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Healthy Stuffed Zucchini boats with lean turkey sausage, tomatoes, and a delicious cheesy Parmesan topping. A quick, easy, and flavorful low carb dinner!

Stuffed Zucchini with Sausage and Parmesan

zucchini (5 to 6 inches long)

olive oil (divided)

Italian turkey sausage (casings removed)

red onion

red bell pepper (diced)

salt

black pepper

red pepper flakes

garlic

tomato paste

basil leaves

whole wheat sandwich bread

Parmesan (plus additional for serving)

Place a rack in the upper third of your oven. Preheat to 425 degrees F.

Halve the zucchini lengthwise, scoop out the seeds, and discard the seeds. Then, scoop out the soft center flesh to create shallow zucchini “shells,” with walls about 1/2 inch thick, reserving the center flesh. Arrange the zucchini shells in a baking dish. Roughly chop the center flesh and set it aside.

Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in a skillet over medium-high heat, then add the sausage, onion, and bell pepper. Using a wooden spoon or heatproof spatula, break apart the sausage, sautéing it together with the vegetables, until the onions are soft and the sausage is browned and fully cooked, 5 to 8 minutes. Stir in the salt, pepper, and red pepper flakes.

Add the garlic and tomato paste and cook 1 additional minute, until tomato paste is broken down and incorporated. Add in the reserved zucchini flesh and heat through for 1 minute, then remove from the heat. Taste and add additional salt, pepper, or red pepper flakes as desired.

Toast the bread slices, then tear them into large pieces and place in the bowl of a food processor fitted with the steel blade. Add the basil and remaining tablespoon olive oil. Pulse until the bread is broken into large crumbs. Add the Parmesan and pulse just until incorporated, 2 or 3 times.

Fold half of the basil breadcrumbs into the sausage mixture. With a small spoon, mound the sausage stuffing into the shells, then sprinkle the tops of the stuffed zucchini with the remaining breadcrumbs. Roast in oven until the zucchini is heated through and the breadcrumbs are golden, 13 to 15 minutes. Enjoy immediately.

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Healthy Stuffed Zucchini Boats with lean turkey sausage, tomatoes, and a delicious cheesy Parmesan topping. A quick, easy, and flavorful low carb dinner!

Stuffed Zucchini

Looking for a healthy stuffed-zucchini recipe? This Lasagna-Stuffed Zucchini from Delish.com is the best.

Lasagna-Stuffed Zucchini

zucchini,

olive oil

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garlic,

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This is a good recipe but it took 3 times as long as it says to cook so the zucchini wasn’t raw and the cheese would melt.

I made this 3 times in 2 weeks (it’s THAT good)!  This time I used black beans in lieu of ground beef for a meatless alternative.   I also added a few chopped mushrooms to the filling. Of course baking for only 15 minutes is not nearly  long enough. 45-50 minutes is more like it. GREAT RECIPE!

Super easy to make. Also was very tasty! I added a little extra Italian seasoning for a little extra taste!

can i replace the ground beef with something else

They were delicious.  I read some the reviews and they did not say what to do with the scoop out squash.  I chose to throw it away.  My family loved them.  I will say it took more than 25 minutes to cook.  Maybe covering them for 10 minutes and then remove the foil to cook the remainder of time.  All in all I would make them again.

Absolutely  delicious!  I put the zucchini meat in my sauce.
Fabulous!

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