Pork Sausage Stuffed Zucchini Food

PORK SAUSAGE STUFFED ZUCCHINI

Steps:

• Instructions

SAUSAGE-STUFFED ZUCCHINI BOATS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
• With a teaspoon, scoop out the flesh from the interior of the zucchini, so they resemble boats. Place the zucchini boats in a 9-by-13-inch casserole dish. Chop the zucchini flesh and set aside.
• In a medium saute pan over medium-high heat, add the olive oil and let heat through. Add the sweet and the hot Italian sausage, and cook for 4 minutes. Add the garlic, onion, chopped zucchini flesh, tomatoes and some salt and pepper. Cook until softened, about 4 minutes.
• In a medium bowl, add the Parmesan, mozzarella, breadcrumbs and parsley; mix to combine.
• Spoon in and mound the sausage mixture into the zucchini boats. Sprinkle the breadcrumb mixture over top. Place in oven and bake until golden on top, 20 minutes.

PORK SAUSAGE STUFFED ZUCCHINI

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.
• Coat bottom of a medium pan over medium heat with olive oil. Add onions and cook until translucent, about 4 minutes. Add garlic and cook until translucent and fragrant, about 3 minutes more. Add the sausage and cook, stirring frequently and breaking up the sausage into crumbles, until cooked through, about 5 minutes. Remove mixture from the heat and allow to cool slightly. Add oregano and Parmesan and stir to combine.
• Fill each zucchini with the sausage mixture, packing them slightly, and place on a sheet tray. Drizzle with olive oil and bake until golden brown, about 5 minutes.

RICE & SAUSAGE STUFFED ZUCCHINI

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350.
• Brown sausage til fully cooked, remove from heat.
• Mix in rice, tomatoes, onion, cumin, turmeric, and parsley.
• Cut zucchini lengthwise and scrape out seeds and some of the flesh with a spoon.
• Fill zucchini with sausage rice mixture.
• Bake for 40 min or until zucchini is tender.
• To speed things up, you may boil or microwave zucchini to precook.
• Garnish with parsley and green onion.

SAUSAGE-STUFFED ZUCCHINI

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Drizzle a large baking dish with oil. Scrape seeds and soft flesh from zucchini and reserve 1/2 cup. Place zucchini, cut sides up, in baking dish.
• Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat; add sausage and onion. Cook, breaking up sausage, until sausage is browned and onion is softened, about 5 minutes. Add garlic and reserved zucchini; cook until garlic is fragrant, about 1 minute. Remove from heat; stir in remaining ingredients. Divide mixture among zucchini. Bake until filling is firm and each zucchini is tender and wrinkled around edges, 35 to 40 minutes. Garnish with Parmesan shavings.

SAUSAGE AND CHEESE STUFFED ZUCCHINI RECIPE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F.
• Cut zucchini lengthwise in half; scoop out centers, leaving 1/4-inch-thick shells.
• Chop removed zucchini pulp; place in medium bowl. Add crumbled sausage, bread crumbs, Parmesan and garlic; mix well. Spoon into zucchini shells.
• Place filled shells in 13x9-inch pan; top with pasta sauce. Cover.
• Bake 45 min. or until heated through. Sprinkle with mozzarella; bake 3 min. or until melted.

ITALIAN SAUSAGE-STUFFED ZUCCHINI

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Cut each zucchini lengthwise in half. Scoop out pulp, leaving a 1/4-in. shell; chop pulp. Place zucchini shells in a large microwave-safe dish. In batches, microwave, covered, on high 2-3 minutes or until crisp-tender., In a large skillet, cook sausage and zucchini pulp over medium heat 6-8 minutes or until sausage is no longer pink, breaking sausage into crumbles; drain. Stir in tomatoes, bread crumbs, Parmesan cheese, herbs and pepper. Spoon into zucchini shells., Place in 2 ungreased 13x9-in. baking dishes. Bake, covered, 15-20 minutes or until zucchini is tender. Sprinkle with mozzarella cheese. Bake, uncovered, 5-8 minutes longer or until cheese is melted. If desired, sprinkle with additional minced parsley.

COUNTRY SAUSAGE STUFFED ZUCCHINI SQUASH

Steps:

• 1. I had 2 small zucchini that I scooped out the center.
• 2. Chop up what you've scooped out and place in a frying pan. Add the sausage, celery, onion, garlic powder, and bell pepper. Saute all of this until the sausage and vegetables are tender and the meat lightly brown.
• 3. Mix the flour and bread crumbs in with this mixture. Salt and pepper.
• 4. Wait a little while to let this set then mix the egg into this mixture. It shouldn't be really hot because it will fry the egg.
• 5. Add slices of butter to a small baking dish. Place the scooped out zucchini on top of the butter. Spoon the sausage mixture in it. Bake at 350 degrees uncovered for 20 minutes or until you can tell that the large zucchini is tender.
• 6. Then add grated cheese on top and bake until it browns or bubbles.
• 7. Note: This recipe was created just for one or two people so you will need to increase measurements for a larger amount. This would be good with Italian sausage from the casing or hot country-style sausage. I just used what I had on hand that day and it turned out very delicious!

PORK STUFFED ZUCCHINI

Steps:

• Cut the stem end form the zucchinis and with a spoon scrape off some of their pulp leaving a 1/2 cm.
• edge.
• Dice the extracted pulp and reserve.
• Cook the zucchini in boiling water until their green color seems darker and brighter.
• Immediately immerse in a colandar in cold water to stop cooking process.
• Sautee onion and garlic in cooking oil.
• Add the pork meat, and when meat is almost cooked add the zuchinni pulp.
• Season with salt and pepper and cook stirring constantly.
• When meat is thoroughly cooked, add the cooked rice, stir, take away from stove and incorporate the cream.
• Stuff the zuchini with the prevous mix and place in a baking dish.
• For the sauce: Sautee onion and garlic.
• When they start turning golden, add the chopped tomato and the tomato sauce, and cook until it reaches boiling stage.
• Process this mixture in blender with very little water to get a slightly thick consistency.
• Place in a saucepan, season with salt and pepper.
• Add the epazote and chiles and cook from 5 to 10 minutes.
• Pour this over the zuchinni and serve.
• If not eaten at once, bake at 400°F for 15 minutes or until they are hot.

PARMESAN-PORK ZUCCHINI BOATS

Steps:

• Cut each zucchini in half lengthwise. Scoop out seeds and pulp, leaving a 1/4-in. shell; set aside. Chop pulp; set aside., In a large skillet, cook sausage and onion over medium heat until meat is no longer pink; drain. Add garlic and zucchini pulp; saute for 3-5 minutes or until pulp is tender. Remove from the heat. Stir in the bread crumbs, 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese and egg. , Sprinkle salt inside zucchini shells. Fill each with 3 tablespoons meat mixture. Sprinkle with remaining Parmesan cheese., Place in an ungreased 13-in. x 9-in. baking dish. Pour water into dish. Cover and bake at 350° for 15 minutes. Uncover; bake 15 minutes longer or until zucchini is tender and filling is heated through.

STUFFED ZUCCHINI

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Trim stems from zucchini and slice lengthwise. Scoop out seeds and put in a bowl. Mix seeds with sausage, garlic, bread crumbs, and Parmesan cheese. Stuff squash with sausage mixture and place in a 9x13 inch baking pan. Pour spaghetti sauce over the top and cover the pan with foil.
• Bake in preheated oven until sausage is browned and cooked through, about 45 minutes. Remove foil and cover with mozzarella cheese. Return to the oven and cook until cheese is melted, about 15 minutes more.