ZUCCHINI PIZZA

1 medium onion, chopped
1 tablespoon butter or margarine
16 ounces tomato sauce (2 cups)
2 teaspoons oregano
1 tablespoon basil
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon garlic
4 cups shredded zucchini, squeezed dry
2 eggs, lightly beaten
1 cup shredded mozzarella, divided use
1 cup shredded cheddar cheese, divided use
1 green bell pepper, peeled, seeded and cut in thin slices
1/2 pound fresh mushrooms, sliced
1/3 cup grated parmesan cheese

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.

Saute onion in butter until soft.

Add tomato sauce, oregano, basil, salt and garlic. Simmer for 10 minutes.

Mix zucchini with eggs and a half of the shredded mozzarella and cheddar. Press zucchini mixture into a 10-by-15-inch pan (jelly roll pan may be used).

Bake in 400 degree F oven for 10 minutes.

Spoon sauce on baked zucchini. Arrange pepper strips and mushrooms on top. Sprinkle with the remaining shredded mozzarella and cheddar and sprinkle with parmesan.

Bake in 400 degree F oven for about 25-30 minutes or until top is crisp and bubbly.

"I like zucchini and pizza so I put them together, says this 7th grader Andrea Victor, East Chicago, IN from Saint Stanislaus"

Servings: 8
Source: Hammond Times newspaper, August 11, 1993