Stuffed Zucchini Sausage Short Cut Method Recipe - Photograph

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I like squash and zucchini cooked as a vegetable on their own, or baked as stuffed zucchini. I had some frozen zucchini and came up with this short cut method recipe for making stuffed zucchini in a pan, instead of in the zucchini shells.

One change I might try the next time I make this is to puree the zucchini slices, then mix that with everything else.

Stuffed Zucchini Sausage Short Cut Method Recipe

Ingredients:

12 oz (340 g) frozen Jones Sausage
 (defrost in refrigerator the night before)

16 oz (1 lb) (454 g) frozen sliced zucchini
 (defrost/heat to room temperature in microwave & drain)

1 egg
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp pepper
3 tbls grated Parmesan cheese
2 tbls onion powder
1 tsp garlic powder
1/8 tsp dried parsley
1/8 tsp oregano
1/2 cup dried panko bread crumbs

1/2 cup shredded mozzarella cheese (optional)

spaghetti sauce (optional)

Directions:

Preheat oven to 375 F.

Grease an 8" x 8" x 2" nonstick metal pan with olive oil (optional).

Defrost/heat to room temperature in microwave the frozen sliced zucchini and drain liquid.

Beat egg in a bowl. Then add all dry ingredients, one at a time, mixing as needed, so that everything is blended together. (If the mix is too dry, add a little water and mix. I didn't need to when I made this.)

Add the room temperature Jones Sausage to the bowl and mix it until all of the ingredients are blended together.

Add the room temperature sliced zucchini to the bowl and mix it until all of the ingredients are blended together.

Spoon the mixture into the baking pan and flatten the top so that it is level.

Cover the pan with tin foil.

Bake in the oven on the bottom shelf at 375 F for 30 minutes.

Remove the pan from the oven, pull back the tin foil, sprinkle on the shredded mozzarella cheese, recover with tin foil, and bake for an additional 5 minutes, to melt the cheese. (optional step)

Remove the pan from the oven and serve with optional spaghetti sauce.
(I had it without the spaghetti sauce and it tasted good. I also had it without the shredded mozzarella cheese on top and it tasted good that way, too.)