Saturday, July 12, 2008

Our Zucchini Problem

We were a little too ambitious and excited this year to grow our first garden and made the mistake of planting 12 zucchini plants. What do you do with all that zucchini? Everyone we know is getting sick of all of the zucchini that we keep sending home with them and we have eaten them every day in a variety of ways. Our latest attempt at variety yielded four giant zucchini boats- perfect for when you miss a harvest and have a few just a little too big. They were actually pretty good!



Here's the recipe:

2 large zucchini, halved lengthwise
1 pound crumbled cooked ground turkey
1/3 cup sour cream, lowfat or regular
1/2 cup coarsely chopped artichoke hearts (oil or water-packed)
1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons grated Parmesan, divided
1 teaspoon dried oregano
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
2 tablespoons seasoned dry bread crumbs
Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
Using a spoon or melon baller, scoop seeds from center of each zucchini half, making 4 long, canoe-like boats. Set aside.

In a medium bowl, cooked ground turkey, sour cream, artichoke hearts, 1/4 cup of the Parmesan Cheese, oregano, salt, and black pepper. Mix gently to combine. Spoon mixture into zucchini boats. Sprinkle bread crumbs and remaining Parmesan over filling in boats.

Bake zucchini boats 10 to 12 minutes, until top is golden brown and filling is heated through.

Any ideas what to do with zucchini's this size?

2 comments:

D and J Larson said...

that is huge! Looks like a good recipe, I'm going to have to try it.

D and J Larson said...

thereare some really good recipes that jamie oliver just did on the food network check them out