**Crispy Bacon-Wrapped Stuffed Zucchini: A Delightful Treat for Your Taste Buds**
Prepare to embark on a culinary journey with our tantalizing Crispy Bacon-Wrapped Stuffed Zucchini recipe. This delectable dish combines the irresistible flavors of crispy bacon, tender zucchini, and a savory stuffing, making it a perfect appetizer, side dish, or even a light main course. With its vibrant colors and mouthwatering aroma, this dish is sure to impress your family and friends. Additionally, we've included variations such as vegetarian stuffed zucchini, air fryer zucchini, and zucchini boats for those seeking alternative cooking methods or dietary preferences. So, get ready to indulge in this symphony of flavors and textures that will leave you craving for more.
CRISPY STUFFED ZUCCHINI
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 400°F (200°C). Spray a baking tray or sheet with non stick cooking oil spray.
- Arrange zucchini halves, cut side up, on the baking sheet. Set aside.
- Mix together the breadcrumbs, parmesan cheese, parsley and garlic in a small bowl.
- Pour in the melted butter, season with ¾ teaspoon salt and ⅓ teaspoon pepper (or to taste). Mix the ingredients together until the breadcrumbs absorb the butter (about 40 seconds).
- Spoon the mixture over each zucchini half, to evenly cover. Spray the topping with a little cooking oil spray.
- Bake for 20 minutes in the hot oven until the crust is golden and the zucchini halves are cooked through.
- Broil for a further 5 minutes on medium heat to crisp the topping.
- Garnish with parsley and serve as a side accompaniment to any main dish.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 255 kcal, Carbohydrate 18 g, Protein 10 g, Fat 16 g, SaturatedFat 9 g, Cholesterol 41 mg, Sodium 394 mg, Fiber 3 g, Sugar 8 g, ServingSize 1 serving
BACON STUFFED ZUCCHINI
My mother-in-law's garden was popping out zucchinis the size of newborn babies... one night I concocted this in an attempt to use up one we had in our fridge, and it's now a household favorite! This is very versitile, but different from many of the other "stuffed zucchini" recipes I've seen because it contains NO tomatoes or tomato sauce. You can also easily leave out the bacon to make this vegetarian. This would be a good "clean out your fridge" recipe as you can add/ substract anything you want!
Provided by GetU4ThatCoconut
Categories One Dish Meal
Time 30m
Yield 6-8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
- Cut zucchini lengthwise, and using a spoon, scoop out the seeds; discard.
- Continue scooping out flesh (save this and dice) until you have a zucchini boat (about 1/2 inch thick; don't scoop too thin or your zucchini will turn to complete mush).
- In a large skillet, add butter and oil to medium-high heat.
- Saute mushrooms and onions for about 4 to 5 minutes.
- Add broccoli, bell peppers, saved zucchini and garlic; cook about 3 minutes more.
- Add salt, pepper, cayenne, and cumin.
- Mix in half of the cheese and half of the cooked bacon.
- Scoop filling into the hollowed out zucchini(s).
- Place onto foil lined baking sheet; cover with another sheet of foil and crimp the edges of the 2 sheets together to make a foil packet.
- Poke a few SMALL holes in the top of the packet.
- Bake for 15-20 minutes (less if you have small zucchinis).
- Remove from oven; remove top foil sheet.
- Cover in remaining cheese and bacon.
- Place back in oven (uncovered) for a few minutes until cheese melts.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 202, Fat 13.8, SaturatedFat 4.8, Cholesterol 20.9, Sodium 320.3, Carbohydrate 11.8, Fiber 3.7, Sugar 4, Protein 9.8
STUFFED ZUCCHINI
Fill this Stuffed Zucchini with tomatoes, onions, bacon & cheese. Then, top the Stuffed Zucchini with golden-brown panko crumbs to add even more flavor.
Provided by My Food and Family
Categories Recipes
Time 45m
Yield 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Heat oven to 400ºF.
- Cut zucchini lengthwise in half; scoop out centers onto cutting board, leaving 1/8-inch-thick shells. Place shells in 13x9-inch baking dish.
- Chop zucchini flesh. Melt 1 Tbsp. butter in large skillet on medium-high heat. Add onions and chopped zucchini; cook and stir 3 min. or until onions are crisp-tender. Add tomatoes and bacon; cook 2 min. Stir in cheese. Spoon into zucchini shells.
- Melt remaining butter in same skillet. Add panko crumbs; cook and stir 3 min. or until golden brown. Sprinkle over filled shells.
- Bake 15 min. or until heated through.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 170, Fat 12 g, SaturatedFat 7 g, TransFat 0 g, Cholesterol 35 mg, Sodium 310 mg, Carbohydrate 0 g, Fiber 2 g, Sugar 0 g, Protein 8 g
BACON WRAPPED CHICKEN STUFFED ZUCCHINI RECIPE - (4.4/5)
Provided by mjohnmeyer
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Heat oven to 375°F. Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil and set aside. Wash and cut each zucchini in half lengthwise. Using a spoon, carefully scrape out all the seeds and soft membrane down the middle of each zucchini half. Mix the shredded chicken with the sea salt, pepper, cumin, garlic powder, onion powder, and chili powder (it combines easier when it's warm and a little moist). Spoon about 1/3 cup shredded chicken down the middle of each hallowed-out zucchini half. Wrap about 3 pieces of bacon around each zucchini half and secure with a toothpick at the top. Place each zucchini half on the prepared baking sheet and bake for about 15 to 20 minutes, checking on them after about 13 minutes to be sure the bacon isn't burning. Remove from oven and allow 5 minutes or so to cool.
CRISPY BACON WRAPPED STUFFED ZUCCHINI #RSC
Ready, Set, Cook! Reynolds Wrap Contest Entry. Bacon makes everything tastes better. Unfortunately the cooking time for bacon is drastically different than most other foods. In order to render the fat out and to make the bacon crispy, most other ingredients will be way overcooked or burned to charcoal. This recipe solves the problem by using Reynolds aluminum foil in a very unique way. This fun recipe is to transform some very common ingredients, Zucchini and ground beef, into a more memorable dish. The plating of this dish shows one serving.
Provided by dcarch7777
Categories Meat
Time 2h
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 23
Steps:
- Directions - Ground beef mix.
- 1. Use meat from Italian sausage and mix with ground beef.
- 2. Add bread crumb, diced shitake mushrooms, eggs, garlic powder, ground pepper, brown sugar, shredded Parmigiano cheese, parsley, oregano, 1 teaspoon salt, and mix well with above.
- Directions - Zucchini sections.
- 1. Cut zucchini in sections about 1 3/8" each.
- 2. Core each section center seeds out.
- 3. Fill each section with stuffing of ground beef mix from above.
- Directions - Bacon rings.
- 1. Using heavy duty non-stick Reynolds aluminum foil to wrap around card board tubes, some round and some square, to make round bacon rings for zucchini and square bacon rings for couscous.
- 2. Wrap 2 layers of bacon rushers tightly on foil tubes above and bake in 350F oven until crispy. Put tray under the bacon to catch all bacon fat and drippings. The tray should have some water to prevent the dripping from drying out.
- 3. Remove cardboard tube under the aluminum foil, and remove foil. The crispy bacon rings should detach from the foil easily.
- 4. Insert stuffed zucchini sections into round bacon rings and bake in 300F oven on a pan. About 20 minutes until internal temperature reaches 160°F.
- 5. Collect juice from the baking of the stuffed zucchinis in the pan.
- Directions - two sauces, each to be enjoyed by guest separately or combined.
- Corn sauce.
- 1. Cut kernels from two ears of fresh corn, about one cup.
- 2. Collect juices from the bacon drippings, and from the baking of stuffed zucchinis and mix with corn kernels.
- 3. To above, mix heavy cream, garlic powder, chopped onion, salt and wine. Use a hand blender to Purée all into a creamy sauce.
- 4. Simmer the above for 10 minutes.
- Black garlic sauce (Optional).
- 1. Peel all black garlic cloves.
- 2. Mix black garlic with Balsamic vinegar, a pinch of salt and Olive oil and blend with hand blender. The mixture will become a sweet pure black sauce of ketchup consistency.
- Couscous.
- 1. Make couscous any style you prefer,.
- 2. and stuff couscous in crispy square bacon rings and serve with stuffed zucchinis.
- Photos show suggested plating serving suggestion.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 1838.9, Fat 134.1, SaturatedFat 45.9, Cholesterol 379.9, Sodium 3592.2, Carbohydrate 82.7, Fiber 8.8, Sugar 17.5, Protein 72.5
Tips:
- Choose the right zucchini. Look for small to medium-sized zucchini that are firm and have smooth, unblemished skin. Avoid zucchini that are too large, as they tend to be more watery and less flavorful.
- Slice the zucchini evenly. This will help them cook evenly and prevent them from falling apart.
- Don't overcook the zucchini. Zucchini should be cooked until it is tender-crisp, not mushy. Overcooked zucchini will lose its flavor and texture.
- Use high-quality bacon. Thick-cut bacon is best for this recipe, as it will provide more flavor and hold up better during cooking.
- Cook the bacon until it is crispy. This will add flavor and texture to the zucchini.
- Use a flavorful stuffing. The stuffing is what will really make these zucchini shine. Be sure to use a stuffing that is well-seasoned and packed with flavor.
- Bake the zucchini until it is golden brown. This will give the zucchini a nice caramelized flavor and make it even more irresistible.
Conclusion:
Crispy Bacon-Wrapped Stuffed Zucchini is a delicious and easy-to-make appetizer or main course. It is perfect for a party or a casual weeknight dinner. With its crispy bacon, flavorful stuffing, and tender-crisp zucchini, this dish is sure to be a hit with everyone who tries it.
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