Portion Size: 1 medium (1/2 cup meat)

Ingredients: Yields: 8 servings

Ingredients	Notes:
4 medium zucchini
1 pound lean ground beef
1 pound lean bulk Italian Sausage (sweet or spicy)
1 small onion	Washed, peeled and chopped
1 teaspoon fennel
2 teaspoons dried basil
1/2 teaspoon ground oregano
3 gloves fresh garlic	Minced
2 eggs
1 cup dried bread crumbs
1 (15 oz) tomato sauce
1 (6 oz) can tomato paste
2 teaspoon sugar
1 cup Mozzarella cheese
1/4 cup Parmesan

Directions:

Steps:	Directions:	Critical Control Point /Quality Assurance
1	Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
2	Spray a large baking dish with non stick cooking spray.
3	Cut zucchini in half lengthwise.
4	With a spoon, scoop out the seeds.
5	Chop seeds and save.
6	In a large bowl, mix together ground beef, sausage, chopped onion, bread crumbs, eggs and the zucchini seeds.
7	Scoop meat mixture equally into all the zucchini halves into the prepared baking dish.
8	In a bowl, stir together fennel, basil, oregano, garlic, tomato sauce, tomato paste, and sugar.
9	Spoon tomato mixture over filled zucchini.
10	Bake in oven for 1 hour.	Cook until internal temperature reaches 165 F.
11	Remove from oven.
12	Top with cheese.
13	Return to oven and bake for 10 minutes.