Best Zucchini Italiano Recipes

HAM & ZUCCHINI ITALIANO

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450°. In a large skillet, saute zucchini in oil until crisp-tender. Sprinkle with basil, salt and pepper., Place half of the zucchini in a greased 8-in. square baking dish. Layer with half of the ham, marinara sauce and cheese. Repeat layers., Bake, uncovered, 10-12 minutes or until heated through and cheese is melted. Serve with a slotted spoon.

ZUCCHINI ITALIANO

Steps:

• Cook zucchini in boiling water for 2 to 3 minutes or until almost tender. Drain well; set aside. , In a large skillet, cook the beef, garlic and onion over medium heat until meat is no longer pink; drain. Stir in the rice, tomato sauce, oregano, salt and pepper. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 10 minutes. , In a small bowl, combine egg and cottage cheese. Layer half of the zucchini slices in a greased 8-in. square baking dish, overlapping slices if needed. Spoon meat mixture over zucchini; dollop cottage cheese mixture over meat. Top with remaining zucchini slices. , Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 25 minutes or until heated through. Sprinkle cheddar cheese around edges; bake 2 to 3 minutes longer or until cheese is melted.

ZUCCHINI & GROUND BEEF-STUFFED PEPPERS ITALIANO

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400°F.
• Brown meat with onions in large skillet on medium heat; drain. Stir in 1/2 cup tomato sauce, zucchini, rice, oregano and basil.
• Cut tops off peppers; remove and discard seeds. Pour remaining tomato sauce and water into 13x9-inch baking dish; stir. Place peppers in baking dish; fill with meat mixture. Cover.
• Bake 35 to 40 min. or until peppers are tender. Top with cheese; bake, uncovered, 5 to 7 min. or until melted. Serve peppers topped with sauce from bottom of baking dish.

ZUCCHINI ITALIANO

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Place oil and garlic in a skillet over medium-high heat; saute until garlic is browned.
• Add onion and zucchini; toss well with garlic oil, gently stirring.
• Stir in tomato sauce and seasonings.
• Turn into a 2-quart baking dish.
• Cover and bake for 20 minutes.
• Remove from oven and sprinkle on cheeses.
• Cover casserole and let sit for 2 minutes or until cheese melts- Serve immediately.

ZUCCHINI BEEF ITALIANO

Steps:

• Sason the flour with salt & pepper & tip into a plastic bag, toss the beef around in the bag until all pieces are coated.
• Melt the butter in a pan and brown the beef over high heat.
• Transfer beef to an oven-proof casserole dish (approx 20cm x30cm).
• Add remaining ingredients to the frypan and stir briskly until it reaches a boil.
• Pour the sauce over the beef, cover dish & bake at 180.C for 1 1/4 hours.
• Meanwhile mix the cheeses together.
• Take the casserole out of the oven and layer the zucchini over the top in a decorative pattern, sprinkle cheese over the top and bake for a further 30-45 minutes.

HAM & ZUCCHINI ITALIANO

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450°. In a large skillet, saute zucchini in oil until crisp-tender. Sprinkle with basil, salt and pepper., Place half of the zucchini in a greased 8-in. square baking dish. Layer with half of the ham, marinara sauce and cheese. Repeat layers., Bake, uncovered, 10-12 minutes or until heated through and cheese is melted. Serve with a slotted spoon.

ZUCCHINI ITALIANO

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 375
• 2. Trim ends of zukes and cut in half lengthwise. Carefully scoop out centers leaving 1/4" thick shells.
• 3. Chop pulp (about 1 cup) and reserve. Brown the beef and drain fat. Stir in reserved pulp, bread crumbs, parmesan cheese, oregano, salt and pepper, egg, and 1/2 c of marinara.
• 4. Place zucchini shells in a shallow baking pan. Spoon meat mixture into the shells. Pour remaining marinara over and around the zukes. Cover and bake until shells are tender; 30-35 mins.
• 5. Pull from oven and sprinkle with mozarella cheese. Bake uncovered until cheese melts.