Best Baked Stuffed Zucchini Recipes

BAKED STUFFED ZUCCHINI

Steps:

• Cut zucchini in half lengthwise. Scoop out pulp, leaving a 1/4-in. shell. Chop pulp; set shells aside. , In a large nonstick skillet, saute the zucchini pulp, mushrooms and onion in butter for 3-4 minutes or until tender. Add wine or broth. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 10-12 minutes or until liquid has evaporated. Stir in salt and pepper., Place zucchini shells in a saucepan and cover with water; bring to a boil. Cook for 2 minutes or until crisp-tender; drain. , Fill shells with mushroom mixture. Sprinkle with cheese. Broil 3-4 in. from the heat for 3-4 minutes or until lightly browned.

BAKED STUFFED ZUCCHINI

Steps:

• Cut zucchini in half lengthwise. Scoop out pulp, leaving a 1/4-in. shell. Chop pulp; set shells aside. In a nonstick skillet, saute the zucchini pulp, mushrooms and onion in butter for 3-4 minutes or until tender. Add wine or broth. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 10-12 minutes or until liquid has evaporated. Stir in salt and pepper.
• Place zucchini shells in a saucepan and cover with water; bring to a boil. Cook for 2 minutes; drain. Fill shells with mushroom mixture. Sprinkle with cheese. Broil 3-4 inches from the heat for 3-4 minutes or until lightly browned.

HARVEST FESTIVAL - ENGLISH BAKED STUFFED AUTUMN MARROW/ZUCCHINI

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 200C/400F/Gas 6.
• Wash and cut the marrow in half, then peel strips of skin with a swivel head vegetable peeler, to create a striped pattern; scoop out all the seeds and discard them. Prick the inside flesh thoroughly with a fork.
• Put all the stuffing ingredients together in a large mixing bowl and mix together - I find that it is better to use your hands to bring it all together. (Wet your hands before you start to prevent the mixture sticking to your hands!).
• Spoon half the stuffing mixture into each half of marrow, pressing down quite firmly to make the mixture fill the hollows.
• Carefully place one stuffed marrow half on top of the other half - see photos - and press together, before wrapping in a large sheet of well greased foil. (I use a low fat olive oil spray to grease my foil.).
• Place the foil wrapped stuffed marrow into a large baking tray or ovenproof dish and cook in the pre-heated oven for 1 1/2 to 2 hours, checking after 1 1/2 hours. The marrow should be soft but still hold its shape. (If you use a smaller or larger marrow, please adjust the cooking time).
• Take the marrow out of the oven when cooked and allow to sit for 5 minutes. Carefully remove the foil and serve hot, cut into slices, with the juices from the dish poured back over the marrow, or mixed into your tomato sauce if making. Serve with steamed fresh vegetables and mashed potatoes. Garnish with fresh parsley.
• This is also wonderful when served with a hot tomato sauce. Gently fry one finely chopped onion with a clove of garlic in a pan until soft and golden; add a tin of chopped tomatoes, gently heat for a further 5 minutes, check for seasoning and add juices from the marrow, salt, pepper to taste. Allow to cool slightly and then blend the sauce in a blender or with a hand held immersion mixer until smooth. Gently re-heat and serve with the stuffed marrow.

STUFFED BAKED ZUCCHINI

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Bring a large pot of water to a boil.
• Cut both zucchini in half and scoop out the seeds. Place in the boiling water until soft, 5 to 7 minutes. Remove from the water and set on a baking sheet while preparing stuffing.
• Mix 1 3/4 cups Cheddar cheese, grated potato, cream cheese, cooked chicken, sour cream, onion, garlic, cumin, garam masala, paprika, chili powder, and pepper together in a bowl. Fill zucchini halves with stuffing. Sprinkle with crushed crackers and sprinkle with remaining Cheddar cheese.
• Bake in the preheated oven until heated through and cheese is melted, about 20 minutes.

STUFFED, BAKED ZUCCHINI WITH TOMATOES AND RICE

Steps:

• Cut the zucchinis in half lengthwise.
• Cook them in a skillet with a small amount of water until just tender, about 5 minutes.
• Drain; cool; scoop out seeds.
• Saute garlic in the hot butter until golden and discard the garlic. To this butter, add the onion and saute until golden.
• Add tomato, rice, oregano, cayenne, and salt; mix well.
• Lightly sprinkle the zucchini halves with salt.
• Fill the zucchini with the mixture and top with grated cheese.
• Arrange the zucchini in a single layer in a buttered baking dish.
• Bake, uncovered, at 450 degrees F. for 15 minutes and then brown under broiler.

BAKED STUFFED ZUCCHINI

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 350.
• 2. Wash zucchini well, remove stem, and cut in half the long way. Scoop out seeds to leave a well in the center of the fruit. Place skin down on a baking dish of appropriate size for four halves. (The picture shows some special zucchini that I picked up at the farm stand. The green one is an eight ball zucchini, which I originally made the recipe for.)
• 3. In a small pan melt butter and add bread crumbs and garlic powder. Mix well.
• 4. Place slices of onion in each zucchini half. Cover with bread crumb mixture and then decoratively place tomato halves on top.
• 5. Cook until the zuchini is soft, approximately 30 minutes. If the vegetables are getting too brown, cover with aluminum foil until soft.
• 6. Add slices of fresh mozzerella to the top and broil for 2-5 minutes until cheese just starts to melt. (You can use shredded if fresh mozzerella is not available, it still tastes great!)

VEGAN STUFFED BAKED ZUCCHINI

Steps:

• Cut the zucchinis in half lengthwise. Scoop out the insides, leaving about a quarter inch rim all the way around. Place these zucchini shells on a foil lined baking pan. Chop the zucchini flesh and set aside.
• Heat the oil in a large fry pan. Add the onion and bell pepper and cook over medium high heat just until the onion begins to brown 8 to 10 minutes.
• add the zucchini flesh, garlic and carrot. Cook until heated through.
• Remove from heat and stir in the cashews and cooked rice. Sprinkle with salt and pepper to taste. Pour the veggie/rice mixture into the zucchini shells. Bake at 375 for 25 to 30 minutes.

BAKED STUFFED ZUCCHINI

Steps:

• Cut a small sliver from the bottom of each zucchini so it will lie flat without rolling over. Cut a larger sliver from the top to expose the insides of the zucchini. Use a spoon to carefully hollow out the zucchini, being careful not to break all the way through the skin.
• Coarsely chop the zucchini insides. Mince the garlic.
• In a nonstick skillet, brown the sausage. Drain well.
• Mix the chopped zucchini, sausage, and garlic. Stir in the diced bread and moisten with the chicken broth. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
• Divide the stuffing mixture among the 4 hollowed-out zucchini. Place them in a shallow microwave-safe baking dish. Add 2 tablespoons of water and cover with plastic wrap.
• Microwave 4-5 minutes, until zucchini is tender. Let stand 2-3 minutes before serving.

SOLAR BAKED SALMON STUFFED ZUCCHINI

Steps:

• Set Global Sun Oven out to preheat. Lightly coat two glass baking dishes with cooking spray. Cut the zucchini in half length-wise. Cut each half into 2 to 3 pieces, hollow out each piece, leaving sides intact. Set aside. Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add onion, celery and mushrooms and cook, stirring occasionally until celery is tender, about 5 minutes. Stir in tarragon and pepper and cook for about 1 minute. Remove from heat and set aside. Drain salmon, reserving liquid, and remove skin. In a large bowl beat egg with lemon juice. Add salmon and mash with a fork. Add reserved mushroom mixture, parsley, breadcrumbs and enough salmon liquid to obtain the right consistency. Stuff the hollowed out zucchini pieces with salmon mixture. Arrange pieces in the prepared baking dishes, cover with foil then cover foil with a dark tea towel. Cross stack the baking dishes in the GSO, or bake zucchini in two batches. Bake until zucchini have softened and filling is brown on top, 1 to 1 1/1 hours.

STUFFED BAKED ZUCCHINI

Steps:

• Boil Zucchini for 10 minutes.
• Remove from water, cool, cut in half length wise and scoop out pulp. Chop pulp and set aside.
• Saute garlic, tomato, and onion in oil until onion is soft.
• Add breadcrumbs and pulp and continue to saute for additional 2 - 3 minutes.
• Add mixture to zucchini shells and bake on top rack of 350 degree oven for 20 minutes.
• Sprinkle with parmesan cheese and bake for an additional 5 minutes on top rack, or until cheese is melted and stuffing is slightly brown.

ORE-IDA BAKED STUFFED ZUCCHINI

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350ºF.
• Cut zucchini lengthwise in half; scoop out and discard centers, leaving 1/4-inch-thick shells.
• Cook potatoes in hot oil in large skillet on medium heat 12 to 15 min., stirring occasionally.
• Meanwhile, brown meat in separate large skillet. Add onions, peppers and garlic; cook 3 min. Drain; stir in potatoes, 1/2 cup pasta sauce, seasoning and 1-1/2 cups cheese.
• Mix hot water and remaining pasta sauce; divide evenly onto bottoms of 2 (13x9-inch) baking dishes. Spoon about 1/2 cup meat mixture into each zucchini shell. Place stuffed zucchini in baking dishes; cover with foil. Bake 30 min.
• Remove foil; sprinkle with remaining cheese. Bake 10 min. or until zucchini is tender.

ZUCCHINI RIPIENE AL FORNO (BAKED STUFFED ZUCCHINI)

Steps:

• Place mushrooms in a medium bowl. Pour 2 cups boiling water over mushrooms; let stand for 15 minutes. Drain, discarding water. Coarsely chop soaked mushrooms; set aside.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Meanwhile, in a medium skillet cook bread crumbs in 3 tablespoons of the hot butter about 3 minutes or just until beginning to turn golden brown. Stir in one clove of the minced garlic; cook and stir about 1 minute more or until garlic is fragrant. Remove from heat; stir in parsley. Season with 1/4 teaspoon of the salt and the pepper; set aside.
• Trim ends of three of the zucchini; cut each of these zucchini in half lengthwise. Using a melon baller or a small measuring spoon, scoop out and reserve pulp, leaving 1/4-inch-thick shells. Coarsely chop pulp and the one remaining zucchini; set aside.
• For sauce, in a small saucepan melt 4 tablespoons of the remaining butter over medium heat. Stir in flour. Stir in milk. Cook and stir over medium heat until thickened and bubbly. Cook and stir for 1 minute more. Reduce heat to low. Stir in Parmesan cheese and 1/4 teaspoon of the remaining salt. Set aside.
• For filling, in medium skillet melt the remaining 1 tablespoon butter over medium heat. Add the chopped zucchini, chopped soaked mushrooms, fresh mushrooms, and onion; cook about 5 minutes or until onion is tender. Stir in thyme, the remaining two cloves garlic, and the remaining 1/4 teaspoon salt. Cook and stir for 30 seconds. Remove from heat. Stir in 2/3 cup of the bread crumb mixture.
• Spread sauce in a 3-quart rectangular baking dish. Place filled zucchini shells on top of the sauce. Sprinkle with the remaining bread crumb mixture. Bake, covered, for 30 minutes. Uncover. Bake about 10 minutes more or until sauce is bubbling and zucchini are tender when pierced with the tip of a small knife. Serve hot or warm.