Easy Stuffed Zucchini Recipe

Ingredients

• 0.5 pound ground beef
• 1 large zucchini, ends trimmed
• 1 (16 ounce) jar spaghetti sauce
• 0.5 cup grated Parmesan cheese
• 0.5 cup bread crumbs
• 0.5 (6 ounce) can sliced black olives, drained
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese

Instructions

1. Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
2. Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Brown ground beef in the hot skillet, stirring occasionally, until fully cooked and crumbly, about 5 to 7 minutes. Drain any excess grease and transfer the cooked beef to a large mixing bowl.
3. Cut the zucchinis in half lengthwise. Use a spoon to carefully scoop out the flesh, leaving a 1/2-inch-thick shell. Finely chop the scooped-out zucchini flesh and add it to the ground beef in the mixing bowl.
4. In the mixing bowl, combine the spaghetti sauce, Parmesan cheese, bread crumbs, black olives, and garlic with the beef and zucchini mixture. Mix well until everything is thoroughly combined. Generously stuff each zucchini half with the prepared filling. Place the filled zucchini halves into a baking dish and cover tightly with aluminum foil.
5. Bake in the preheated oven for 45 minutes. Remove the baking dish from the oven. Turn on the broiler and adjust an oven rack to about 6 inches from the broiler's heat source.
6. Remove the foil from the baking dish and sprinkle 1/2 cup of shredded mozzarella cheese over each zucchini half. Broil until the cheese is melted, browned, and bubbling, approximately 5 minutes.

Nutrition

• Calories: 405 kcal
• Fat Content: 20 g
• Fiber Content: 5 g
• Sugar Content: 13 g
• Sodium Content: 1112 mg
• Protein Content: 25 g
• Cholesterol Content: 63 mg
• Carbohydrate Content: 31 g
• Saturated Fat Content: 9 g
• Unsaturated Fat Content: 0 g