| With summer coming to an end, you probably | | | | |
| have an overabundance | | | | the bottom of a 13x9x2-inch baking dish. |
| | | | Arrange half of the |
| of zucchini from your garden that you are | | | | |
| trying to find recipes | | | | zucchini on top of the rice. Sprinkle with |
| | | | bread crumbs and |
| for. Or maybe you know someone who is trying | | | | |
| to find homes for | | | | cheese. Spoon some of the sauce on next. |
| | | | Sprinkle with the |
| all of their excess zucchini! You'd be | | | | |
| amazed at all the meals | | | | chopped onion. Add a layer of the remaining |
| | | | zucchini slices. Top |
| you can create with zucchini. Here are just | | | | |
| a few ideas.Stuffed Zucchini5 medium zucchini | | | | with remaining sauce. Bake, uncovered, until |
| | | | vegetables are |
| 1/4 brown rice, uncooked | | | | |
| | | | tender (about 1 1/2 hours).Zucchini |
| 1/2 c. boiling water | | | | Pancakes3 c. zucchini, grated |
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| 1 small onion, chopped finely | | | | 2 eggs |
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| 1 clove garlic, minced | | | | 3 tbsp. flour |
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| 1/2 c. parsley, chopped finely | | | | 1/4 c. Parmesan cheese |
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| 1/4 c. olive oil | | | | 1/2 teaspoon salt |
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| 1/2 c. bread crumbs | | | | Pepper |
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| 1 lemon | | | | ButterIn a medium-sized bowl, mix together |
| | | | zucchini and salt. Let stand |
| 1 egg, separated | | | | |
| | | | about 45 minutes. Squeeze excess moisture |
| 1 c. mushrooms, chopped finely (optional) | | | | from zucchini. In |
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| 1/2 c. cheddar cheese, grated | | | | another bowl, beat eggs well. Add zucchini, |
| | | | flour, cheese, and |
| Salt and pepperHollow out zucchini with a | | | | |
| spoon. After scooping out zucchini, | | | | pepper; mix well. In a large skillet, melt |
| | | | some butter. Fry |
| chop remaining insides into small pieces. In | | | | |
| a medium-sized | | | | tablespoonfuls of the zucchini mixture until |
| | | | lightly browned, |
| saucepan, cook rice with water, onion, | | | | |
| garlic, salt, pepper, and | | | | turning once. Makes about 12 |
| | | | pancakes.Zucchini & Cheese Enchiladas2 medium |
| oil for about 15 minutes. Add chopped | | | | zucchini, grated |
| zucchini and cook 5 more | | | | |
| | | | 1 c. ricotta or cottage cheese |
| minutes. Add bread crumbs, parsley, juice | | | | |
| from the lemon, the egg | | | | 1 small onion, chopped |
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| white, mushrooms, and cheese. Preheat oven | | | | 2 cloves garlic, minced |
| to 350 degrees. Place | | | | |
| | | | 1 c. mushrooms (optional) |
| filling into zucchini shells. Arrange the | | | | |
| zucchini in a baking | | | | 2 c. cheddar cheese, grated |
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| dish. Spread extra filling around the shells | | | | 1 (26-oz.) jar pasta or spaghetti sauce |
| in the bottom of the | | | | |
| | | | 8 flour tortillasPreheat oven to 350 |
| pan. Cover with foil and bake about 40 | | | | degrees. In a medium-sized bowl, combine |
| minutes.Zucchini & Rice Casserole3 tbsp. | | | | |
| olive oil | | | | zucchini, cottage cheese, onion, garlic, |
| | | | mushrooms, and 1 c. of |
| 5 or 6 fresh basil leaves, chopped | | | | |
| | | | cheddar cheese. Pour half of the pasta sauce |
| 2 cloves garlic, minced | | | | into the bottom of a |
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| 1 medium onion, chopped | | | | 13x9x2-inch baking dish. Spoon zucchini |
| | | | mixture into each of the |
| 2 c. brown rice, cooked | | | | |
| | | | flour tortillas. Roll each tortilla and |
| 2 medium zucchini, sliced | | | | place seam-side down in |
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| 1/4 c. bread crumbs | | | | the baking pan. Sprinkle remaining zucchini |
| | | | mixture (if any) on |
| 4 oz. monterey jack cheese, grated | | | | |
| | | | top. Pour the remaining pasta sauce on top |
| Salt and pepperPreheat oven to 375 degrees. | | | | and sprinkle with |
| In a medium-sized bowl, combine | | | | |
| | | | remaining cheese. Bake for 30 minutes.Rachel |
| olive oil, salt, pepper, basil, and garlic. | | | | Paxton is a freelance writer and mom of four. |
| Spread the rice in | | | | |