Name: Italian Stuffed Zucchini Recipe
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 60 min
Total time: 70 min
Ingredients: 3 medium zucchini; 1 pound Italian sausage; 1 cup Italian breadcrumbs; 1 teaspoon minced garlic; ½ cup grated parmesan cheese; 24 ounces spaghetti sauce (1 jar); ½ cup shredded Mozzarella cheese

I’ve been trying to sneak more vegetables into my family’s diet and thought stuffed zucchini would be the perfect way to do it! This recipe is easy to make and was a great way to use up our extra zucchini!

Serves: 6

Italian Stuffed Zucchini Recipe

This recipe is easy to make and was a great way to use up our extra zucchini!

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 1

Total Time 1 10

Ingredients

3 medium zucchini
1 pound Italian sausage
1 cup Italian breadcrumbs
1 teaspoon minced garlic
½ cup grated parmesan cheese
24 ounces spaghetti sauce 1 jar
½ cup shredded Mozzarella cheese

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
Trim stems from zucchini and cut in half lengthwise. Scoop out seeds and put in a large mixing bowl.
Mix together seeds, sausage, bread crumbs, garlic and Parmesan cheese.
Stuff zucchini with sausage mixture and place in a 9x13-inch baking dish.
Pour spaghetti sauce over stuffed zucchini and sprinkle with mozzarella cheese.
Cover with aluminum foil and cook for an hour, or until sausage is completely cooked through.

Nutrition

Calories: 447 kcal · Carbohydrates: 24 g · Protein: 22 g · Fat: 30 g · Saturated Fat: 12 g · Cholesterol: 72 mg · Sodium: 1608 mg · Potassium: 888 mg · Fiber: 4 g · Sugar: 9 g · Vitamin A: 861 IU · Vitamin C: 28 mg · Calcium: 221 mg · Iron: 4 mg

Equipment

Large Mixing Bowl
9x13-inch Baking Pan
Aluminum Foil

Recipe Details

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: American

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Questions & Reviews

Whitney says:

Sooo I basically pin every recipe y'all post. They all look SO good, this one especially! Had to say it!

Alissa says:

This might be a dumb question but do you cook the sausage first or do you stuff the zucchini raw and it cooks in the oven? I want to try but don't want to mess up the recipe!

Cyd says:

Stuff the sausage in raw and it cooks during the one hour cooking time! :) And no it's not a dumb question! I wasn't sure myself, so I asked Elyse! Thanks for stopping by!

Sheryl says:

I love your site and recipes! Can I use ground beef if I don't eat sausage (and do I need to adjust cooking time)?

Cyd says:

Ground beef should work fine too. Choose a lean ground beef. Watch closely on the cooking time. We have only made it with pork sausage.

Kristie Ward says:

can this be frozen and if so do i cook it fully freeze it and then how do i reheat it?

Cyd says:

Hi Kristie. We have never made this as a freezer meal. I think it would work as a freezer meal. Just make it and then freeze it. Just thaw and reheat until heated through.

Diane says:

I just made this tonight, and it was delicious! I substituted very lean ground beef for the sausage but did everything else the same. And it was great -- and, most importantly, fast and easy! I'm going to try freezing a few of the left-over zucchini boats, we'll see how that goes. Thanks for a great recipe!

lindsay says:

can i use panko bread crumb instead of italian bread crumbs????

Cyd says:

Panko bread crumbs will work great in this recipe too.

Bonnie says:

I just made this, baking now. I added sliced fresh mushrooms, and diced onions. It looks delicious and started to smell very good

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Whitney says:

Sooo I basically pin every recipe y'all post. They all look SO good, this one especially! Had to say it!
Alissa says:

This might be a dumb question but do you cook the sausage first or do you stuff the zucchini raw and it cooks in the oven? I want to try but don't want to mess up the recipe!
Cyd says:

Stuff the sausage in raw and it cooks during the one hour cooking time! :) And no it's not a dumb question! I wasn't sure myself, so I asked Elyse! Thanks for stopping by!
Sheryl says:

I love your site and recipes! Can I use ground beef if I don't eat sausage (and do I need to adjust cooking time)?
Cyd says:

Ground beef should work fine too. Choose a lean ground beef. Watch closely on the cooking time. We have only made it with pork sausage.
Kristie Ward says:

can this be frozen and if so do i cook it fully freeze it and then how do i reheat it?
Cyd says:

Hi Kristie. We have never made this as a freezer meal. I think it would work as a freezer meal. Just make it and then freeze it. Just thaw and reheat until heated through.
Diane says:

I just made this tonight, and it was delicious! I substituted very lean ground beef for the sausage but did everything else the same. And it was great -- and, most importantly, fast and easy! I'm going to try freezing a few of the left-over zucchini boats, we'll see how that goes. Thanks for a great recipe!
lindsay says:

can i use panko bread crumb instead of italian bread crumbs????
Cyd says:

Panko bread crumbs will work great in this recipe too.
Bonnie says:

I just made this, baking now. I added sliced fresh mushrooms, and diced onions. It looks delicious and started to smell very good

Italian Stuffed Zucchini Recipe