Stuffed Baked Zucchini

Recently, JJ and I have been making dinner together on the weekends. We like to try new recipes and tweak them to make them our own. I've been trying to get more vegetables into my diet and with zucchini in season, I searched my favorites blogs for a recipe. I stumbled upon one for stuffed zucchini that looked delicious, and we gave it a try. The recipe called for rice, but we decided to substitute it with bread crumbs. Also, we added sausage to make them more filling. Here's the recipe!
Ingredients:
4 average size zucchini
3 links of sausage (we used bratwurst)
2 Tbsp olive oil
1 shallot, minced
2 gloves garlic, minced
1/4 cup sweet red or green bell pepper diced
the interior of the zucchini scooped out and minced
salt and pepper to taste
1/4 cup bread crumbs
1 egg slightly beaten
1/4 cup grated Italian cheese (Parmesan or Pecorino Ramono)
1/2 cup grated mozzarella or havarti cheese

Method
1. Saute the sausage in a large pot or sautee pan until cooked through.
2. Saute the following in olive oil until wilted in a separate pan: the shallot, garlic, pepper and zucchini (season with salt and pepper)
4. Remove from heat and add the sausage, bread crumbs, egg, and cheese
5. Stuff the mixture into the zucchini shells with a spoon and place in a greased oven-proof casserole dish
6. Bake uncovered at 425 degrees for 30 mins

Serve alone or with bread and/or salad (we had them alone and saved room for dessert :)

As you can see, we had plenty of left overs to share with our families the next day...which made for very happy parents.