Stuffed Zucchini

Our garden has been over producing like crazy here lately with the amount of rain we have been getting here in the south. Not only do I already have a freezer FULL of squash and zucchini to last half of a century, but I have also been playing around with different cooking techniques. This one was delicious. Stuffed Zucchini. oh yes. I went there

 

 

What you will need

 

3 zucchini, cleaned and cut lengthwise. center scooped out

1 pound ground beef

6 cherry tomatoes

1 cup of Italian breadcrumbs

1 cup Italian blend cheese

1 tsp salt

1/2 tsp pepper

1 tsp onion powder

2 cloves garlic, minced

 

 

Preheat oven to 400 degrees

 

After washing your zucchini, cut lengthwise and scoop the center out. I went fairly deep and packed them as full as I could with the delicious filling.

 

For the filling start by browning your ground beef

 

Season with salt, pepper and onion powder

 

Once it is about halfway cooked, drain the excess grease off

 

Add in chopped cherry tomatoes and garlic to your ground beef and cook until the tomatoes start to get soft.

 

 

Remove from heat

 

In a large bowl combine meat mixture with breadcrumbs and cheese

 

stuff zucchini and pack in the filling

 

bake at 450 until the zucchini is soft. (This does not take long since the zucchini is hulled out so keep an eye on them.) Remember that your filling is already cooked!

 

 

 

 

 

 

Remove from oven and drizzle sauce of your choice over them

 

I covered with my easy homemade pasta sauce. GET THE RECIPE HERE

 

 

These made 6 stuffed zucchini and they are so delicious and filling! My husband has asked for me to make this again this week!