sausage stuffed zucchini

Quick and tasty!

Preheat oven to 350°. 

Ingredients:

6 medium zucchini (about 8 ounces each)

Any vegetable will work. As you can see I also stuffed an eggplant and pepper too!

Cut each zucchini lengthwise in half. 

Scoop out pulp, 

leaving a shell

Chop pulp

1 pound ground pork 

In a large skillet 

Cook meat and zucchini pulp 

over medium heat 6-8 minutes 

or until sausage is no longer pink, 

Breaking sausage into crumbles 

Drain if necessary

2 medium tomatoes, seeded and chopped

1 cup panko bread crumbs

1/3 cup grated Parmesan cheese

3 teaspoons Italian seasoning

1/4 teaspoon pepper

Stir in tomatoes, 

bread crumbs, 

Parmesan cheese, 

herbs and pepper. 

Spoon into zucchini shells.

Place into ungreased

13x9-in. baking dishes. 

Bake covered, 15-20 minutes 

or until zucchini is tender. 

3/4 cup shredded mozzarella cheese

Sprinkle with mozzarella cheese. 

Bake, uncovered, 

5-8 minutes longer 

or until cheese is melted. 

If desired, sprinkle with minced parsley.

Serve with some fettuccini Alfredo 

And garlic toast.

"Bon appetit!"