Yummy Stuffed Zucchini

So I volunteered to make dinner for a family in my ward, but I had no idea what to make. So a few days before I opened the refrigerator to see what I had and then dived into my numerous cookbooks.

I had been given a ton of zucchini so I started with the "Cooking with Zucchini" cookbook that my grandmother gave me that was published in 1977! In that book I found a recipe for stuffed zucchini that sounded yummy -- so I took that recipe and adapted it to what I had in the house and the outcome was fabulous! So I thought I would share my adapted version of this recipe...

Stuffed Zucchini
3-4 medium or 2-3 large zucchinis halved lengthwise
1 lb. ground beef or ground turkey
1 large onion chopped
1 lb. fresh mushrooms chopped
4 drops of hot sauce
Salt & Pepper
1/4 tsp Worcestershire sauce
1 jar spaghetti sauce
3/4 cup diced sharp cheddar cheese
3/4 cup diced string cheese (I know this is odd, but it is what I had!)
Grated Parmesan cheese

Parboil zucchini in salted water for about 5minutes and drain. Scoop out and reserve the pulp leaving 1/2 to create the shell. Chop reserved pulp and set aside.

Brown meat in skillet. Add onion and mushrooms and cook until brown and tender. Keep cooking until all of the liquid cooks off.

To the meat ad the zucchini pulp, hot sauce, salt, pepper, Worcestershire sauce, and spaghetti sauce. Simmer for about 15 minutes.

Add cheddar and string cheese and mix, the cheese does not have to melt.

Spoon the mixture into the shells and sprinkle with the Parmesan cheese.

Bake in a 350 degree oven for about 15 minutes.

Enjoy! Everyone who tried this thought it was great! So try it!