Your weeknight easy recipe prayers are answered with this cheesy stuffed zucchini. Hearty and flavorful, this dinner idea will be a hit with the fam.
Course Main Course
Cuisine American
Keyword stuffed zucchini
Prep Time 30minutes
Cook Time 30minutes
Total Time 1hour
Servings 8
Calories 213kcal
Author Buy This Cook That
Ingredients
4zucchini squash
1poundlean ground beef
4ouncescanned green chilesundrained
1/2cupblack beansrinsed, drained
1/2cupkernel corndrained
3ouncestomato paste
2tablespoonsfajita seasoning
3/4cupwater
1 1/2cupscheddar cheeseshredded
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray a baking dish with non-stick spray. Slice the zucchini in half lengthwise. Using a small spoon, scoop out the inside of each zucchini half. Arrange the zucchini in the bottom of the dish. Set aside.
In a skillet on medium heat, brown and crumble the ground beef until no longer pink in the center, about 10 minutes.
Stir in the green chiles, beans corn, tomato paste, seasoning and water. Combine well. Cook and stir for 10 minutes.
Evenly spoon the meat mixture into the prepared zucchini. Top with cheese.
Bake uncovered for 30 minutes. Serve hot.
Notes
Although many of the pictures show 3 zucchini (total of 6 halves), the recipe uses 4 zucchini (total of 8 halves). (I used too small of a pan. Blogger fail!)