EIGHT-BALL ZUCCHINI PARMESAN
This recipe calls for round, eight-ball variety zucchini, but the traditional shape will work just as well. From Cooking Light (June 2005).
Provided by Vino Girl
Categories One Dish Meal
Time 1h10m
Yield 6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- Place bread in a food processor; pulse 10 times or until coarse crumbs measure 1 cup. Set aside.
- Cut each zucchini in half lengthwise; scoop out pulp, leaving a 1/4-inch-thick shell. Set pulp aside.
- Steam zucchini shells, covered, 6 minutes or until tender. Drain, cut sides down, on several layers of heavy-duty paper towels.
- Place zucchini pulp in food processor; process until finely chopped. Spoon into a bowl.
- Place spinach, basil, garlic, and onion in food processor; process until finely chopped.
- Heat olive oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat.
- Add spinach mixture; cook 3 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- Add zucchini pulp, tomato, and salt; cook 8 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- Remove from heat; stir in breadcrumbs.
- Fill each zucchini half with about 2 1/2 tablespoons zucchini mixture.
- Sprinkle evenly with cheese.
- Bake for 20 minutes or until cheese melts. Garnish with parsley, if desired.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 83.6, Fat 2.4, SaturatedFat 0.9, Cholesterol 3.7, Sodium 338, Carbohydrate 12.4, Fiber 2.3, Sugar 3.4, Protein 4.5
8 BALL ZUCCHINI RECIPE - (4/5)
Provided by lkalemba
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- 1.Preheat oven to 375 degrees. 2.Slice the tops off each zucchini. Set aside and reserve for later. Hollow out each zucchini, chop and reserve the pulp. Chop the tomato and onion and set aside. 3.Cut the bacon crosswise into 1/4" pieces. Add to skillet over medium-high heat and cook until bacon has browned and rendered most of its fat. Add the reserved zucchini pulp, tomato and onion and cook for 4-5 minutes. Remove pan from heat and add bread crumbs and 2/3 of the cheese reserving some for topping. Stir well to combine all ingredients. Taste for seasoning and add salt and pepper as desired. 4.Stuff each hollowed zucchini with mixture. Place in a shallow baking dish or pan and add chicken stock to a depth of about 1/4 inch. 5.Place the pan in the oven and cook for 20 minutes. Remove from oven and add remaining cheese to top of each zucchini. Place the reserved zucchini tops in the stock. Return to oven and cook for 20 more minutes or until the zucchini is tender.
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