Veggie Main Dishes

Vegetables don't always have to be a side dish.  they are so versatile and can easily be a meal all by themselves.  Here are a few that our group collected last month:

1.  Eggplant Pizza

     Preheat oven to 425

     Cut eggplant to 1/4" thick, spread with oil, salt and pepper

     Bake eggplant 5 minutes on each side

     Cover with tomato sauce, mozzarella, bake until cheese is browned


2.  Southwestern Stuffed Spaghetti Squash

     Just roast up a medium spaghetti squash whole, slice it up and scrape out tendrils of the squash’s
    “spaghetti”-like flesh.

     In a heaping, hot pan, sizzle chopped onions, bell peppers, garlic and jalapeno with spices, beans and corn.

     Chuck in some fresh cilantro, give it a squeeze of lime juice, and stir in the stringy, warm spaghetti squash.

     Pop it all back in your squash “bowls”, sprinkle on handfuls of grated cheddar, and put it under the broiler!

     Once it’s melted and cheesy and gooey and gorgeous, garnish with a little cilantro and DIG IN.

     Enjoy it and love it and share it, since it makes a lot. Two squashes full make a hearty, delicious dinner for two
   
     Whatever way you serve it, I know you’ll love this Southwestern Spaghetti 
     Squash as a mouthwatering meatless meal for enjoying with family and friends!


3.  Stuffed Zucchini

3 zucchinis
1/2 large onion chopped fine
1 tbsp butter
5-6 slices of crispy turkey bacon chopped
1 tbsp sour cream
1/4 tsp salt (optional)
1/4 tsp old bay seasoning
1 roma tomato chopped (optional)
1 tsp thyme
grated parmesan cheese (or cheese of your choice)

Slice zucchini in half lengthwise (leave ends on to keep filling in.)

Scoop out the flesh but leave a ledge around the edges. Arrange the zucchini in a baking dish.

Chop onion and bacon. Add the old bay, cook until onion is done enough for you. Remove from heat.

Chop the zucchini flesh and add the sour cream and thyme.

Mix onion and bacon mix with all the other ingredients. Season to your liking.

Stir in the chopped tomato.

Fill the zucchini shells with the mixture. sprinkle the top with your cheese and black pepper.

Bake uncovered at 375 degrees F for 30 minutes.