A fast and simple family favorite is created by combining ground beef, condensed soups, and frozen fries.
| Prep Time: | 10 mins |
| Cook Time: | 35 mins |
| Total Time: | 45 mins |
| Servings: | 4 |
Ingredients
- 1 drizzle olive oil
- 1 extra large zucchini, quartered lengthwise, seeds scooped out
- salt and ground black pepper to taste
- 2 pounds ground beef
- 1 onion, chopped
- 5 cloves garlic, minced
- 3 tablespoons dried basil
- 3 tablespoons dried oregano
- 4 teaspoons garlic salt
- 1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste
- 1 cup water
- ¼ cup chopped fresh basil, or to taste
- 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese, or to taste
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil.
- Drizzle olive oil on zucchini and season with salt and pepper. Place on the prepared baking sheet.
- Bake in the preheated oven until zucchini is fork-tender, 30 to 45 minutes.
- While zucchini is cooking, heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir ground beef with onion and garlic until browned and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes. Stir in dried basil, dried oregano, and garlic salt.
- Combine tomato paste with water in a small bowl. Mix thoroughly. Drain fat from beef mixture if needed. Add tomato paste mixture and heat through. Turn off heat, add fresh basil leaves, and mix until well blended.
- Remove zucchini from the oven; leave the oven on. Scoop meat mixture generously into each zucchini quarter and sprinkle each with mozzarella cheese. Return to the oven and bake until cheese is melted, about 5 minutes.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 617 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 25 g |
| Cholesterol | 158 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 7 g |
| Protein | 52 g |
| Saturated Fat | 15 g |
| Sodium | 2555 mg |
| Sugars | 11 g |
| Fat | 35 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
Reviews
I did make it and we didn’t like it. I think next time I would avoid dried spices as there was a flavor we couldn’t identify but ruined the whole dish. However we liked the idea of it and will try again
I did make it and we didn’t like it. I think next time I would avoid dried spices as there was a flavor we couldn’t identify but ruined the whole dish. However we liked the idea of it and will try again
We loved the recipe. It was the perfect use a very large zucchini I got in my Imperfect Foods box this week. Even so, we used half of the meat mixture. This must call for HUGE zucchini. Very flavorful!