Saturday, September 18, 2010

Giant Zuchini recipe


Okay so I found this gi-normous zucchini in under some leaves in the garden.  Since there were only three of us I thought about just making a few portions and freezing it, until I was invited to my nephews birthday.

Then I thought, I will just stuff the damn thing at take it over there... gotta love family potlucks!  I had never really stuffed a zucchini before and so I looked on the internet, and there are a lot of great recipes, but I really wanted something quick.  So I went to Winco and brainstormed with a lady who was scanning things and went this way:  ground turkey, chicken rice-a-roni, various seasonings from home.

I cut it in half long ways and steamed it in the oven.  While that was going I cooked the turkey with some minced garlic, oregano, and rosemary.  Then I cooked the rice-a-roni and mixed them in a bowl.  Took out the zucchini when it was just a little harder than a regular squash.  I scraped the seeds, and scooped out the pulp and added the pulp to the bowl.

Then I mixed everything up and added some shredded parmesan cheese, and began filling up the zucchini, kind of packing it a little.  Then I put it back in the roasting pan to finish the shell and top with shredded mozzarella cheese.   Now if you don't like turkey, you can of course, use any ground meat you would like and adjust the rice mix to whatever.  There are just so many to choose from.... like spanish rice, teriyaki, chicken and broccoli, beef.  This is a very versatile recipe, and it took me less than an hour!

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