"Meatless Monday" Recipe of the Week - Grilled Beany Zucchini

"Meatless Monday" Recipe of the Week - Grilled Beany Zucchini

This week's "Meatless Monday" Recipe of the Week is a Grilled Beany Zucchini. Hollowed out Zucchni stuffed with Beans, Red Bell Pepper, Tomato, Spices, and Grated Parmesan Cheese! Enjoy and Eat Healthy in 2017!

Grilled Beany Zucchini
Recipe Ingredients:

4 large zucchini, cut lengthwise into halves
1 cup chopped red bell pepper
1 cup chopped onion
2 teaspoons minced garlic
1 tablespoon extra light olive oil
1 medium tomato, seeded, chopped
1 tablespoon fresh basil or 1 teaspoon dried basil leaves
1 (15-ounce) can garbanzo or red beans (1 1/2 cups), rinsed, drained and coarsely mashed
1/4 cup freshly Kraft Grated Reduced Fat Parmesan Cheese - divided use

Cooking Directions:

1 - Hollow out zucchini with sharp knife, leaving 1/4-inch shells; reserve shells. Chop zucchini that was removed.
2 - Sauté chopped zucchini, bell pepper, onion, and garlic in oil in large skillet until crisp-tender, about 8 minutes. Add tomato and basil and sauté until tomato is wilted and mixture is fairly dry, about 5 minutes.
Add beans to side of skillet; coarsely mash about half the beans. Mix beans and 2 tablespoons cheese into zucchini mixture.
3 - Spoon mixture into reserved zucchini shells; sprinkle with remaining 2 tablespoons cheese. Grill, covered, over medium-hot coals until zucchini shells are crisp-tender when pierced with a sharp knife, 10 to 15 minutes.
Makes 4 main-dish servings.