Zucchini Boats
(from home4edu’s recipe box)
Source: Parenting Magazine (from RecipeThing user kintyre)
Prep time: 6 minutes
Cook time: 25 minutes
Serves 4 people
Categories: appetizers, not tried
Ingredients
- 1 cup water
- 2 cups stuffing mix
- 2 zucchini, medium large, sliced in half lengthwise
- Cooking Spray
- 12 precooked meatballs, cut in quarters
- 2 cups pasta sauce
- 1 cup shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese
Directions
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Heat oven to 400 degrees.
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Bring water to a boil in a medium saucepan over high heat, add stuffing mix, cover, and remove from heat.
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Using a melon baller or a teaspoon, scoop out most of the pulp from the zucchini halves.
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Place in a 9 × 9 inch (or similar size) baking dish coated with cooking spray.
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Fill each zucchini half with 1/4 cup stuffing and 12 meatball quarters, and top with 1/2 cup sauce.
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Cover with foil and bake for 20 minutes.
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Remove foil, sprinkle each zucchini half with 1/4 cup cheese and return to oven for 5 minutes, or until cheese is melted.