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This time of year, fresh zucchini is plentiful! My aunt blesses us each year with zucchini from her home garden. If I am making dinner with zucchini, I usually end up making stuffed zucchini boats or my version of zucchini spaghetti. Both are family loved recipes.
Last week, I made I made a new twist on my spaghetti recipe. I used Jennie-O Lean Italian Seasoned Ground Turkey. I browned the turkey with a diced onion. I made a creamy sauce using warmed cream cheese and fresh Italian seasoning blend. I mixed the turkey with the creamy sauce and let it simmer for a while. While that was going on, I used my vegetable spiralizer to make a large bowl of zucchini noodles…make extra because they really cook down. I blanched my ‘noodles’ and then added them to my creamy turkey mixture and tossed until coated. My zucchini spaghetti was delicious; everyone had seconds!
When I make zucchini boats I use a similar process. I take a zucchini and slice it in half length wise. I scoop out the seed and some of the flesh. I stuff my boats with browned Jennie-O ground turkey and whatever other toppings sound good that night- black beans with salsa or rice and tomatoes, and then I sprinkle on some cheese and bake. Depending on the size of the zucchini, I bake on 350 degrees for about 20 minutes. I want the cheese melted but I don’t want the zucchini to be limp…I want it to still have a bite to it.
There are so many delicious meals you can make with Jennie-O ground turkey and fresh zucchini. Do you have a favorite zucchini recipe?
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Hello, my name is Laurie. My family and I live near the Oregon coast. When we aren’t at work, in school, or on the volleyball court, we enjoy traveling, cheering for our favorite sports teams, playing outdoors, and checking off items on our bucket list. We are lucky in that both sets of our parents, as well as our siblings and their families, live within an hour of us. We get together often to help one another out, celebrate milestones, and go on adventures together.
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Sarah L
I like to make zucchini bread. Or just a side dish with sliced zucchini and garlic & olive oil.
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Your recipe sounds good. I didn’t know they had seasoned ground turkey. One of our favorite recipes is with turkey and zucchini too – turkey taco skillet.
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Dandi D
I wish I had zucchini from the garden this year–this looks so yummy!
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Love ground turkey! Haven’t tried this one though, will have to keep an eye out for it!
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Rosie
I don’t have a fav zucchini recipe, but this one sure looks great! and I love Jenni-O Turkey – I’d love to try this!
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Anne Taylor
This turkey looks delish and I love zucchini too! Thanks!
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Deb E
This is such a time saver and I like you can see how fresh it is through the package. Great replacement for beef, which is not getting good press these days as healthy. Love tons of veggies with my turkey too.
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kathy downey
This Turkey sure looks delicious,thanks for the post
Thank you for the recipe.Jennie-O has nice products I have been looking for new recipes because dinner has become boring at our house so i’m trying to add some new recipes to the menu.This looks and sounds delicious I will be giving this a try sometime soon thank you for sharing 🙂