Italian Stuffed Zucchini

46 Reviews

“This is an easy, tasty way to use up zucchini. I have listed the ingredients per person so the amount can be adjusted, depending on how much zucchini you have. Can be made lacto-vegetarian or vegan.” - by IDAJ

Ingredients

1 zucchini
2 tablespoons Italian-style dried bread crumbs
2 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese
2/3 cup frozen burger-style crumbles
1/2 cup spaghetti sauce
1/4 cup shredded mozzarella cheese

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Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
Slice each zucchini in half lengthwise. Hollow out the zucchini. Place the scraped out zucchini into a medium bowl. Combine zucchini, bread crumbs, Parmesan cheese, burger-style crumbles and pasta sauce. Mix well.
Place mixture into hollowed out zucchini. Arrange zucchini in a baking dish, sprinkle with mozzarella cheese; bake for 40 minutes.

Nutrition

Amount Per Serving (1 total)

Calories
578 cal
29%

Fat
16.2 g
25%

Carbs
40.6 g
13%

Based on a 2,000 calorie diet

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Reviews (46)

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ABERSOWL

Apr. 20, 2007

"Very good, added some spinach and ricotta cheese to the mixture. Also, let it cook for 30 minutes before throwing the cheese on top and letting it melt...." See more"

MarkO

Dec. 11, 2005

"I assumed TVP is a generic term and used "no meat sausage", which I browned with green onions and musrooms. I followed someone's earlier advice and switched to a 4-cheese blend. And I couldn't find ..." See moreitalian bread crumbs, so I put 2 slices of whole wheat bread in the blender. My family (and my son's vegetarian girlfriend) loved it. I'll be doing this again."

JANYBIRD

Aug. 12, 2003

"I've been trying to reduce the carbohydrates in my diet and this recipe really helped me on Friday night which is my family's "pizza night". The zucchini in this recipe is the "crust". First I sprink..." See moreled garlic powder on the scooped out zucchini shells. I substituted pizza sauce for the pasta sauce and I browned and crumbled italian sausage instead of using the frozen burger style crumbles. In addition, I only used half as much bread crumbs and twice as much parmesan cheese. It satisfied my pizza craving and I didn't feel like I missed my favorite food. Thanks!!"

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