STUFFED ZUCCHINI BOATS

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My daughter and I love zucchini but my husband and grandson are not fans. So I was trying to use up zucchini in a way that might appeal to the kid in both of them with Boats!

Provided by Lori Redifer @Nillawafer

Categories     Beef

Number Of Ingredients 14

3 medium zucchini, cut in half length wise
1 medium onion, diced
1 pound(s) bulk pork sausage
1 pound(s) ground beef
1 3/4 cup(s) bread crumbs, seasoned
8 ounce(s) cream cheese, room temperature
1 cup(s) cheddar cheese, shredded
2 teaspoon(s) montreal steak seasoning
2 clove(s) garlic, minced
1/2 cup(s) parmesan cheese
3 teaspoon(s) parsley flakes
1 - egg
- olive oil
- montreal steak seasoning

Steps:

  • Wash zucchini and cut in half down the length of it. Spoon out all of the seed center.
  • Lightly coat zucchini half with olive oil by rubbing in inside and on the outer skin. Sprinkle Montreal Steak Seasoning on the inner side of the zucchini. Set on 2 separate baking pans until ready to fill.
  • In large mixing bowl, combine sausage and ground beef. Mix thoroughly.
  • Add softened cream cheese and mix thoroughly into the meat mixture.
  • Add 2 tsps. of Montreal steak seasoning, parsley, garlic and the egg to the meat mixture and mix thoroughly.
  • Then add the onion, parmesan cheese, cheddar cheese and bread crumbs to the mixture and again mix until it is mixed throughout the meat mixture.
  • *optional* You can chop up the insides that have been scooped out of the zucchini and add them at this point.
  • After all ingredients are mixed in well, fill zucchini halves with the meat mixture.
  • Lightly sprinkle cheddar cheese on top of them and put them in the oven to bake.
  • Oven should be preheated and set to 375 degrees. Bake for 60 minutes until meat is thoroughly cooked. Meat temperature of 170 degrees.

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