Monday, March 2, 2009

Ricotta Stuffed Zucchini

In my quest to find a way to make vegetables so that Alex will eat them, I stumbled across this recipe on www.allrecipes.com. These were a success, I got the MMMMM approval from him! I added extra mozzerella to the tops since we like cheese so much!

YIELD: 4 SERVINGS

PREP TIME 10 Min
COOK TIME 15 Min
READY IN 25 Min


INGREDIENTS

2 zucchini, halved lengthwise
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
1/2 cup part-skim ricotta cheese
1/4 cup shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese
2 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese
1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
2 teaspoons dried basil
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper

DIRECTIONS

Preheat oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C). Grease a baking sheet.
Scoop out the seeds of each zucchini half with a spoon. Season the hollowed-out halves with 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/2 teaspoon ground pepper.
Mix together the ricotta cheese, mozzarella cheese, Parmesan cheese, lemon juice, dried basil, 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/2 teaspoon ground pepper in a bowl. Divide cheese mixture between four zucchini halves. Arrange stuffed zucchini on greased baking sheet.
Bake in preheated oven until zucchini is tender and filling is beginning to brown, 15 to 20 minutes.

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