Stuffed Zucchini With Chicken Sausage Food

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.

STUFFED ZUCCHINI WITH CHICKEN SAUSAGE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Cut a lengthwise 3/4-inch thick slice from each zucchini. Retain the lengthwise slices. With a spoon, scoop out the flesh, leaving a shell intact all around the zucchini. Discard or save the flesh for another use. Chop up the retained lengthwise slices of zucchini.
• Heat the olive oil in a skillet over medium heat, and cook the chicken sausage, breaking the meat up as it cooks, until the sausage has begun to brown, about 8 minutes. Sprinkle in the crushed red pepper flakes, and season with salt and black pepper. Stir in the chopped zucchini, onion, and garlic, and cook until the onion is translucent, about 5 minutes. Scrape the sausage mixture into a bowl, and stir in the tomatoes, bread crumbs, Parmesan cheese, and basil until the stuffing is thoroughly combined.
• Lightly stuff the zucchini boats with the stuffing, place the zucchini into a baking dish, and bake until thoroughly heated through and beginning to brown on top, about 30 minutes.

STUFFED ZUCCHINI

Steps:

• Cut zucchini in half lengthwise. Scoop out seeds if they are large.
• Blanch shell 8-10 minutes. Scoop out zucchini, leaving 1/2 inch shell. Chop zucchini that you scooped out.
• Brown sausage, onion, and chopped zucchini.
• Add all seasonings, bread crumbs, and cheese.
• Stuff zucchini shells.
• Pour sauce over all and bake 30 minutes at 375°F.

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.

SAUSAGE STUFFED ZUCCHINI

Steps:

• Cut 4 of the zucchini and 4 of the yellow squash in half lengthwise and scoop out the seeds.
• Sprinkle with the kosher salt and set them upsdide down on paper towels to drain for 30 minutes.
• Finely chop the remaining 2 squash.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Prepare sheet pan by very lightly greasing it.
• Get out your food processor.
• Heat 1 tbl of the olive oil in a heavy skillet.
• Add the shallots and cook until translucent but not brown, about 2 minutes.
• Add the mushrooms and 1/2 tsp of salt (approx.).
• Raise the heat to moderately high and cook, stirring, until the mushrooms begin to brown and the liquid they give off is evaporated- about 8-10 minutes.
• Transfer the mixture to a large mixing bowl.
• Saute the chopped zucchini and yellow squash with more olive oil and another 1/2 tsp salt, cooking until light brown and no more liquid is in the pan.
• Add to the mushrooms.
• Add the sausage to the pan and saute until brown.
• Transfer the sausage to the food processor and process until very fine.
• Add to the rest of the ingredients, add the breadcrumbs, cheese, parsley and mix well.
• Taste and season with additional S&P if needed.
• Fill the zucchini and squash shells, sprinkle with extra cheese.
• Add about 3 tbl of water to the pan and bake at 350 degrees for 25-30 minutes.
• Serve with a rice pilaf.

ZUCCHINI STUFFED WITH SAUSAGE

Steps:

• Trim off the ends of each zucchini. Cut the center portions of each zucchini into two two-inch lengths. Cut the remaining ends into half-inch rounds.
• Using a knife or potato scoop, hollow out the centers of each two-inch length of zucchini. The hollowed-out portions should be just large enough to hold one small link sausage, reserve the hollowed-out pulp.
• Roll the link sausages in the cayenne pepper.
• Heat the oil in a skillet and add the sausages. Cook, turning often, until browned and cooked through. Sprinkle with anise, coating them evenly.
• Stuff one sausage inside each piece of zucchini. Put the stuffed pieces back into the skillet. Add the small rounds and hollowed-out pulp.
• Combine the three-quarters cup of water, turmeric, cumin, paprika and salt. Pour it over the zucchini. Cook, turning the zucchini pieces, about five minutes. Cover closely and continue cooking 30 minutes. Turn the pieces often in the cooking liquid so that they cook evenly. If, as the zucchini cook, the water becomes too little, add up to half a cup more. When ready, the zucchini should be very tender and the sauce cooked down to about one-third cup. Serve hot or cold.

ZUCCHINI-STUFFED CHICKEN

Steps:

• In a large ovenproof skillet, saute onion in 1 tablespoon oil for 3 minutes or until crisp-tender. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer. Add zucchini and red pepper; saute for 3 minutes or until crisp-tender. , Remove from the heat; stir in the cheese, basil, salt and pepper. Carefully loosen the skin on one side of each chicken breast to form a pocket; stuff with vegetable mixture. , In the same skillet, brown chicken skin side down in remaining oil. Turn chicken. Bake, uncovered, at 375° for 25-30 minutes or until a thermometer reads 170°.

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 STUFFED ZUCCHINI

Steps:

• In a greased casserole dish lay oiled zucchini cut side up.
• In a skillet on medium high heat, heat oil then saute red peppers, onion, garlic, celery, and butternut till translucent.
• Add sausage, corn, raisins, spices, tomato sauce and bulgur wheat.
• Adjust seasoning to taste.
• Mound filling onto zucchini halves, top with cheese and pine nuts.
• Pour wine and stock in bottom of pan.
• Bake 30 minutes at 350°F.