Baked Stuffed Zucchini

I love summer. I love the farmers market, I love fresh vegetables picked that morning... And I love to cook with them!

My garden is a work in progress this year but we have started to get a few veggies from it. Up here in the frozen north, we can't plant till late and it seems like summer is over before it even begins but we'll make the best of it..

I did make a super summery dish though on Saturday.

I took 2 medium sized zucchini and slice the ends off. Sliced them down the middle and scooped the seeds out. Laid those slices into a roasting pan. I then took 1# of hamburger and 1/2# of ground sausage. I browned it and drained it then added to it a bell pepper, 4 cloves of garlic, peas, carrots, and a small yellow squash. Cooked till the veggies are barely done and bright in color. I then spooned it into the zucchini and sprinked shredded cheddar and romano cheese over the top. I baked for about 40 minutes at 350 till the zucs were just tender enough to easily prick with a fork.

On the side I served a simple egg noodle with butter and soy sauce and a bit of cheese grated over the top. Simply summer scrumptious!

2 medium size zucchini
1# hamburger
1/2# ground sausage
1 bell pepper*
1 small onion
1 yellow squash*
1 c corn
1 c peas*

Total cost: $7.00
Yield: 8 servings (I sliced these in half once cooked and we had plenty still)
* From my garden (shameless brag!)