Zucchini Beef Casserole

What to do with all that zucchini?  

I had a bunch of zucchini's from my co-worker. So I did some online hunting and found this recipe on the Taste of Home website. It is delicious. My husband loved it too! I've made it twice now in the past month. Go ahead... Give it a try. Start shredding that zucchini and polling out the beef from the freezer. I think it's more of a casserole than a pizza which Taste of Home called it.  I did put my two sense into the recipe below as well.

Zucchini Beef Casserole

Ingredients:

4 cups shredded unpeeled zucchini

1/2 teaspoon salt

2 eggs

1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese

2 cups (8 ounces) shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese, divided

1 cup (4 ounces) shredded cheddar cheese, divided

1 pound ground beef (or ground turkey)

1/2 cup chopped onion

1 can (15 ounces) Italian tomato sauce

1 medium green pepper, chopped

Directions:

Place zucchini in strainer; sprinkle with salt. Let stand for 10

minutes. Squeeze out moisture.

Combine zucchini with the eggs, Parmesan and half of the mozzarella

and cheddar cheeses. Press into greased 13-in. x 9-in. baking dish.

Bake, uncovered, at 400° for 20 minutes. And additional 5 minutes on broil.

Meanwhile, cook beef and

onion over medium heat until meat is no longer pink; drain. Add

tomato sauce; spoon over zucchini mixture.(remember to turn oven back to 400)

Sprinkle with remaining cheeses; add green pepper. Bake 20 minutes

longer or until heated through. Yield: 6-8 servings.

http://www.tasteofhome.com/Recipes/Zucchini-Pizza-Casserole