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Italian Sausage Stuffed Zucchini

URL: https://emilybites.com/2020/09/italian-sausage-stuffed-zucchini.html

Ingredients

The sausage mixture

  • 1 teaspoon dried parsley flakes
  • 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • ½ teaspoon black pepper
  • ½ teaspoon garlic powder
  • ½ teaspoon dried minced onion
  • ¼ teaspoon fennel seed
  • ¼ teaspoon paprika
  • ¼ teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
  • 1 lb 99% lean ground turkey breast
  • 2 teaspoons olive oil
  • 1 ½ cups pasta sauce
  • 1 oz Parmesan cheese, finely shredded

The zucchini

  • 4 medium zucchinis
  • 1 cup shredded 2% Mozzarella cheese

Instructions

  1. Mix the spices in a bowl to create the Italian sausage seasoning mix and combine with ground turkey.
  2. Preheat the oven to 400°F and prepare a baking sheet with parchment paper.
  3. Heat olive oil in a skillet and cook the turkey mixture until browned.
  4. Add pasta sauce to the skillet and let it simmer until thickened, then stir in Parmesan cheese.
  5. Prepare zucchinis by cutting them in half lengthwise and scooping out the insides to form boats.
  6. Fill the zucchini boats with the sausage mixture and top with shredded Mozzarella cheese.
  7. Bake in the oven for 20 minutes, then broil for 1-2 minutes to brown the cheese.

Nutrition Facts (estimated)

Servings
4 (2 stuffed zucchini halves)
Calories
331
Total fat
11g
Total carbohydrates
20g
Total protein
41g
Sodium
0mg
Cholesterol
0mg

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