Baked Stuffed Zucchini
vegetable main course
2 md zucchini
1 pound ground beef
1 md onion; chopped
1 cup rice; cooked
10 milliliter garlic; minced
2 eggs; beaten
1/2 cup romano cheese
1 teaspoon salt
2 bread slices; soaked
1/2 teaspoon pepper
1 in water and
1/4 teaspoon dried oregano
squeezed dry
4 mozzarella slices
Preheat oven 350~. Cut zucchini in half lengthwise and remove pulp, leavingshells 1/4" thick. Chop the flesh. In a bowl, combine onion, garlic, cheese, meat, rice, bread, eggs, salt, pepper, oregano, and zucchini. Mix well. Stuff each zucchini half with the mixture. Place in greased baking dish and cover. Bake 40 minutes. Place a slice of mozzarella on each half and bake, uncovered 10 minutes. Serve hot.
Yield: 4 servings
Preparation Time: 0:0
