Stuffed Zucchini Boats

Name: Stuffed Zucchini Boats
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 4 large zucchini, halved lengthways, centres scooped; 300g Italian sausage, casings removed; 1 onion, diced; 2 cloves garlic; 400g tinned crushed tomatoes; 200g mozzarella, grated; fresh basil to garnish; 2 tbsp olive oil

Zucchini stuffed with Italian sausage, tomato and melted mozzarella. Simmering the sausage and tomato mixture for a full 10 minutes before it goes into the zucchini concentrates the sauce instead of leaving the filling watery.

Total time

40 min

Prep

10 min

Cook

30 min

Difficulty

medium

Cuisine

Italian

Ingredients

4large zucchini, halved lengthways, centres scooped

300gItalian sausage, casings removed

1onion, diced

2 clovesgarlic

400gtinned crushed tomatoes

200gmozzarella, grated

fresh basilto garnish

2 tbspolive oil

Instructions

Fry sausage, breaking it up.

Add onion, garlic and tomatoes.

Simmer 10 minutes.

Fill zucchini halves.

Top with mozzarella.

Bake at 190°C for 25 minutes.

Garnish with basil.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement.

Calories

487

Protein

27.8g

Fat

35.6g

Carbs

16.2g

Fiber

3.7g

Sodium

973mg

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