Italian Stuffed Zucchini with Tomato Sauce Recipe

Italian Stuffed Zucchini With Tomato Sauce Recipe

Ingredients

• Serving Size : 6
• 6 zucchini – medium-size
• 1 egg – beaten
• 1/3 cup olive oil
• 2/3 cup bread crumbs – fine
• 1/2 cup onion – minced
• 2/3 cup parmesan cheese – grated
• 1 carrot,medium-size – minced
• 1 teaspoon oregano
• 2 garlic cloves – minced
• salt to taste
• 1/2 pound ground beef – lean
• pepper to taste
• 1/4 cup ham – ground
• 1 1/2 cup tomato sauce

Method

1. Wash and dry zucchini; cut in half lengthwise and hollow out centers carefully, leaving shells 1/4-inch thick.
2. Reserve pulp.
3. Heat olive oil in a large skillet; saute onion, carrot and garlic in oil until limp.
4. Coarsely chop zucchini pulp and add to sauteed mixture; cook a few minutes.
5. Put vegetable mixture into a bowl.
6. Cook beef in the same skillet until it loses its pink color.
7. Add ham and vegetable mixture; mix well.
8. Add egg, bread crumbs, 1 tablespoon Parmesan cheese, salt and pepper to taste and oregano; mix well.
9. Stuff zucchini shells with meat-vegetable mixture, mounding tops.
10. Pour tomato sauce into the bottom of a large ovenproof dish; arrange stuffed zucchini in sauce.
11. Sprinke tops with remaining cheese.
12. Cover tightly with foil; bake in preheated 350F oven 30 to 40 minutes, or until tender
13. Uncover during last 10 minutes of baking time to brown tops.

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