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Hasselback Zucchini Pizza

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  • Prep 10 min
  • Total 40 min
  • Servings 4
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Zucchini becomes a fun and tasty side dish when it’s tucked together with pepperoni and baked with all your favorite pizza flavors. Quick and simple—perfect for lazy summer dinners!
Updated Sep 18, 2017
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Ingredients

  • 4 small zucchini
  • 24 pepperoni, cut in half
  • 2/3 cup Muir Glen™ organic pasta sauce
  • 1 cup mozzarella cheese, shredded or cut into small slices
  • Fresh basil, for garnish

Steps

  • 1
    Heat oven to 375° F. From top to bottom, cut 1/4-inch slits across the top of each zucchini, with each going about 3/4 of the way through.
  • 2
    Gently bend zucchini back and slide pepperoni into several slits.
  • 3
    Place zucchini on a parchment-lined baking sheet. Spoon pasta sauce across top. Sprinkle with mozzarella.
  • 4
    Bake for 35-40 minutes, or until zucchini is tender and cheese begins to brown slightly. Garnish with basil, if desired. Serve and enjoy!

Nutrition Information

280 Calories, 22g Total Fat, 15g Protein, 6g Total Carbohydrate, 3g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Serving
Calories
280
Calories from Fat
200
Total Fat
22g
33%
Saturated Fat
8g
42%
Trans Fat
1/2g
Cholesterol
55mg
18%
Sodium
880mg
36%
Potassium
280mg
8%
Total Carbohydrate
6g
2%
Dietary Fiber
1g
5%
Sugars
3g
Protein
15g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
10%
10%
Vitamin C
10%
10%
Calcium
20%
20%
Iron
6%
6%
Exchanges:
0 Starch; 0 Fruit; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 1 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 2 1/2 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
1/2
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

More About This Recipe

  • Quick and simple—perfect for lazy summer dinners! Spring is here! Time to pull out all of those gorgeous spring veggies! Corn, asparagus and zucchini—their season has come. And we couldn’t be more delighted, because we’ve decided to make hasselback zucchini. Perhaps the most perfect side dish ever, we gave this one a twist—turning it into savory pizza baked slices! Prepare your forks. Hasselback Zucchini Pizza awaits! While we created this recipe as a side, it’s also the greatest quick and mellow vegetarian dinner dish ever! Whether you decide to serve it up as a side with chicken or roast or salad, or go the easy route and make this your main, whip this one up tonight. So easy and tasty, it’s a must-try keeper.
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