Zucchini Boats

Found via my iphone. A little bit time consuming, and sounds kinda weird, but is actually really yummy,and healthy too! :)

Ingredients:
5 medium zucchini (6 to 8 inches each)
1 teaspoon olive oil
4 scallions, chopped
6 garlic cloves, minced
1 lb lean ground turkey
1 egg, lightly beaten
1/2 cup breadcrumbs
2 tablespoons parmesan cheese, grated
24 oz spaghetti sauce
dried italian spices (basil, oregano)
salt, pepper

Cook!
1) Scoop the insides out of the zucchini and save (I did this by scoring the sides with a knife, then popping/digging out the insides with a spoon). Chop the zucchini mush.
2) In a large skillet, heat the olive oil over medium-high heat. Add the scallions and garlic, and saute for 3 minutes. The add the zucchini pulp and saute another 3 minutes. Set aside mix.
3) In the same skillet saute the turkey until it is cooked. Add salt and pepper and drain if needed.
4) Pour the tomato sauce into the bottom of a 9x13 inch baking dish. Place the zucchini boats in the sauce.
5) In a large bowl, combine the turkey and zucchini mixture, the egg, breadcrumbs, basil and oregano, or any other combination of Italian seasonings you prefer. (You can also use seasoned breadcrumbs if you like.) Mix well and spoon into the zucchini boats. Top with parmesan cheese.
6) Cover with foil and bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes. Uncover and bake 20 minutes more.

Notes:
The hardest part of this is scooping out the zucchini -- after that it's pretty simple. I used whole wheat breadcrumbs and added some parm cheese to the mix as well as topping the boats with parm cheese. It is really so good. I'm sure you could make it vegetarian, too, by changing to boca or maybe just chopping up a couple extra zucchini and adding more breadcrumbs to the mixture instead of the turkey.

posted by Olivia