Monday, August 20, 2007

Nanny's Stuffed Zucchini

**In ( ), I'm going to write how Jason and I made these--it didn't take too long and they were absolutely delicious. Robby ate two!! This recipe is a very old one from my amazing Grandmother Nona Hunter. She is a fabulous cook and shared this recipe with me. We doubled this recipe and have enough for dinner tomorrow.

1 egg
3/4 lb. hamburger
tennis ball sized sausage
1/4 cup milk
3/4 cup cooked rice
1 1/4 tsp salt
1 1/4 tsp pepper
1/3 cup chopped green pepper
1/3 cup chopped onion
1/8 tsp. chili powder
quick oatmeal (optional)
cheese
zucchinis

Parboil the zucchinis in salted water for 4-5 minutes. (We didn't boil the zucchini first) Scoop out zucchinis to make boats. (We cut them lengthwise first and then cut these in half. We scooped out the middle to make little canoes--you have to leave zucchini on the end, so the meat doesn't fall out while baking) Mix all other ingredients and stuff zucchinis. (Put the meat in the hollowed out section of the zucchini--it looks like how bread domes up after its been cooked in a bread pan) Place in dripper with a little water, (this means set them on a cookie sheet) and cover with foil. Bake 40 min. @ 375 degrees; uncover and cook 15-20 minutes more.

Top with:

2 cans tomato sauce
3/4 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup chili sauce
1 stick cinnamon
Tabasco sauce to taste
(Boil the above for a few minutes until sugar dissolves and sauce thickens.)

1 comment:

Rachel said...

Thanks Jennifer! My kids ate so many of these. When I was baking them my neighbor came over she peaked in my oven because of the smell...then she needed the recipe.