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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  European >> Italian >> Italian

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. Cut zucchini in half lengthwise and hollow out, leaving shell 1/8 thick. | 2. Chop pulp and measure 2 cups. | 3. Cook sausage, crumbling meat as it cooks. | 4. Add zucchini pulp, onion, and garlic to the sausage, and continue to cook until sausage has lost all pink color. | 5. Meanwhile, cook macaroni according to package directions and drain in colander. | 6. Drain fat from sausage and combine with macaroni, tomato, cheddar cheese, parsley, oregano and salt, mixing well. | 7. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. | 8. Brush inside of zucchini halves with olive oil and salt lightly. | 9. Mound the filling in the halves and place in a shallow baking dish. | 10. Add about 1/2 cup or more of water, cover with foil and bake for about 40-45 minutes. | 11. Remove from oven and sprinkle with Parmesan cheese. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
zucchini	2			6.72	0.9952	0.8672	0.128
bulk italian sausage	1 1/2	1/2		605.2014	0.0	134.6403	3.4
onion	1		chopped	60.0	14.01	1.65	0.15
garlic	2	cloves	minced	8.94	1.9836	0.3816	0.03
shell macaroni	1	cup		605.2014	0.0	134.6403	3.4
tomato	2		peeled chopped	83.72	18.564	4.368	0.728
cheddar cheese	1	cup	grated	-	-	-	-
parsley	2	tablespoons	minced	2.736	0.4811	0.2257	0.06
oregano	1	teaspoon		2.65	0.6892	0.09	0.0428
salt	1	teaspoon		-	-	-	-
parmesan cheese	1/4	cup	grated	74.0	8.0	8.0	1.0
olive oil	2	tablespoons		238.68	0.0	0.0	27.0

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.