Hasselback Zucchini Pizza

Name: Hasselback Zucchini Pizza
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4
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

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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!

by: Cheeky Kitchen

Updated Sep 18, 2017

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.