Easy Stuffed Zucchini

👨‍🍳 Instructions

1. 1

   {'id': 'step_0', 'step': 1, 'text': 'Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).'}

2. 2

   {'id': 'step_1', 'step': 2, 'text': 'Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir ground beef in the hot skillet until browned and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes. Drain and discard grease. Transfer beef into a large mixing bowl.'}

3. 3

   {'id': 'step_2', 'step': 3, 'text': 'Slice zucchini in half lengthwise, then use a spoon to scoop out the flesh, leaving a 1/2-inch-thick shell all around zucchini. Chop scooped-out zucchini flesh and add to beef in the mixing bowl.'}

4. 4

   {'id': 'step_3', 'step': 4, 'text': 'Stir spaghetti sauce, Parmesan cheese, bread crumbs, black olives, and garlic into beef-zucchini mixture until well combined. Lightly stuff both halves of zucchini with filling. Place filled zucchini halves into a baking dish; cover tightly with foil.'}

5. 5

   {'id': 'step_4', 'step': 5, 'text': 'Bake in the preheated oven for 45 minutes. Remove the baking dish from the oven; turn on the broiler and adjust an oven rack to within 6 inches of the broiler's heat source.'}

6. 6

   {'id': 'step_5', 'step': 6, 'text': 'Uncover the baking dish; sprinkle 1/2 cup shredded mozzarella cheese over each zucchini half. Broil until cheese is browned and bubbling, about 5 minutes.'}

📊 Nutrition Facts

Per serving (4 servings total)