Stuffed Zucchini Cups with Veggies, Pasta & Sauce

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Nutritional Info
  • Servings Per Recipe: 6
  • Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 568.1
  • Total Fat: 19.7 g
  • Cholesterol: 107.8 mg
  • Sodium: 755.1 mg
  • Total Carbs: 66.7 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 7.6 g
  • Protein: 27.9 g

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Introduction

Trying to watch our fat, sodium and calories. Added a 1/2 cup of sugar-free gelatin ... yum. Oh, and a glass of water. Trying to watch our fat, sodium and calories. Added a 1/2 cup of sugar-free gelatin ... yum. Oh, and a glass of water.
Number of Servings: 6

Ingredients

    * Ground beef, lean, 1 pound
    * Bread crumbs, dry, grated, seasoned, 1/3 cup
    * Oregano, ground, 1 tsp
    * Basil, 1 tsp
    * Garlic, 3 clove, crushed and minced
    * Egg, fresh, 1 large
    * Onion - Raw, chopped, 1 cup
    * Bell Pepper, Green - 1 Cup, Chopped, 1 cup
    * Zucchini, 1 large (1-1/2 pounds)
    * Hunt's Pasta Sauce Italian Sausage flavored, 24 ounces
    * Broccoli, fresh, 3 cup, chopped
    * Spinach, fresh, 1/2 pound
    * Mushrooms, fresh, 1 cup, pieces or slices
    * Olive Oil - 1/2 tsp
    * White Wine,1/4 cup
    * Pasta, cooked, 1-1/2 cups

Tips

You can use ground turkey or chicken, or cooked lentils for a vegetarian twist; Vegetarian Hunt's pasta sauce.


Directions

Mix ground beef, bread crumbs, oregano, basil, garlic, egg - set aside; cut large zucchini crosswise into 12 discs; hollow out seed area to form cups. Divide ground beef mixture into 12 portions and stuff discs. Cook pasta according to package directions, drain well and rinse lightly, set aside; reserve 1/3 pasta water. Place zucchini cups in baking dish (lightly spray with non-stick coating). Cover with pasta sauce, 1/4 cup wine, 1/3 cup pasta water; bake at 350 degrees F for 45 minutes. Meanwhile, steam or microwave spinach and broccoli until tender and set aside. Saute mushrooms in olive oil; mix with spinach and broccoli. To serve -1/2 cup pasta, large serving of spinach-broccoli-mushrooms, 2 zucchini cups on top, 1/2 cup sauce.

Serving Size: 6 servings - 2 zucchini cups, 1/2 cup pasta, veggies

Number of Servings: 6

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user OPALBABY.