Stuffed Zucchini... yum!

Fresh from the garden (or your local grocer), try this stuffed zucchini recipe for an easy all in one meal!

3 zucchinis

1/2 large onion, chopped fine

1 Tbsp butter

8 oz turkey sausage or lean ground beef

1/4 to 1/2 tsp salt

1/4 tsp curry powder

1 roma tomato, seeded and chopped

1 tsp fresh thyme leaves

freshly grated Parmesan cheese

fresh cracked black pepper

Give the zucchini a quick wash for good measure.  Then, slice in half lengthwise.

Leave the ends on to keep the filling in. Scoop out the flesh with a melon ball scooper or a spoon.  Leave a ledge of zucchini around the edges.  Arrange the zucchini boats in a baking dish.

Chop the zucchini flesh as small as you like.  Place in bowl for later.

Finely chop half a sweet onion.

Sautee onion in 1 tbsp olive oil

Add the turkey sausage or ground beef and curry powder

Cook until desired doneness of onions and meat and remove from heat.

To the zucchini flesh

 Rough chop some fresh thyme leaves and add to zucchini flesh

 Mix onion and meat mixture with other ingredients.  Taste and adjust seasoning.

Stir in the tomatoes.  Seed them or else there may be too much moisture in the filling.  You don't really want the filling to be all runny when you cut into it. 

Refill the zucchini shells with the filling mixture. Sprinkle with parmesan cheese on top and sprinkle with fresh cracked black pepper. Bake uncovered at 375 degrees F for 30 minutes.

HINT: (This would be great with squash too!)