Stuffed Zucchini
Stuffed zucchini can be a quick and easy weeknight meal with a little prep time.
I had a lot of zucchini from the farmer's market and I was tired of sautéing it. I had some beef that needed some pizzazz.
Beyond that, I didn’t have any ideas other than stuffing that zucchini.
When I made my weekly menu and planned stuffed zucchini, I assumed I would figure out between Sunday and Thursday how I wanted to go about this.
I was wrong. So I grabbed what I had hanging around. I knew I didn’t want a tomato sauce, but more of a cream cheese sauce and I had a tub of mascarpone patiently waiting for something.
This seems like a lot of work, but it was prepped in 15 minutes, and cooked for 30 minutes. You can start the beef, onions, and peppers the same time you begin work on the zucchini.
Once you have finished scooping out the middle of the zucchini, add it to the beef. It will continue to cook in the oven so it doesn’t have to be completely done before stuffing. It does need a at least 5 minutes or so in the pan to help reduce the water content.
Stuffed Zucchini
Ingredients
- 4 large zucchini, sliced lengthwise and middle scooped out and reserved.
- ¾ lb lean ground beef
- ½ cup chopped red/yellow/green peppers in any combination
- ½ cup onion, diced
- ⅓ cup of water
- 1 Tablespoon taco seasoning
- ½ cup shredded cheddar
- ½ cup of mascarpone cheese, cream cheese is excellent substitute
- ¼ cup of parsley, chopped
- ½ cup of mozzarella cheese, shredded
- 1 green onion, sliced thin
Instructions
- Brown beef, peppers, onions and the middle part of the zucchini that was scooped out. Leave “boats” on a sprayed sheet pan.
- Add taco seasoning and water. Stir and simmer a few minutes until seasoning is equally distributed.
- In a large bowl, add beef, cheddar, mascarpone, parsley. Mix well.
- Spoon mixture into each zucchini boat.
- Bake 400* for 30 minutes. If zucchini is not done, return to oven and check after 10 more minutes.
- Remove, sprinkle mozzarella cheese and return to oven. Turn heat off. Cheese will melt in 3-5 minutes. Top with green onions and serve.
Nutrition Information:
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 426Saturated Fat: 15gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 102mgSodium: 311mgCarbohydrates: 19gFiber: 5gSugar: 9gProtein: 32g
Hi.
I have a doubt about the oven's temperature. Is it 400 Fahrenheit or Celsius?
Thanks!
I made this tonight and paired it with a side of white chicken chilli. I had a hard time scooping out the middle, but I used an ice cream scooper and that saved me! I also used cream cheese in the mix.
This is my favorite to cook. I use one large zucchini cut in half and I fill them really well. I also use 1.5lb of 80/20 beef. I have enough left over for 2 more meals. I cook for 2 people. I will add a side of fried sliced sweet potato. Or something else.
The next night I add spagetti sauce to some left over and top it on spagetti.
Then whatever is left over I make a stuffed Burrito with lettuce, tomato, sour cream, taco sauce, chedder cheese and olives. I use a wrap that I warmed up throw everything in it and wrap it up. With a Mission low carb taco wrap only 6 carbs each.
Cooking right now! Smells great can't wait to taste it.
I tried this tonight and we all loved it! The only change I made was using pepper jack cheese. Thanks for the awesome recipe!
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Replaced with ground lamb! Used mozzarella and a small amount of cream cheese. Rosemary fresh from garden! Whoa! So good.
I love this! Have made many times! Can it be frozen?
Is 1 zucchini 1 serving or is 1/2 a zucchini 1 serving?
I made this, very good but all the insides of the zucchini’s is Way too much. U couldn’t have used all that! I ,made a half recipe and my amount of Zuch would have been overwhelming compared to the meat mixture. With adjustments it tasted great!
How many servings is this? Is one zucchini boat a serving?