Friday, August 21, 2009

Grilled Stuffed Zucchini

I got this recipe from this blog

Grilled Stuffed Zucchini
*My suggestions are at the bottom

2 medium zucchini (about 10")
4 oz Italian turkey sausage (that's 1 link of the kind pictured here)
1/4 C diced red onion
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 medium tomato (about 1/2 C diced)
1 1/2 T chopped fresh basil (or abt a teaspoon of dried)
2/3 C Italian cheese blend (the kind pre-bagged with parm/mozz/asiago/etc)
1 T Italian style bread crumbs

kosher salt
black pepper
extra virgin olive oil

Halve the zucchini and scoop out the insides. Leave 1/4" of insides in there. Dice up the inside stuff you scooped out and set aside (about 1/2 c. for the filling) Drizzle with olive oil and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Set aside.

Brown sausage, then add onion, garlic and diced zucchini. Cook until onion is tender. Add tomato and basil, 1/4 tsp. salt and pepper. Remove pan and set aside.

Cook zucchini hollow side down on the grill for 5 minutes until they have char marks and look tender on the inside. Put them on a plate or cookie sheet. Before stuffing the zucchini, add the cheese and bread crumbs to the meat mixture. Fill each zucchini shell and then stick back on the grill, covered for 5-7 minutes.

*I used a spicy italian sausage that I got from Trader Joe's. It was really good!
*I felt like it was too much cheese. I would maybe halve the cheese, or leave it out and then put it on top and stick it under the broiler for a couple minutes until it's brown, bubbly and crispy.
*I may have gone a little overboard on the salt, I probably won't use as much next time.

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