Italian Layered Meat And Zucchini Mary Food

STUFFED ZUCCHINI WITH MEAT / ITALIAN STYLE

Steps:

• If the zucchini is long, cut it in half, then hollow it out, rinse and set aside.
• In a small bowl soak the bread for about 30 seconds in either water or milk. Remove the crust and squeeze out the excess moisture, crumble and place in a medium bowl, add the ground beef, egg, parmesan cheese, spices and garlic, and mix well.
• Stuff the meatball mixture into the zucchini. In a medium to large frying pan add 2 tablespoons of oil and place the stuffed zucchini in the pan, sprinkle with a pinch or 2 of salt and extra spices if desired, drizzle with approximately 1 tablespoon of olive oil. Add the water, cover the pan slightly. Cook on low/medium heat until the zucchini is tender and water has evaporated. Raise the heat, and uncover and cook till zucchini is slightly browned, turn and brown the other side. Serve immediately. Enjoy!

ITALIAN LAYERED MEAT AND ZUCCHINI-MARY

Steps:

• Bake at 350* Butter a baking dish about 8" x 8" x 2" deep
• Cook meat together with the sausage meat until brown and drain fat.
• Place zucchini slices in a single layer in the baking dish. Salt and pepper to taste. Sprinkle the 1/4 cup Bisquick on top.
• Top with beef and spaghetti sauce.
• Mix together the 1 cup Bisquick, cottage cheese and eggs until a soft dough forms. Spread over the top of the dish.
• Sprinkle with Parmesan Cheese to cover. Bake uncovered until hot and bubbly. Let stand 10 minutes before serving.

ZUCCHINI LASAGNA WITH MEAT

Steps:

• Salt zucchini slices on a plate and let sit for 10 to 15 minutes while you dice the rest of the ingredients.
• Heat a large skillet or wide pot over high heat. Add oil, onion, and garlic, and sauté until the onion gets a little brown and becomes translucent, about 5 minutes. Add ground beef, potato, and bell pepper. Cook and stir until beef is browned and crumbly, about 5 minutes. Pour in marinara sauce.
• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Layer marinara mixture, zucchini slices, and mozzarella cheese in that order in a casserole dish until you run out of ingredients, ending with mozzarella cheese. Cover.
• Bake in the preheated oven, covered, for 30 minutes. Remove cover and continue baking until lasagna is cooked through and bubbly, about 15 minutes more.

EASY LAYERED ITALIAN MEATLOAF RECIPE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375°F.
• Mix stuffing mix with half each of the pasta sauce and oregano. Add meat; mix well. Pat into 13x9-inch baking dish.
• Mix vegetables and remaining pasta sauce and oregano. Spoon over meat mixture; cover.
• Bake 25 min. Top with cheese. Bake, uncovered, 10 min. or until meatloaf is done (160°F).

LAYERED GROUND BEEF AND ZUCCHINI LASAGNA CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (set oven rack to lowest position).
• Grease a 13 x 9-inch baking dish.
• Bring about 5 cups water to a boil in a saucepan.
• Add in the sliced zucchini; simmer for 3 minutes or until just crisp-tender; drain on paper towels or a clean tea towel then cool.
• In a skillet cook the ground beef with onion, dried chili flakes, basil and oregano until the beef is no longer pink; drain fat.
• Add in garlic and continue cooking the beef until lightly browned.
• Add in the pasta sauce; cook for about 10-15 minutes, season with salt and pepper; remove from heat.
• In a bowl mix together the ricotta with egg/s, garlic powder, 1 cup mozzarella cheese, dried parsley; mix to combine, then season with salt and pepper to taste.
• Arrange all of the zucchini slices in the bottom of the baking dish (the slices do not have to be in one layer) then sprinkle with about 1/3 cup dry breadcrumbs.
• Dollop HALF of the ricotta mixture over the breadcrumbs, then cover with HALF of the beef mixture, then sprinkle about 1 cup mozzarella cheese on top.
• Repeat the layers with remaining 1/3 cup breadcrumbs, ricotta mixture, then meat mixture (reserve the remaining 1 cup mozzarella cheese for the top after baking).
• Sprinkle 1/2 cup or more Parmesan cheese over the top of the meat mixture.
• Place the baking dish on a baking sheet to catch any spills.
• Bake uncovered for about 44-50 minutes or until heated through.
• Sprinkle remaining 1 cup mozzarella cheese on top and return to oven for another 5-8 minutes.

LAYERED ITALIAN ZUCCHINI CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400ºF.
• Cut zucchini into 1/8-inch-thick lengthwise slices. Place on baking sheet. Bake 10 min. Meanwhile, mix Neufchatel, egg, 1/4 cup Parmesan and pepper until well blended.
• Layer half the zucchini in 8-inch square baking dish sprayed with cooking spray, overlapping slices as necessary to cover bottom of dish; cover with half each of the Neufchatel cheese mixture and sauce. Repeat layers. Top with remaining Parmesan.
• Bake 18 to 20 min. or until casserole is heated through and top is lightly browned. Let stand 5 min. before serving.

EASY LAYERED ITALIAN MEATLOAF

Steps:

• PREHEAT oven to 375°F
• Mix stuffing mix with half each of the spaghetti sauce and oregano.
• Add meat; mix well.
• Pat into 13x9-inch baking dish.
• MIX zucchini, mushrooms, remaining spaghetti sauce and remaining oregano. Spoon evenly over meat mixture; cover with foil.
• BAKE 25 minute
• Uncover. Sprinkle with cheese.
• Bake, uncovered, an additional 10 minute or until meatloaf is cooked through (160°F).
• Cut into six pieces to serve.
• KITCHENS TIPS:
• Adding spaghetti sauce to the meat mixture not only adds flavor but also helps to keep the baked meatloaf moist.
• Serve with your favorite cooked vegetables such as steamed green beans and boiled potatoes.