Zucchini stuffed with sausage, fresh tomatoes, onions, mushrooms, and Parmesan cheese, then baked to perfection!!
Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: American
Servings: 8boats
Ingredients
4med. zucchini(6-7-inches each)
3T.olive oildivided
1/2c.onionchopped
3clovesgarlicminced
1/2c.mushroomschopped
1lb.turkey or pork sausage
2T.dry white wine
2-3tomatoesseeded and diced
3T.chopped fresh basil
1tsp.minced fresh rosemary
3/4c.grated Parmesan cheese
1egglightly beaten
1/2tsp.salt
1/2tsp.pepper
Instructions
Cut zucchini in half lengthwise. Using melon-baller or small spoon, scoop out zucchini flesh, leaving shells about 1/4-inch thick. Reserve half of the flesh; chop coarsely. Set both flesh and shells aside.
Heat 2 tablespoons of olive oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Sauté onion and garlic until soft. Add mushrooms and reserved zucchini flesh, sauté another 2 minutes. Remove from heat.
In a separate skillet heat the remaining tablespoon of the olive oil over medium-high heat. Crumble in sausage, cook until lightly browned on all sides, stirring occasionally, about 6 minutes. Stir in cooked onion and mushroom mixture. Add the wine. Stir in tomato, basil and rosemary, cook 1 minute longer. Drain any excess fat. Remove mixture from heat, set it aside to cool.
Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. When mixture has cooled, add cheese, egg, salt and pepper. Fill zucchini shells with sausage mixture. Fill a 9x13-inch baking dish with 1/4 cup of water. Place the filled zucchini shells in the pan and bake for 40 minutes, until golden brown. Remove the zucchini boats from the pan and serve immediately.
Cook's Note: Before scooping and stuffing, cook each zucchini half in the microwave for a 15 seconds, this makes it easier to scoop out the flesh.