Zucchini Beef Goulash

I really like this take on goulash...it is not as heavy as the kind loaded with cheese.

Ingredients:

1 pound ground beef
1 large onion sliced
1/4 pound mushrooms, sliced
2 tbl olive oil
1 & 1/2 tsp paprika
1/4 cup minced green onion
2 tbl fresh, minced fresh basil
2 cps peeled, diced tomatoes
6 zucchini, sliced diagonally
grated parmesan

Directions:

1.In large pot, saute oinion and mushrooms in hot oil, until soft. Add ground beef and cook until
crumbly. Add paprika, green pepper, parsley, salt and pepper, basil, and tomatoes...cover and simmer for 15 minutes.
2. Add zucchini to pot and stir well, and simmer for 20 minutes, until tender. Serve in bowl and
sprinkle with parmesan cheese.


***serves 2

Zucchini Casserole

This casserole would be an excellent main couse or a side dish...depending on what the taste buds in your house like.

Ingredients:

1 large onion, coarsley chopped
1/4 cup mushrooms
2 tbl oive oil
1 pound lean ground beef
1 & 1/2 tsp paprika
1/4 cup minced green pepper
2 tbl fresh, finely chopped parsley
3/4 tsp salt
2 tbl minced, fresh basil
2 cups peeled, diced tomatoes
6 zucchini, sliced diagonally
grated parmesan

Directions:

1. In a large pot, saute onion and mushrooms in hot oil, until soft.
2. Add the ground beef and cook until crumbly.
3. Add paprika, green pepper, parsley, salt and pepper, basil, and tomatoes. Cover and simmer 15 minutes, then add zucchini to pot, stir well and simmer 20 minutes, until tender.
4 Serve in bowl and sprinkle with parmesan cheese.

***As a side dish, serves 4. As a main course, serves 2 comfortably.

Zucchini Casserole

A friend of mine made this for a family get together....and I loved it. This recipe is for a larger group (approx 8-10), so cut it in half for smaller family meals.

Ingredients:

2 pounds zucchini-cut in 1/4 " slices
1 stick of butter-softened
1 large onion-cut in thin slices
32 ounces sour cream
1 pkg (8 oz) herbed stuffing mix
1 green bell pepper
1 carrot-grated
1 can cream of chicken soup

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees
2. Boil zucchini and onion until tender...drain well.
3. Add butter & other ingredients...mix well....saving some stuffing mix to sprinkle over top.
4. Bake 30 minutes.