Roasted Stuffed Zucchini & Summer Squash
NeedTaste |These are easy, yummy and you can bake them in the oven alongside your main dish. You will want one zucchini and one summer squash for every two people. Leftovers reheat very well in the microwave.. A simple zucchini recipe with simple ingredients that tastes amazing Even if you don't like mushrooms, zucchini, and summer squash, this recipe may convert you. Cheesy and full of Italian flavor, this is a very filling side dish. It could be served as a light summertime dinner, too.
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INGREDIENTS :
1 - zucchini
1 - summer squash
8 - mushrooms
2-4 tablespoon(s) olive oil
1 teaspoon(s) Italian seasoning
- salt and pepper
to taste
2 tablespoon(s) grated Parmesan cheese
3/4 - 1 cup(s) pizza cheese
1 - summer squash
8 - mushrooms
2-4 tablespoon(s) olive oil
1 teaspoon(s) Italian seasoning
- salt and pepper
to taste
2 tablespoon(s) grated Parmesan cheese
3/4 - 1 cup(s) pizza cheese
INSTRUCTIONS :
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Cut each squash lengthwise. lace some oil in the bottom of a roasting pan. Add the squash cut side up. eason the squash. oast open side facing up for about 10-15 minutes. hile they are cooking slice mushrooms. ull them from the oven. Pierce squash with a fork. They should be roughly half-cooked before you start the next step. prinkle with Parmesan cheese. an mushroom slices lengthwise overlapping some so they are covered from one end to the other. Generally two mushrooms per squash seem to work. op with pizza cheese. I use the blends but you can use straight mozzarella. I am conservative with the cheese because I am trying to watch my calories. Non-fat cheese does not melt worth anything. eturn to oven and cook another 10-15 minutes. Cheese should be melted slightly brown and squash should pierce easily. eat one half of the zucchini and one half of summer squash in a sitting. I usually skip any other veggies when I cook these as they are quite filling. he roasting temp on this is flexible. You can go up or down 25 degrees to multitask with another dish for the same meal.