MEDITERRANEAN ZUCCHINI BOATS
Zucchini boats make the perfect vegetable vessel for ground turkey sausage, kalamata olives, sun dried tomatoes, pine nuts, basil, and Parmesan cheese for a Mediterranean take on everyone's favorite stuffed zucchini recipe.
Provided by Heidi
Categories Main Course
Time 1h5m
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 375°F.
- From stem to stem, slice the zucchini in half lengthwise. Scoop out the pulp, chop, and set aside.
- In a large skillet, heat the oil over medium-high heat. Add the ground turkey sausage and cook for 5 minutes, stirring and breaking it up into smaller pieces. Add the onion and garlic and season with the oregano, kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper. Add the reserved chopped zucchini pulp and cook until the onion softens and the turkey is no longer pink.
- Remove the pan from the heat and stir in the whisked egg, bread crumbs, olives, sun dried tomatoes, 3/4 of the basil, pine nuts, and half of the Parmesan cheese. Toss and mix well.
- Spoon the stuffing into the zucchini boats and place in a 9 X 12 baking dish or baking sheet. Sprinkle with the remaining Parmesan cheese. Cover tightly with foil and bake for 30 minutes. Uncover and bake for 10-15 more minutes or until the zucchini are fork tender. Serve hot topped with the remaining basil and more Parmesan cheese if desired.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 540 kcal, Carbohydrate 35 g, Protein 33 g, Fat 31 g, SaturatedFat 6 g, Cholesterol 130 mg, Sodium 1881 mg, Fiber 6 g, Sugar 7 g, ServingSize 1 serving
TURKEY SAUSAGE ZUCCHINI BOATS
When I worked in the school library, my co-workers were my taste testers. They approved this healthy and happy spin on stuffed zucchini. -Stephanie Cotterman, West Alexandria, Ohio
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Dinner
Time 1h5m
Yield 6 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350°. Cut each zucchini lengthwise in half. Scoop out pulp, leaving a 1/4-in. shell; chop pulp., In a large skillet, cook turkey, onion, celery, garlic and seasonings over medium heat 6-8 minutes or until turkey is no longer pink, breaking up turkey into crumbles. Stir in croutons, 1/2 cup cheese and zucchini pulp. Spoon into zucchini shells., Transfer to two ungreased 13x9-in. baking dishes; add 1/4 in. water. Bake, covered, 30-35 minutes or until zucchini is tender. Sprinkle with remaining cheese. Bake, uncovered, about 5 minutes or until cheese is melted.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 240 calories, Fat 11g fat (4g saturated fat), Cholesterol 63mg cholesterol, Sodium 556mg sodium, Carbohydrate 13g carbohydrate (5g sugars, Fiber 2g fiber), Protein 23g protein. Diabetic Exchanges
TURKEY-STUFFED ZUCCHINI BOATS
Provided by Robin Miller : Food Network
Categories main-dish
Time 27m
Yield 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 22
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
- Using a spoon or melon baller, scoop seeds from center of each zucchini half, making 4 long, canoe-like boats. Set aside.
- In a medium bowl, combine diced meatballs or other cooked ground turkey, sour cream, artichoke hearts, 1/4 cup of the Parmesan Cheese, oregano, salt, and black pepper. Mix gently to combine. Spoon mixture into zucchini boats. Sprinkle bread crumbs and remaining Parmesan over filling in boats.
- Bake zucchini boats 10 to 12 minutes, until top is golden brown and filling is heated through. Serve with Orzo Pesto.
- In a large bowl, combine turkey, garlic and herb seasoning, egg white and 1/2 teaspoon each salt and black pepper. Mix well and shape mixture into about 32 meatballs. Place meatballs in bottom of slow cooker.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together tomato sauce, broth, chili sauce, vinegar, brown sugar, and thyme. Pour mixture over meatballs.
- Cover and cook on LOW for 6 to 8 hours or on HIGH for 3 to 4 hours. Season, to taste, with salt and black pepper.
- Cook and drain orzo according to package directions. Toss with pesto and serve.
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