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Easy Stuffed Zuccini

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It’s summer and I know people are looking what to do with all those zucchini’s popping up in the garden! Here’s a delicious carefree recipe that has served our family well during the week and kept up with our garden supply.

Such a health, easy way to stay with your diet goals and indulge in something delicious!

Troy Farmers Market

Recipe

Ingredients

  • 3-4 medium zucchini
    -1 pound ground chicken
    -3 teaspoons minced garlic
    -1 red bell pepper, diced
  • 4 ounces mushrooms, diced
    -1 cup marinara sauce – I used a garlic and basil marinara
    -1 teaspoon dried herb Italian seasoning
    -1 cup shredded part skim mozzarella cheese
    -1/2cup freshly chopped basil
    -1 tablespoon olive oil

Instructions
-Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Cut zucchini in half lengthwise. Use a tablespoon to scoop out seedy center and discard. Arrange side by side, cut side up, on a baking sheet or in a casserole dish.
-cover zucchini with light dressing of olive oil and salt and pepper. Bake for 15 minutes

-in a large skillet over medium-high heat, brown chicken for 4 to 5, using a spatula to break into small pieces as it cooks.
-Add bell peppers, onions and mushrooms and saute 2-4 minutes until tender.

  • stir in in garlic, marinara sauce, and Italian seasoning.
    Spoon mixture into the zucchini boats and cover with fresh mozzarella.
    -Bake for 20 minutes or until cheese begins to bubble
    Serve immediately
Never Enough Cheese!

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Best Bruschetta

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Ever watch something on tv that you just feel like you need to eat or you’ll feel empty for the rest of your life? That’s how I felt with just about everything they eat in the movie “Julie and Julia.” It’s likely I’ll be posting a lot of inspiration from that movie, but for now… a snack I’ll be making again and again.

Bruschettas

Ingredients

2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil

Loaf of Italian bread sliced

1/2 pint cherry tomatoes quartered

Handful basil

2 cloves garlic

Shredded Parmesan

Salt and pepper

The prettiest ingredients!

Instructions

In a bowel salt and pepper cherry tomatoes and cover in olive oil. Chop basil and mix into tomatoes marinade. Place to the side.

Warm two tablespoons of olive oil oil in a pan. Fry bread on both sides. Once at desired crispiness. Place on paper towel and rub outside with halved garlic clove.

Drain tomato mixture and add to fried bread and enjoy!!!

Special Sunday sauce

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Sauce for Christmas gifts

I don’t often get a Sunday off where things slow down and I get to relax… but I stumbled upon such a golden day and took advantage my making a large batch of spaghetti sauce that I was able to can for the future. The good thing about this recipe is that it can easily be thrown together and put in a slow cooker if you’re not around to watch it. Over the stove.

Ingredients (remember to measure with your heart)

2 large (28oz cans tomato puree)
2 cans diced tomatoes
1 can tomato paste
1 green pepper
1 onion
Baby Bella mushrooms8 oz (can add more or less depending on taste)
Garlic – as much as you like
Fresh basil – a good handful
Dried oregano
Splash red wine maybe 1/4 cup
I use Italian turkey sausage- either hot or sweet- you can leave out if you don’t want meat or can use pork sausage. If you can’t find ground just remove from casing and cook.

Brown sausage first then just throw it all in and cook on low for about 6hrs.

Can leave in stove or throw in crock pot

I like to blend it after its cooked with the immersion blender but you can keep it chunky if you prefer

The smell is amazing!