Five Point Friday - Chili-Turkey Stuffed Zucchini
This was one of my favorite new recipes so far this summer. I like zucchini's and squash, but never seem to find a way to prepare it. This was delicious. Hubby and kids weren't huge fans of the zucchini (I don't know who grimaced more, the kids or Dave?), but they all ate at least some of it. Everybody agreed the meat mixture was yummy though!
Chili-Turkey Stuffed Zucchini
(6 points for two stuffed zucchini halves)
- 4 zucchini, halved lengthwise and seeded (I used a strawberry huller I had to take out the seeds and make a little valley, and it worked perfectly)
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 onion
- 3/4lb ground turkey (the original recipe called for beef, but I opted for turkey to keep the points lower)
- 1 tsp. cumin
- salt and pepper
- 1 tomato, seeded and chopped
- 1 c. jarred Jalapeno chilies, finely chopped (I skipped these because my kids don't do hot, but hubby said he thinks it would have been better with them.)
- 3/4 c. Mexican Style cheese (If you have a low fat or fat free taco blend in your grocery stores that would make the points even lower, I just used what I had in the fridge)
- Preheat oven to 45o degrees. Arrange the zucchini cut side up in a 9X13 baking pan. Add 1/2 c. water to the pan, cover with foil, and bake until the zucchini begins to soften, about 15 minutes.
- While the zucchini is softening, heat the olive oil over medium-high heat in a medium skillet. Add the onion and cook until softened, about 3 minutes. Add the beef and cumin, breaking the meat up, and cook until the meat is just browned. Season with salt and pepper. Stir in the tomatoes and pickled jalapenos.
- Once the zucchini is softened, uncover the baking pan and pour off the excess water. Season the zucchini with salt. Fill with the beef mixture and sprinkle the cheese on top. Bake, uncovered, just until the cheese is melted. About 10 minutes.
Enjoy a tasty summer meal that didn't require tons of time or effort!! Happy Eating.
4 Thoughts from you all...:
Mmmm... that looks yummy! Zucchini is one of the only squashes my girls will eat.
We normally make a zucchini casserole, very simple. It has sausage, yellow rice, zucchini or course & pepper jack cheese (cubed).
You fix the rice according to package, brown up the sausage, grate the zucchini & cook it in the microwave for about 15 minutes. Mix it all into a casserole dish. Mix in as much of the cheese as you like. Bake in the oven, at 375 until cheese is melted through. I usually cook it about 25 mins to give the zucchini a chance to cook just a little bit more. Very yummy & one of our favorites!
Yum, yum! That looks and sounds sooo good. Thanks for sharing the recipe. It would be a great lunch option for me.
that sounds yummy! gong to put it on the menu for next week
Thanks for the great recipe! I made them for dinner tonight with two huge zucchini that I picked from my garden and it was delicious! Added a green pepper in with the meat that was ready for picking. We will make this again for sure... our zucchini plant is out of control... lots of zucchini to come!
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