In my neck of the woods, stuffed vegetables usually involve hamburger, tomato sauce and rice, or crab meat.
Neither of these fillings really thrills me, and I often avoid them.
At the same time, I love veggies, especially when they are fresh from my garden. I love to make them the focal point of a meal.
A few years ago, I came up with this recipe in response to a glut of zucchini and summer squash from my garden.
Servings |
- 1 medium zucchini
- 8 oz cream cheese softened (low fat tastes just as good as the full fat version in this recipe)
- 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
- 1 small onion chopped
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 1 cup mozzarella cheese shredded
- 1 handful Italian bread crumbs gluten-free if needed
Ingredients
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- Preheat oven to 350.
- Cut zucchini in half and scoop out seeds. Discard. Scoop out some flesh to make a shell. Place shells in a baking dish.
- Grate zucchini flesh. Sauté onion and zucchini flesh in olive oil until soft.
- Mix cream cheese, Italian seasoning, mozzarella cheese, onion and zucchini, and bread crumbs. Spoon into zucchini shells in the baking dish.
- Cook for about one hour, or until zucchini is tender and filling is hot and melty.
- Cool before serving.
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That looks amazing! We will have to try this out soon. Thanks for sharing 🙂
That looks amazing! We will have to try this out soon. Thanks for sharing 🙂
I really want to try this! I love zucchini, but my family; kids and husband wont really eat it! Maybe they’ll try this! yum! I also just posted about Italian bread crumbs on my last post; too funny.
Oh, yum! And I have everything on hand… especially the “glut” of zucchini from the garden!
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Oh, yum! And I have everything on hand… especially the “glut” of zucchini from the garden!
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delicious! thanks.
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delicious! thanks.
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I really want to try this! I love zucchini, but my family; kids and husband wont really eat it! Maybe they’ll try this! yum! I also just posted about Italian bread crumbs on my last post; too funny.
I’ve used something similar to this in stuffed mushrooms before but I honestly hadn’t even considered stuffing anything else with it! Thanks so much for sharing =D
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I’ve used something similar to this in stuffed mushrooms before but I honestly hadn’t even considered stuffing anything else with it! Thanks so much for sharing =D
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This looks so delicious! Great shot!
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This looks so delicious! Great shot!
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I still have zucchini coming out my ears. This is a great recipe to add!
Thanks for sharing!
~Liz
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Ooh! That makes me wish I had a glut of zucchini here! 🙂 YUM!
Ooh! That makes me wish I had a glut of zucchini here! 🙂 YUM!
This sounds wonderful! I can’t wait to try it!
This sounds wonderful! I can’t wait to try it!
I’m going to have to get some zucchini. Looks delish!
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I still have zucchini coming out my ears. This is a great recipe to add!
Thanks for sharing!
~Liz
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That is a YUMMY tackle!!
That is a YUMMY tackle!!
Looks YUMMY!!! THANKS!!! Geri
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Looks YUMMY!!! THANKS!!! Geri
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My husband is not big on zucchini, but I bet I could get him to eat this!
I’m going to have to get some zucchini. Looks delish!
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My husband is not big on zucchini, but I bet I could get him to eat this!
Really looks great!!!
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Really looks great!!!
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Aww.. never knew zuchini’s could be cooked that way.. can’t wait to try it out:)
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Aww.. never knew zuchini’s could be cooked that way.. can’t wait to try it out:)
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Wow.. That is such a yummy zucchini dish.. Let me try it out tonight and hopefully, my toddler will love it!!
Thanks for sharing this
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Wow.. That is such a yummy zucchini dish.. Let me try it out tonight and hopefully, my toddler will love it!!
Thanks for sharing this
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Wow! I’m trying not to drool on my keyboard! I’m bookmarking this recipe and getting me some zucchini this weekend.
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Wow! I’m trying not to drool on my keyboard! I’m bookmarking this recipe and getting me some zucchini this weekend.
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This looks really good!
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This looks really good!
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I am working on a Vegetarian recipes page for my website and would love to include this recipe? May I have your permission to do so?
Thank yo!
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I am working on a Vegetarian recipes page for my website and would love to include this recipe? May I have your permission to do so?
Thank yo!
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I made this last night – YUM! http://robynsonlineworld.blogspot.com/2009/09/taras-cheese-stuffed-zucchini.html
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I made this last night – YUM! http://robynsonlineworld.blogspot.com/2009/09/taras-cheese-stuffed-zucchini.html
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I love veggie dishes like this. Scrumptious!