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A week or so ago there was a recipe for stuffed zucchini circulating on Facebook that looked really good, and as an added bonus, it is gluten-free. Sorting through the ingredients made it less appealing to me, because it called for ground beef. I quit eating ground beef years ago so I substituted Perdue, lean ground chicken. To a pound of ground chicken I added a medium chopped onion and half a diced green pepper and started browning it in a black iron skillet. I used a little olive oil in the skillet, because lean ground chicken does not produce a lot of fat and I didn’t want it to stick. As the chicken browned I seasoned it with Celtic sea salt, freshly ground pepper, a teaspoon of dried parsley, a quarter teaspoon of cayenne pepper, and about two tablespoons of diced garlic. (We like garlic!)
Browned chicken mixture…
While the meat was browning I cut four zucchinis in half length-wise and scooped the bulk of the flesh out leaving a hollowed “boat” shell. (I chopped the zucchini flesh and added it to the meat mixture.)
Zucchini cut length-wise and hollowed out boat-style…I placed the zucchini halves on a foil covered cookie sheet. (The foil is optional…I believe in making clean up as easy as possible.)
When the meat was well browned and the onions and peppers tender, I filled each zucchini half with an ample amount of the filling and topped it with grated parmesan cheese.
Ready for the oven…
I popped it into a 350 degree oven and baked it until the zucchini was tender and the parmesan was crisp.
Served with fresh corn cut off the cob and seasoned…
It was delicious, and my husband said it is a “do over”. Just thought I’d share…if you try it, I’d love to hear how it went over at your house.
Until next time…
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Good recipe. We haven’t eaten ground beef for many years either. It’s turkey or chicken here. Thanks for sharing. Will make this when someone shares some zucchini with us…which usually happens. Hugs & Blessings, Pam