Name: Grilled Sausage Zucchini Boats
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 50 min
Ingredients: 2 medium size zucchini; 1 pound sweet Italian sausage; 1/2 onion chopped; 1/2 green pepper chopped; 2 cloves garlic minced; 1 can mild Ro'Tel diced tomatoes with green chilies; 1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes; 2 cups cooked white rice; 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning; salt and pepper to taste; olive oil; Julienned sliced cheeses (cheddar, swiss, pepper jack or whatever you prefer or have handy)

Grilled Sausage Zucchini Boats

Recipe by Anything But Lima BeansCourse: MainCuisine: AmericanDifficulty: Easy

Servings

servings

Prep time

minutes

Cooking time

minutes

Total time

minutes

Ingredients

2 medium size zucchini
1 pound sweet Italian sausage
1/2 onion chopped
1/2 green pepper chopped
2 cloves garlic minced
1 can mild Ro’Tel diced tomatoes with green chilies
1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes
2 cups cooked white rice
1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
salt and pepper to taste
olive oil
Julienned sliced cheeses (cheddar, swiss, pepper jack or whatever you prefer or have handy)

Directions

Cut zucchini in half length-wise. Scoop out the center seeds making a “boat” to place the sausage mixture.
Sautee sausage, onion, green pepper and garlic until sausage cooked and onions translucent. Add rice, canned tomatoes, pepper flakes and season with salt and pepper.
Brush olive oil on zucchini and season with salt and pepper. Place zucchini directly on grills and cook until it begins to soften. Turn and grill the other side.
Spoon hot sausage and rice mixture into the zucchini boats and top with cheese. Cook for a few minutes until cheese is softened.

Notes

This recipe was pulled together by my friend Karen who I talked into coming over and demonstrating how she had made it.