Zucchini Surprise Food

ZUCCHINI AND STUFFING CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients.
• Preheat oven to 350 F. Butter a 1 1/2-quart casserole dish.
• Put zucchini rounds into a medium saucepan and cover with water. Add about 1 teaspoon of salt and bring to a boil over high heat. Cover pan and lower heat to medium-low. Cook for about 3 to 4 minutes, or until tender.
• Drain zucchini well and set aside.
• In same saucepan, melt 4 tablespoons of the butter over medium-low heat. When butter stops foaming, add carrot and onion. Cook for about 5 minutes, or until tender, stirring frequently.
• Remove onion and carrot mixture from heat and stir in 1 1/2 cups of the stuffing cubes. Add cream of chicken soup and sour cream.
• Add zucchini and stir mixture gently until combined.
• Spoon mixture into prepared 1 1/2-quart casserole.
• In a saucepan over medium heat, melt remaining 2 tablespoons of butter; add remaining 1 cup of the stuffing cubes. Toss to coat cubes with butter.
• Sprinkle stuffing cubes evenly over top of casserole.
• Bake for 25 to 35 minutes or until hot and bubbling.

ZUCCHINI SURPRISE

Steps:

• Brown ground beef in large skillet. Drain off fat.
• Cut vegetables in bite size pieces, 1/2 to 1 inch size.
• Add zucchini, onion, pepper and tomatoes, squeezing tomato peices to start bringing out the juice.
• Sprinkle with salt seasoning and stir.
• Cover, bring to a simmer and simmer for 25 minutes, stirring occasionally; It makes it's own juice.
• Serve in a soup bowl if you like the juice with it, or use a slotted spoon to serve without juice.
• Sprinkle with shredded cheese and/or parmesan.

SURPRISE ZUCCHINI MUFFINS

Steps:

• Grease 14 muffin tins.
• Preheat oven to 200°C.
• Prick tomatoes in several places with a skewer to prevent them from bursting during cooking.
• Sift flour & add zucchini & cheese.
• Beat egg, oil & milk together until combined.
• Add liquid to flour & stir until smooth.
• Place one tablespoon of mixture in each muffin tin.
• Press a cherry tomato into each mix, fill tins with more mix, covering each tomato completely.
• Bake in oven for about 20 minutes until golden.