Stuffed Zucchini with Chicken Sausage

Name: Stuffed Zucchini with Chicken Sausage
Prep time: 1 h 5 min
Cook time: 1 h 5 min
Total time: 1 h 5 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 411 grams whole peeled tomatoes, drained and chopped; 2 links Italian-style chicken sausage, casings removed; 118 milliliters dry bread crumbs; 1 Tbsp chopped fresh basil; 3 cloves garlic, chopped; 4 servings salt and ground black pepper to taste; 3 Tbsps olive oil; 59 milliliters grated Parmesan cheese; 1 sweet onion (such as Vidalia®), chopped; 2 zucchini, ends trimmed

You can never have too many side dish recipes, so give Stuffed Zucchini with Chicken Sausage a try. One portion of this dish contains roughly 7g of protein, 14g of fat, and a total of 238 calories. This recipe serves 4. A mixture of basil, chicken sausage, garlic, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so flavorful. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 1 hour and 5 minutes.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).

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Oven

Cut a lengthwise 3/4-inch thick slice from each zucchini. With a spoon, scoop out the flesh, leaving a shell intact all around the zucchini. Discard or save the flesh for another use. Chop up the long slices of zucchini.

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Zucchini

Heat the olive oil in a skillet over medium heat, and cook the chicken sausage, breaking the meat up as it cooks, until the sausage has begun to brown, about 8 minutes.

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Chicken Sausage

Olive Oil

Sausage

Meat

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Frying Pan

Sprinkle in the crushed red pepper flakes, and season with salt and black pepper. Stir in the chopped zucchini, onion, and garlic, and cook until the onion is translucent, about 5 minutes. Scrape the sausage mixture into a bowl, and stir in the tomatoes, bread crumbs, Parmesan cheese, and basil until the stuffing is thoroughly combined.

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Salt And Pepper

Red Pepper Flakes

Parmesan

Breadcrumbs

Stuffing

Tomato

Zucchini

Sausage

Garlic

Basil

Onion

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Bowl

Lightly stuff the zucchini boats with the stuffing, place the zucchini into a baking dish, and bake until thoroughly heated through and beginning to brown on top, about 30 minutes.

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Stuffing

Zucchini

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Baking Pan