If you are ever at a loss on how to get more vegetables into your diet or getting your kids to eat their vegetables, here’s the most delicious Healthy Italian Stuffed Zucchini Recipe everyone will love. It’s sure to become a family favorite.
This is also the perfect recipe if you like to meal prep. Simply cook up the meat filling before hand and all that is left to do is scoop out the zucchini pulp and stuff.
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Healthy Italian Stuffed Zucchini recipe
INGREDIENTS:
8 Medium Zucchini (Halved)
2 Pounds of Ground Turkey Breast
Pint of Grape Tomatoes, Halved
1/3 Cup of Kraft Reduced Fat Shredded Parmesan Cheese
2 Tablespoons of Dried Parsley
3 Teaspoons Each of Dried Basil + Oregano
Salt/Pepper to Taste
2 1/4 Cups of Kraft Fat Free Shredded Mozzarella Cheese
Vegetable Cooking Spray
DIRECTIONS:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Cut each zucchini in half lengthwise. Scoop out the pulp, leaving a 1/4″ shell. Chop up all the pulp.
- In a large microwave safe dish, lay out all the zucchini shells. Microwave them covered for 2-3 minutes on high or until they are tender.
- In a large skillet that has been sprayed with vegetable cooking spray, add the zucchini pulp and ground turkey breast. Cook for about 8 minutes or more until the turkey breast is browned. Break the ground turkey breast up in small pieces as you go along. Drain. Stir in tomatoes, Parmesan Cheese, salt/pepper and all the herbs.
- Arrange the zucchini shells in a 13 x 9 baking pan (or 2 if you need to) that has been sprayed with the vegetable cooking spray. Spoon the turkey breast mixture into the zucchini shells evenly.
- Bake, covered with foil, for 20 minutes. Remove foil and sprinkle Kraft Shredded Mozzarella Cheese over the zucchini and bake uncovered for 5 more minutes or until the cheese is melted.
- This makes 4 servings with 2 Stuffed Zucchini per person. Each serving is 2B. 4G. 2P and that is for 2 Stuffed Zucchini Halves. Enjoy!
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- 8 Medium Zucchini (Halved)
- 2 Pounds of Ground Turkey Breast
- Pint of Grape Tomatoes, Halved
- ⅓ Cup of Kraft Reduced Fat Shredded Parmesan Cheese
- 2 Tablespoons of Dried Parsley
- 3 Teaspoons Each of Dried Basil + Oregano
- Salt/Pepper to Taste
- 2¼ Cups of Kraft Fat Free Shredded Mozzarella Cheese
- Vegetable Cooking Spray
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Cut each zucchini in half lengthwise. Scoop out the pulp, leaving a ¼" shell. Chop up all the pulp.
- In a large microwave safe dish, lay out all the zucchini shells. Microwave them covered for 2-3 minutes on high or until they are tender.
- In a large skillet that has been sprayed with vegetable cooking spray, add the zucchini pulp and ground turkey breast. Cook for about 8 minutes or more until the turkey breast is browned. Break the ground turkey breast up in small pieces as you go along. Drain. Stir in tomatoes, Parmesan Cheese, salt/pepper and all the herbs.
- Arrange the zucchini shells in a 13 x 9 baking pan (or 2 if you need to) that has been sprayed with the vegetable cooking spray. Spoon the turkey breast mixture into the zucchini shells evenly.
- Bake, covered with foil, for 20 minutes. Remove foil and sprinkle Kraft Shredded Mozzarella Cheese over the zucchini and bake uncovered for 5 more minutes or until the cheese is melted.
- This makes 4 servings with 2 Stuffed Zucchini per person. Each serving is 2B. 4G. 2P and that is for 2 Stuffed Zucchini Halves. Enjoy!
FAQS ABOUT HEALTHY STUFFED ZUCCHINI:
- Can I freeze this? No. Especially since the zucchini will turn to mush. However, I think it’s perfectly fine to precook the meat for stuffing along with the spices. Then, when you do make the recipe, simply add the zucchini pulp to the meat mixture and continue with cooking the zucchini shells.
- If you prefer another meat flavor besides Italian, you can make the ground turkey breast Taco flavored for Taco Tuesday. Substitute the mozzarella cheese for fat free shredded cheddar too. Switch the Italian seasonings out for a packet of Taco Seasoning.
I hope you make this quick to become family favorite recipe for Healthy Italian Stuffed Zucchini soon. Enjoy!
