Zucchini Sausage Boats over Pasta w/ Peach Cups

Serving Size: 4

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Zucchini Sausage Boats over Pasta w/ Peach Cups

Description

Turkey Sausage keeps the calories at bay in the tasty marinara sauce. Prepare for rave reviews from this well-balanced hearty meal. Main Meal: Calories:702, Saturated Fat:10g, Trans Fat: 0g, Carbohydrate:60g, Sugars:12g, Protein:42g, Sodium: 1685mg Side Dish: Calories:70, Saturated Fat:0g, Trans Fat: 0g, Carbohydrate:17g, Sugars: 15g, Protein:0g, Sodium: 5mg

Meal Type

Simple Gourmet

Dietary Preferences

No Preference

Ingredients

  • 4 Zucchini
  • 1 lb (not links) Turkey Breakfast Sausage
  • ¼ cup Italian Breadcrumbs
  • 1 (24 oz) jar Mezzetta Marinara Sauce
  • 1 tsp Freeze Dried Garlic
  • 1 tsp Onion Powder
  • 1 ½ cups Italian Style Shredded Cheese (divided)
  • 2 Tbsp Water
  • 10 oz Angel Hair Pasta
  • 4 No Sugar Added Peach Cups
  • Salt (for pasta water)

Takes to prepare.

Takes to cook.

Takes 40 Minutes total.

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 400. (375 if using convection) Rinse zucchini & pierce several times w fork through the peel. Remove both ends & discard. Then, slice in half and scoop out flesh, saving it for later.
  2. Lay all zucchini boats into a baking dish. Add water & cover w tin foil. Place in oven to steam. In a small bowl, add a little bit of water to rehydrate the freeze dried garlic.
  3. Combine sausage, onion powder & re-hydrated freeze-dried garlic to a large frying pan over medium heat. Brown sausage, stirring frequently.
  4. Small chop your reserved zucchini flesh. Once sausage is browned, add chopped zucchini to frying pan. Sauté for 2 min.
  5. Add breadcrumbs and half of cheese to sausage mixture and stir together.
  6. Add marinara sauce and stir well.
  7. Remove zucchini from oven and fill each boat generously w/ marinara mixture. Use all sauce. Top with remainder of cheese. Cover again & place back in oven for 20 min. Fill appropriately sized stock pot half full w/ water. Bring to a boil over high heat.
  8. To boiling water, add noodles and salt (per package instructions). Set timer to cook noodles to al-dente. Once cooked, drain noodles & cover with foil to keep warm. (You can stir in a tiny amount of butter to prevent noodles from sticking if needed.) When timer goes off for Zucchini Boats, remove from oven. Serve zucchini boats over pasta w/ peach cups on the side. Enjoy!