Zucchini Stuffed with Tuna

Name: Zucchini Stuffed with Tuna
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 5
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: Zucchini 4; Zucchini ¾ cup; Canned tuna 5 oz; Bread crumbs 1 tbsp; Mozzarella ¾ cup; Eggs 1; Parmesan cheese 4 tbsp; Olive oil 3 tbsp; Salt ½ tsp; Parsley ½ tsp

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40m
Serves 5
Easy
350 °F
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Ingredients

	4 Zucchini medium
	¾ cup Zucchini chopped pulp
	5 oz Canned tuna flaked tuna, drained
	1 tbsp Bread crumbs
	¾ cup Mozzarella chopped fresh
	1 Eggs slightly beaten
	4 tbsp Parmesan cheese freshly grated
	3 tbsp Olive oil divided
	½ tsp Salt
	½ tsp Parsley chopped, plus more for garnish

Nutritional information

213

calories

15g

fat

carbohydrates

14g

protein

59mg

cholesterol

508mg

sodium

Cuisine:

American Recipes

Ingredients

4 Zucchini
medium
¾ cup Zucchini
chopped pulp
5 oz Canned tuna
flaked tuna, drained
1 tbsp Bread crumbs
¾ cup Mozzarella
chopped fresh
1 Eggs
slightly beaten
4 tbsp Parmesan cheese
freshly grated
3 tbsp Olive oil
divided
½ tsp Salt
½ tsp Parsley
chopped, plus more for garnish

Zucchini Stuffed with Tuna

This Zucchini Stuffed with Tuna is one of my favorite family meals. I love the simplicity of using zucchini boats as the vessels for this delicious tuna and zucchini filling. Serve this with a crisp green salad or some garlic bread.

To prepare this dish, start by cutting zucchini in half, and hollowing out the shells. Chop up zucchini pulp and set aside. Mix pulp, tuna, bread crumbs, mozzarella, egg, Parmesan cheese, olive oil, and salt together in a bowl. Fill zucchini shells with the tuna filling and place on a waxed lined cookie sheet. Drizzle with a little olive oil and cook in the preheated oven until cooked through.

To make my Zucchini Stuffed with Tuna, you will need the following ingredients:

Steps to make Zucchini Stuffed with Tuna

1	Preheat oven and prepare a baking sheet	5
Heat the oven to 350 °F. Line a large baking sheet with waxed paper.
2	Prepare zucchini	5
Cut 4 medium zucchini in half lengthwise. Hollow out the zucchini halves. Cut in half again lengthwise. Chop ¾ cup of the zucchini pulp and set aside in a large bowl.
3	Assemble filling	2
In the large bowl, combine zucchini pulp with 5 ounces of flaked tuna, 1 tablespoon of bread crumbs, ¾ cup of chopped fresh mozzarella, 1 slightly beaten egg, 4 tablespoons of freshly grated Parmesan cheese, 2 tablespoons of olive oil, and ½ a teaspoon chopped parsley and season with ½ a teaspoon of salt.
4	Fill zucchini	3
Place the zucchini quarters cut side up on the baking sheet. Fill each boat with the tuna filling. Drizzle with 1 tablespoon of olive oil.
5	Bake	30
Bake the zucchini in the oven for 30 minutes.
6	Serve
Serve immediately, sprinkled with extra fresh chopped parsley.

This Zucchini Stuffed with Tuna is one of my family’s favorite meals! Try this recipe soon and don’t forget to tag #cookmerecipes in your cooking photos.

Lilly Mathuse

Lilly is an enthusiastic and cheerful young mom. She knows as well as any parent that children can be really picky when it comes to food. And she’s had plenty of experience trying to cook meals that are both tasty and nutritious, and able to satisfy the tastes of a fussy kid right away! To save you some precious time, Lilly's going to share with you all the tricks she learned the hard way, so you don’t have to! She has a wealth of recipes for quick and easy meals for kids and families on a budget.