My wife is trying to lower her carb intake. Do you mind sharing the recipe, looks like it’s right down her alley. It would be a good one to rotate out with my stuffed peppers.
Ingredients
4 small 2 medium or 1 large(I prefer this) zucchini, cut in half lengthwise
1 tablespoon olive oil (I prefer grapeseed as it's more neutral)
8 ounces sweet loose sweet Italian sausage(or half can be subbed for spicey or ground pork of you're not huge sausage fan)
1/4 cup medium grain rice(shorter grain rice reheat better and this makes about 4 to 6 servings, but long white is fine too)
1 clove garlic, minced
1 small onion, chopped (or large shallot)
2 medium tomatoes, chopped(keep juices for cooking liquid or add 1/4 of marinara)
1 Tablespoon tomatoe paste
1 tablespoon fresh sage or tsp dried(optional)
Kosher salt
Freshly ground black pepper
1/2 cup Parmesan, finely grated
1/2 cup dry mozzarella, shaved shaved or grated
1/4 cup breadcrumbs
2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
Marinara to top(regular glass Jar sause)
Directions
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
With a teaspoon, scoop out the flesh from the interior of the zucchini, so they resemble boats. About 1/2 to 3/4 inch of flesh left. Place the zucchini boats in a casserole dish and coat with oil. Chop the zucchini flesh and set aside if you wish to add this to the filling as well.
In a medium saute pan over medium-high heat Add the sausage, and cook for 4 minutes.
Add rice and cook for 2 minutes.
Add the garlic, onion, chopped zucchini flesh, tomatoes and some salt and pepper. Cook until softened, about 4 minutes.
Add tomatoe paste and sage stir to incorporate
Set aside
In a medium bowl, add the Parmesan, mozzarella, breadcrumbs and parsley; mix to combine.
Spoon in and mound the sausage mixture into the zucchini boats. Sprinkle the breadcrumb mixture over top. Place in oven and bake until golden on top, 25 - 35 minutes minutes. (The thicker the flesh and more moisture there is from the tomatoes the longer it takes.