Recipe: Stuffed Zucchini

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Stuffed Zucchini
From: Joy Boss
Newsgroups: rec.food.recipes
Date: 1999/10/23

7 fresh zucchini, 4-6 inches long
1/2 cup chopped onion
1/4 cup olive oil
1/2 cup coarsely chopped fresh mushrooms
1 clove minced garlic
Reserved chopped zucchini
1 pkg (3 oz.) cream cheese
1 beaten egg
1/2 cup Parmesan cheese
3/4 cup chopped fresh parsley
1/8 tsp. pepper
Additional Parmesan cheese

Slice zucchini in half lengthwise. Scoop out insides leaving about 1/4-in shell. Finely shop zucchini pulp; set aside. Saute onion in oil in large heavy skillet. Add mushrooms, garlic and reserved chopped zucchini; cook over medium heat until most of moisture evaporates. Add cream cheese, egg, Parmesan, parsley, and pepper. Mix well; cook for about 10 minutes. Cool filling slightly and fill zucchini shells. Sprinkle with additional Parmesan cheese. Place on jelly roll pans; bake for 30 minutes at 350 degrees until bubbly and golden brown on top.