Stuffed Zucchini Provencal

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 4 medium zucchini, ends trimmed
• 3 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 1 large garlic clove, chopped
• 1/2 cup chopped prosciutto or 1/2 cup ham
• 1 tomato (peeled, seeded and chopped)
• 3 tablespoons parsley, chopped
• 3 tablespoons olives, chopped
• 1/2 teaspoon basil
• 1/2 teaspoon oregano
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper

Recipe

• 1 cook zucchini in boiling water 4 minutes; drain under cold water.
• 2 cut lengthwise in half; scoop out pulp leaving 1/4" shell.
• 3 arrange shells in buttered 7x11 baking dish.
• 4 chop pulp; cook 2 minutes in olive oil with onion, garlic and ham. stir in tomato, parsley, black olives, basil and oregano. season to taste with salt and pepper.
• 5 stuff mixture into zucchini shells; cover dish with aluminum foil.
• 6 bake at 325 degrees 25-30 minutes, until hot.