stuffed zucchini boats
My daughter and I love zucchini but my husband and grandson are not fans. So I was trying to use up zucchini in a way that might appeal to the kid in both of them with Boats!
prep time
20 Min
cook time
1 Hr
method
Bake
yield
6 serving(s)
Ingredients
- 3 medium zucchini, cut in half length wise
- 1 medium onion, diced
- 1 pound bulk pork sausage
- 1 pound ground beef
- 1 3/4 cups bread crumbs, seasoned
- 8 ounces cream cheese, room temperature
- 1 cup cheddar cheese, shredded
- 2 teaspoons montreal steak seasoning
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1/2 cup parmesan cheese
- 3 teaspoons parsley flakes
- 1 - egg
- - olive oil
- - montreal steak seasoning
How To Make stuffed zucchini boats
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Step 1Wash zucchini and cut in half down the length of it. Spoon out all of the seed center.
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Step 2Lightly coat zucchini half with olive oil by rubbing in inside and on the outer skin. Sprinkle Montreal Steak Seasoning on the inner side of the zucchini. Set on 2 separate baking pans until ready to fill.
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Step 3In large mixing bowl, combine sausage and ground beef. Mix thoroughly.
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Step 4Add softened cream cheese and mix thoroughly into the meat mixture.
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Step 5Add 2 tsps. of Montreal steak seasoning, parsley, garlic and the egg to the meat mixture and mix thoroughly.
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Step 6Then add the onion, parmesan cheese, cheddar cheese and bread crumbs to the mixture and again mix until it is mixed throughout the meat mixture.
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Step 7*optional* You can chop up the insides that have been scooped out of the zucchini and add them at this point.
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Step 8After all ingredients are mixed in well, fill zucchini halves with the meat mixture.
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Step 9Lightly sprinkle cheddar cheese on top of them and put them in the oven to bake.
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Step 10Oven should be preheated and set to 375 degrees. Bake for 60 minutes until meat is thoroughly cooked. Meat temperature of 170 degrees.
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