat, garlic, cayenne or Tobasco sauce, onion, green bell pepper and mushrooms, seasoning to taste with salt and pepper.

Drain any fat.

Add diced tomatoes and gently fold.

Fill zucchini with mixture.

Cover with foil and bake at 350º 30-35 minutes or until zucchini is tender.

Uncover, top with cheese and bake to melt cheese, about 10 - 15 minutes.

Makes 6 servings

Per Serving: 143 Calories

I think I'd probably use another type of cheese next time. The parmesan doesn't melt enough. Cheddar, mozzarella, Tex Mex or even Swiss cheese might be nice. If you're counting calories, low fat or skim milk cheese can also be used. This recipe is great served as a side dish with any meal. It is also nice served with a gravy.

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Comments

organicmama 2 years ago said:
This sounds like a great way to stuff zucchini, I think Zena will really like this one.

lor 2 years ago said:
The zucchini are delicious prepared this way! I was thinking of Zena when I submitted this recipe ;-)

zena824 2 years ago said:
I found my stuffing at last....Sounds wonderful Lor...Why hadn't I thought of this sooner..Thanks for a wonderful post......

southwindwoman 3 months, 2 weeks ago said:
This was awesome easy, changed it up a bit - not fond of peppers, used chipote tabasco - could not find my regular. It gave it a somewhat Mexican flavor, used mozza and served with rice and sauted swiss chard (wee bit of lemon and butter) on the side. Super yummy!

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