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Mediterranean Style Stuffed Zucchini
This Mediterranean Style Stuffed Zucchini recipe will give you a big reason to add this versatile, delicious and plentiful vegetable to your shopping list - or garden!
Prep Time
40 mins
Cook Time
20 mins
Total Time
1 hr
Servings:
4
Calories:
428 kcal
Course:
Main Course
Cuisine:
Mediterranean
Ingredients
- 5 zucchini not too thin, medium size
- 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- 3 cloves garlic finely minced
- 1 teaspoon basil dried
- 1 teaspoon oregano dried
- lemon zest of 1
- ½ bell pepper medium
- ½ onion medium
- 2 sweet corn kernels cut from cobs, ears, fresh
- 2 sausage links fully cooked chicken sausage*, halved lengthwise and sliced into thin slices
- 1 cup feta cheese crumbled
- oregano fresh
- parsley fresh
- extra virgin olive oil for drizzling
Instructions
- Slice 4 of the zucchini in half lengthwise. If they don't lay flat just slice a tiny bit off of the bottom to even them out.
- With a spoon, scoop out the insides of the zucchini, leaving a ¼ inch rim. Rub zucchini all over with olive oil and sprinkle with kosher salt. Place on a lightly oiled sheet pan and set aside.
- Preheat oven to 350˚F.
- Dice the 5th zucchini into a ¼ inch dice.
- Heat olive oil in a large sauté pan over medium high heat. Add garlic and dried herbs and stir for about 30 seconds or until fragrant. Add sausage, onions, diced zucchini, diced peppers and corn. Cook for 4-5 minutes until lightly sautéed. Remove from heat and allow to cool for about 10 minutes.
- Add Feta cheese and lemon zest to veggie/sausage mixture in pan. Stir gently to combine.
- Fill zucchini "boats" with veggie/sausage mixture. Mound up filling and gently press to keep it in place**.
- Place in oven and bake for 20 minutes until veggies are crisp-tender and cheese is be soft and melty.
- Remove from oven and garnish with chopped flat leaf parsley and fresh oregano leaves. Drizzle lightly with extra virgin olive oil. I like to serve these stuffed zucchini with warm, crusty bread and an assortment of Kalamata olives.
- If making ahead, prepare through step 7, cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate. Remove from refrigerator 20 minutes before baking then proceed with steps 8 and 9.
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Notes
- * ~ I love Trader Joe's Sun Dried Tomato Chicken Sausage with Basil and Tomatoes but any type of fully cooked sausage will work. ** ~ If your zucchini are small, like mine were, you may have a bit of filling left over. It makes a wonderful omelet or quesadilla filling too!
Nutrition Information
Calories
428kcal
(21%)
Carbohydrates
20g
(7%)
Protein
18g
(36%)
Fat
31g
(48%)
Saturated Fat
11g
(55%)
Cholesterol
74mg
(25%)
Sodium
806mg
(34%)
Potassium
984mg
(21%)
Fiber
4g
(16%)
Sugar
11g
(22%)
Vitamin A
1240IU
(25%)
Vitamin C
68.1mg
(76%)
Calcium
250mg
(25%)
Iron
2.5mg
(14%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4 Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 428
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 428kcal | 21% |
| Carbohydrates | 20g | 7% |
| Protein | 18g | 36% |
| Fat | 31g | 48% |
| Saturated Fat | 11g | 55% |
| Cholesterol | 74mg | 25% |
| Sodium | 806mg | 34% |
| Potassium | 984mg | 21% |
| Fiber | 4g | 16% |
| Sugar | 11g | 22% |
| Vitamin A | 1240IU | 25% |
| Vitamin C | 68.1mg | 76% |
| Calcium | 250mg | 25% |
| Iron | 2.5mg | 14% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.