Zucchini Boats

This was yummy, but I felt the zuke itself needed a little something more...next time (Oh there is SO gonna be a next time!) I will brush it w/olive oil and then sprinkle with sea salt. I used fresh chopped garden tomatoes in lieu of the canned, and thus needed at least half the can of tomato paste to thicken it up. Also I used Italian Seasoning and oregano in place of the herbs. I used mozzarella to make it more ITalian. Served w/wine and garlic bread it was a great Italian dinner!

I made a few changes because I was looking for something my boss said his mom made. She used sausage so I subbed sausage and I used a jar of spagetti sauce instead of the diced tomatoes, paste and herbs. I was in a hurry. I also used mozzarella cheese. This was fabulous and can't wait to try the orginal recipe. We had it two nights in a row. My 16yr. old son loved it. Shared recipe with peopole at work. Thank you.

What a great way to use up a glut of those too-big squashes. The big seeds get scooped out. My daughter gave me a bunch of big yellow squash from her garden and I followed this recipe -- sort of. I used ground turkey instead of beef, added the onion and the gar lic, and then -- in the interest of time -- just sauced the mixture very well with a half of the big jar of Prego spaghetti sauce and cooked it all down. The timing on this recipe is just right for the squash to be beautifully done and not mushy. I topped the "boats" with a mixture of Cheddar and Parmesan -- just delicious -- but I think Mozzarella would be even better. You can see that I changed it a lot, but it really was wonderful and I'll make it again. Many thanks for a great and versatile recipe!