Thank you Patti and Nanny... we love this one.
Great summer meal - garden zucchini, tomatoes, onion and garlic.
Yields2 ServingsPrep Time20 minsCook Time35 minsTotal Time55 mins
2 fresh zucchini (7-9 inches long)
2 or 3 sweet Italian sausage links
2 fresh tomatoes
1 small onion - diced
1 clove garlic - minced
Bread crumbs
1 tbsp Romano and Asiago cheese - grated
¼ cup grated cheddar cheese
Salt, pepper, oregano and basil to taste
Bring a large pot of water to a boil add the whole zucchini. Boil for 5 Mins then chill in cold water.
Remove the sausage casing and break up the meat into a medium non stick skillet.
Add the onion and brown the sausage breaking up the meat as it cooks.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Near the end of browning add the garlic and a pinch of red pepper flakes then saute for at least 2 minutes.
Add the tomatoes and cook until they form a sauce.
Add the bread crumbs oregano basil salt pepper and the hard cheeses. Stir to combine adjust the consistency with bread crumbs.
Cut the zucchini lengthwise. Scoop out and discard the seeds.
Stuff each zucchini half with the sausage stuffing. Place in a foil lined pan and bake for 20 Mins.
Sprinkle cheddar cheese over all and bake for 10 Mins.
Notes:
Offer red pepper flakes or hot sauce at the table for those who like it hotter.
Alt method: Cut the zucchini lengthwise and scrape out seeds. Cover with plastic wrap and microwave on high for 2 Mins rather than boiling.
Ingredients
2 fresh zucchini (7-9 inches long)
2 or 3 sweet Italian sausage links
2 fresh tomatoes
1 small onion - diced
1 clove garlic - minced
Bread crumbs
1 tbsp Romano and Asiago cheese - grated
¼ cup grated cheddar cheese
Salt, pepper, oregano and basil to taste
Directions
1Bring a large pot of water to a boil add the whole zucchini. Boil for 5 Mins then chill in cold water.
2Remove the sausage casing and break up the meat into a medium non stick skillet.
3Add the onion and brown the sausage breaking up the meat as it cooks.
4Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
5Near the end of browning add the garlic and a pinch of red pepper flakes then saute for at least 2 minutes.
6Add the tomatoes and cook until they form a sauce.
7Add the bread crumbs oregano basil salt pepper and the hard cheeses. Stir to combine adjust the consistency with bread crumbs.
8Cut the zucchini lengthwise. Scoop out and discard the seeds.
9Stuff each zucchini half with the sausage stuffing. Place in a foil lined pan and bake for 20 Mins.
10Sprinkle cheddar cheese over all and bake for 10 Mins.
Notes:
11Offer red pepper flakes or hot sauce at the table for those who like it hotter.
Alt method: Cut the zucchini lengthwise and scrape out seeds. Cover with plastic wrap and microwave on high for 2 Mins rather than boiling.
