Stuffed Zucchini with Chicken Sausage

Health score
14%
Stuffed Zucchini with Chicken Sausage
65 min.
4
309kcal

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Looking for a delicious and versatile dish that can serve as a side, lunch, main course, or main dish? Look no further than these Stuffed Zucchini with Chicken Sausage! This tasty recipe is not only packed with flavor, but it's also easy to make and ready in just 65 minutes. Each serving contains only 309 calories, making it a perfect option for those watching their waistline.

To create this delectable dish, you'll need zucchini, Italian-style chicken sausage, dry bread crumbs, fresh basil, garlic, and a few other simple ingredients. The recipe involves preparing the zucchini by trimming the ends and scooping out the flesh, leaving a shell intact. This shell will be used to hold the savory stuffing.

The stuffing is a mouth-watering combination of cooked chicken sausage, chopped zucchini, onion, garlic, tomatoes, bread crumbs, Parmesan cheese, and basil. It's seasoned with salt, black pepper, and crushed red pepper flakes for an extra kick of flavor. After combining all these ingredients, you'll lightly stuff the zucchini boats and bake them until heated through and golden brown on top.

With a focus on protein, fat, and carbs at 15.81%, 54.7%, and 29.49% respectively, this recipe offers a balanced meal. Whether you're cooking for family dinner, a casual get-together, or just want to enjoy a satisfying lunch, Stuffed Zucchini with Chicken Sausage is sure to impress. So, grab your ingredients and get ready to savor the delicious flavors of this easy-to-make dish!

Ingredients

  • 14.5 ounce canned tomatoes whole peeled drained chopped canned
  • links mild chicken sausage italian-style
  • 0.5 cup breadcrumbs dry
  • tablespoon basil fresh chopped
  • tablespoon basil fresh chopped
  • cloves garlic chopped
  • servings pepper black to taste
  • tablespoons olive oil 
  • 0.3 cup parmesan cheese grated
  • 0.5  onion sweet chopped vidalia® (such as )
  •  zucchini ends trimmed

Equipment

  • bowl
  • frying pan
  • oven
  • baking pan

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
  2. Cut a lengthwise 3/4-inch thick slice from each zucchini. With a spoon, scoop out the flesh, leaving a shell intact all around the zucchini. Discard or save the flesh for another use. Chop up the long slices of zucchini.
  3. Heat the olive oil in a skillet over medium heat, and cook the chicken sausage, breaking the meat up as it cooks, until the sausage has begun to brown, about 8 minutes.
  4. Sprinkle in the crushed red pepper flakes, and season with salt and black pepper. Stir in the chopped zucchini, onion, and garlic, and cook until the onion is translucent, about 5 minutes. Scrape the sausage mixture into a bowl, and stir in the tomatoes, bread crumbs, Parmesan cheese, and basil until the stuffing is thoroughly combined.
  5. Lightly stuff the zucchini boats with the stuffing, place the zucchini into a baking dish, and bake until thoroughly heated through and beginning to brown on top, about 30 minutes.

Nutrition Facts

Calories309kcal
Protein15.81%
Fat54.7%
Carbs29.49%

Properties

Glycemic Index
54.25
Glycemic Load
0.54
Inflammation Score
-7
Nutrition Score
12.785652117237%

Flavonoids

Epigallocatechin 3-gallate
0.03mg
Apigenin
0.02mg
Luteolin
0.04mg
Kaempferol
0.49mg
Myricetin
0.54mg
Quercetin
7.21mg

Nutrients percent of daily need

Calories:308.66kcal
15.43%
Fat:19.46g
29.94%
Saturated Fat:3.93g
24.59%
Carbohydrates:23.61g
7.87%
Net Carbohydrates:20.53g
7.47%
Sugar:8.35g
9.28%
Cholesterol:35.44mg
11.81%
Sodium:801.73mg
34.86%
Alcohol:0g
100%
Alcohol %:0%
100%
Protein:12.66g
25.32%
Vitamin C:30.56mg
37.05%
Manganese:0.48mg
23.76%
Vitamin B6:0.38mg
18.94%
Vitamin K:18.99µg
18.08%
Vitamin B1:0.24mg
16.3%
Vitamin E:2.39mg
15.93%
Potassium:549.58mg
15.7%
Iron:2.65mg
14.71%
Calcium:142.16mg
14.22%
Folate:56.84µg
14.21%
Vitamin B2:0.24mg
13.9%
Phosphorus:134mg
13.4%
Fiber:3.08g
12.3%
Vitamin A:574.24IU
11.48%
Vitamin B3:2.16mg
10.78%
Magnesium:42.03mg
10.51%
Copper:0.19mg
9.74%
Selenium:6.42µg
9.18%
Zinc:1.01mg
6.75%
Vitamin B5:0.47mg
4.73%
Vitamin B12:0.13µg
2.19%
Source:Allrecipes