Stuffed Italian Sausage Zucchini Boats
Juicy, fragrant, and perfectly cooked sausage-stuffed zucchini boats. You won't be able to resist this flavor-packed dinner meal.
Servings: 4 Zucchini Boats
Calories: 324kcal
Equipment
- 8" Chef Knife
- Mixing Bowl to prepare meat stuffing and to mix the sauce
- 9 x 13" Rectangular Baking Dish to bake the zucchini
- Teaspoon to spoon out the soft zucchini core
Ingredients
For the Zucchini Boats
- 2 Medium Zucchini or Yellow Summer Squash
- ½ Pound Italian Sausage
- ½ Onion chopped fine
- 1 Garlic Clove
- ½ Cup Shredded Cheese
- ½ Teaspoon Salt
- ¼ Teaspoon Black Pepper Ground
For the Sauce and Topping
- 1 Cup Tomato Sauce
- ½ Onion chopped
- 1 Garlic Clove
- 1 Tablespoon Oregano Dried
- ½ Teaspoon Salt
- ¼ Teaspoon Black Pepper Ground
- ½ Cup Shredded Cheese
- Drizzle Olive Oil
Instructions
For the zucchini and filling:
- Rinse your zucchini well. Cut off the zucchini ends and discard them. Cut open the zucchini lengthwise. Scrape out the soft zucchini core with a small teaspoon or a grapefruit spoon with a sharp edge and teeth.2 Medium Zucchini
- Arrange the zucchini halves in a baking dish.
- Chop the soft zucchini core small, which you scraped out earlier.
- Prepare the meat filling. Place the sausage with the chopped zucchini core into a mixing bowl. Add to that the onion, garlic, cheese, salt, and black pepper.½ Pound Italian Sausage, ½ Onion, 1 Garlic Clove, ½ Cup Shredded Cheese, ½ Teaspoon Salt, ¼ Teaspoon Black Pepper Ground
- Mix the sausage meat filling. It's easier to do that with the hand. Take some sausage filling into your hand and stuff your zucchini boats with that. Use up all the meat filling.
- Preheat your oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit (180 degrees Celsius).
For the tomato sauce:
- Add to a bowl the tomato sauce, the chopped onion, garlic, oregano, salt, and black pepper. Mix it all well.1 Cup Tomato Sauce, ½ Onion, 1 Garlic Clove, 1 Tablespoon Oregano Dried, ½ Teaspoon Salt, ¼ Teaspoon Black Pepper Ground
- Pour the seasoned tomato sauce around the zucchini boats in your baking dish.
- Top your meat-stuffed zucchini boats with the remaining shredded cheese and drizzle some olive oil over that.½ Cup Shredded Cheese, Drizzle Olive Oil
- Roast your meat-stuffed zucchini at 350 degrees Fahrenheit (180 degrees Celsius) uncoverd for about 25-30 minutes or until the zucchini is cooked through and soft and the top is golden brown.
Nutrition
Calories: 324kcal | Carbohydrates: 12g | Protein: 17g | Fat: 24g | Saturated Fat: 10g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 10g | Cholesterol: 60mg | Sodium: 1513mg | Potassium: 673mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 649IU | Vitamin C: 26mg | Calcium: 387mg | Iron: 2mg
