Stuffed Zucchini

Zucchini is in season. Lots of people have way more than they can eat, so they give it away to their neighbors. This works out really well because secretly zucchini is very delicious. Here is a delicious zucchini recipe as a main dish. It's also fun looking. Here's one of my little secrets though: I always, always accept zucchini. I take as much as I can. Then I cube it and freeze it in 2 cup portions in Ziploc bags. Then, instead of stuffing the zucchini shell, just bake in a glass baking dish.


1 large zucchini
1½ cups cooked rice
1½ pounds ground beef
1 envelope dried vegetable beef soup or 3 teaspoons bullion and season salt
¾ cup water
½ cup grated Cheddar cheese
½ cup Parmesan cheese

Use a spoon or melon baller to scoop out the insides of the zucchini in chunks. Leave the shell intact. Boil the insides of the zucchini in salt water for 5 minutes then drain. Cook rice. Brown the meat.  Mix soup (or bullion and season salt) with water.  Mix zucchini, meat, rice, water, and parmesan together and fill back up the skins.  Top with cheddar cheese and bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes.