Name: Sausage-Stuffed Zucchini Boats
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: Zucchini - 2 medium; Mild sausage (such as Odom's Tennessee Pride® Mild Country Sausage) - ½ pound; Hot sausage (such as Odom's Tennessee Pride® Hot Country Sausage) - ⅓ pound; Butter - 1 tablespoon; Mushrooms, finely diced, or more to taste - 3; Onion, diced - ¼ small; Celery, diced - ½ stalk; Garlic, minced - 1 clove; Gluten-free bread, crumbled - 1 slice; Water, or as needed - 1 tablespoon; Tomato, diced (Optional) - ½ medium; Grated Parmesan cheese - ⅛ cup; Pepper Jack cheese - 4 slices; Chopped fresh parsley - ½ tablespoon

Ingredients for - Sausage-Stuffed Zucchini Boats

1. Zucchini 2 medium

2. Mild sausage (such as Odom's Tennessee Pride® Mild Country Sausage) ½ pound

3. Hot sausage (such as Odom's Tennessee Pride® Hot Country Sausage) ⅓ pound

4. Butter 1 tablespoon

5. Mushrooms, finely diced, or more to taste 3

6. Onion, diced ¼ small

7. Celery, diced ½ stalk

8. Garlic, minced 1 clove

9. Gluten-free bread, crumbled 1 slice

10. Water, or as needed 1 tablespoon

11. Tomato, diced (Optional) ½ medium

12. Grated Parmesan cheese ⅛ cup

13. Pepper Jack cheese 4 slices

14. Chopped fresh parsley ½ tablespoon

How to cook deliciously - Sausage-Stuffed Zucchini Boats

1 . Stage

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).

2 . Stage

Cut zucchini in half and scoop out and reserve interiors. Place zucchini halves close together in a casserole dish. Finely chop zucchini flesh and set aside in a bowl.

3 . Stage

Heat a saucepan over medium-high heat. Add mild and hot sausage and cook until browned and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes. Drain and discard grease.

4 . Stage

Melt butter in a frying pan over medium heat. Add chopped zucchini flesh, onion, mushrooms, celery, and garlic; cook and stir for 5 minutes. Stir in cooked sausage, bread crumbs, and enough water to hold the mixture together.

5 . Stage

Spoon sausage mixture into zucchini boats, overflowing into the casserole dish.

6 . Stage

Bake in the preheated oven for 30 minutes.

7 . Stage

Remove from the oven, leaving oven on. Top with diced tomatoes, Parmesan cheese, and pepper Jack cheese, in that order. Return to the oven and cook until cheese is melted, about 10 minutes more. Top with parsley.